Reign Over Me

It over five years after the attacks of September 11. While much of the nation has healed from the initial shock of the attacks, this movie explores the lasting effects on individuals who suffered the ultimate losses during the attacks. This story is told through Charlie Fineman played by Adam Sandler. Fineman lost his entire family during the attacks which included his Wife and three daughters, as well as the family dog, Spider. Charlie is devastated and had reacted to his loss in a most bizarre and unexpected manner, social isolation. We meet Charlie through the eyes of Alan Johnson , played by Don Cheadle. Troubled one day, with his own set of problems, Alan unexpectedly sees Charlie cruising the streets of New York City on his gas-powered scooter.

After seeing Charlie, Alan is interested in reconnecting with his former college roomate. The story the revolves on the friendship that Charlie and Alan rekindle, and how through this friendship each of the friends begin to confront their own problems and losses.

This movie which touched on many themes including grief and friendship. What I thought was particularly interesting and even insightful was how easily suffering people recognize the suffering in others.

I highly recommend this movie, I thought that Don Cheadle did a superb job in playing the role of the supportive friend, while eventually opening open and confronting his own problems and weaknesses. Adam Sandler also did a great job of portraying a fringe character. The movie contains a superb cast and is well worth seeing.



The basic premise of this movie is that Charlie Fineman, played by Adam Sandler, lost his entire family during the September 11 attacks in 2001. Years after the attacks, Charlie's college rooommate, Dr. Johnson (Don Cheadle), unexpectedly sees Charlie roaming around New York City.

The 25th Hour by David Benioff

The 25th Hour by David Benioff. What would you do if you only had 24 hours of freedom before serving a seven year sentence in prison? So is the story of Monty Brogan and 27 year old drug dealer convicted of drug dealing. A large payload was found in his apartment in is couch cushion. This exciting novel chronicles the final 24 hours of Monty's freedom as he spends it with his friends and contemplates his prison-bound existence. A nice book that takes place in New York City. It is a short read that is ideal for the long plane flight or weekend read. A feature film of the same title by Spike Lee was inspired by the novel.

Digital Picture Frame

Wonderful gift idea. An ideal Christmas gift for loved ones. Just buy and load it up with pictures of yourself.

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Converse Jack Purcell Sneakers

Converse Jack Purcell shoes, an old-fashioned sneaker that is still popular today. Purcell was a badminton and tennis player in his time, and inspired the design of his shoes.

Adobe Photoshop: Feather

Here is a short tutorial on how to soften the edges of your photos with an effect called feathering. Feathering is also known as vignetting, it is an image blended into the background with softened edges:

How-to:
1) First, use the selection tool to select the area of the picture you would like to preserve.
2) Menu->Select->Inverse
3) Menu->Select->Feather. Then choose a feather radius. I usually start with 10 pixels
4) Press delete and the softened edges will appear blending in with the background.

Any selection tool can be used, such as the ellipse selection tool or the lasso. Also the feather will blend in with the background, so set the color of your background first.

Arizona Scrubs

Support your favorite collegiate team while manning the ER, working in the ICU, or lounging at home in these scrubs, Lute Olson would be proud of these Arizona Scrubs. These scrubs are available from a number of colleges including Stanford!

Nike + iPod

Great product! Either for the serious runner, or the occasional fitness fanatic looking to get more out of their workouts. With this kit a collaboration of Nike and Apple one can easily track distance, time, and calories burned. Simply insert the sensor into the Nike+ equipped shoes, a special compartment located beneath the insert. A receiver is the plugged into the dock connector of the iPod Nano. A motivational voice either man or woman updates you on your workout, providing information on time, distance traveled, and pace.

Unfortunately, it was not as easy as plug and play, I had to upgrade the system on my iPod as well as upgrade to a newer version of iTunes, losing about 15-30 minutes of my life.

As for my armband, I purchased one that does not allow for the visualization of the screen. Which makes the voice updater all the more important, but definitely something to think about when purchasing an armband.

Overall...strong recommendation of this product. I have even read/heard that the sensor can be fashioned to non-Nike+ shoes and works just as well, just requires some ingenuity.

Steve Nash

Steve Nash again won the most valuable player (MVP) award in the 2005-2006 season for back to back MVP awards. In the 2005-2006 season he averaged 18.8 points per game with 7.1 assists per game. He helped carry the Phoenix Suns to the Western Conference Finals. Look your best out on the street or in the gym with this Reebok replica road jersey. Click on his jersey to purchase it at Amazon.

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