The last day of any trip is always bittersweet. The dread of the long car ride, the return to work, leaving family yet again. But there is the promise of sleeping in your own bed, reuniting with the dog and seeing if you got anything good in the mail. Our last day in Illinois was…
Day Six: Saturday, August 23, 2008
Saturday morning we drove back from Tuscola, and packed in a lot in one day. We stopped by Cameo Vineyards and Winery, right next to the fairgrounds. There have been grapes grown in the area for over 100 years but this particular family started up the business about 15 years ago. They make delicious, very…
REVIEW: WALL-E (2008) AND PIXAR
Toy Story, Bug’s Life, Monster’s Inc., Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, Cars, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and now WALL-E. The folks at Pixar have figured something out. They have managed to recapture an audience that was starving for the simplicity and humanity found in the cartoons of 40 years ago. Cartoons had devolved into flashing whizbang,…