Source Code: Movie Review
Source Code - recently released starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Colter Stephens, a US army captain locked in a military version of ground hog day – is a real winner. The premise of the movie is not original; man is locked in a cycle of repeating moments – in this case 8 minutes prior to a train blowing up – and is given the task of trying to identify the bomber. Over and over again, Colter moves closer to identifying the bomber’s identity while at the same time slowly piecing together his own personal predicament (honestly, you’d have to guess...
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Every year, sue and I have been going skiing with the group from DC events. Every year we have gone on their Jay Peak trip. This year we figured we would change it up and go to Smugglers Notch for a change. We always enjoy the trip and thought it might be fun to try another resort. Here are my thoughts comparing the two. First, what I like about Smuggs. The resort is very family friendly. You can see that everywhere. If I had a family, this would make sense for me. The slopes are a good variety, in great condition and not too busy. Getting up and down isn’t hard at all. The...
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True Grit, the latest Cohen brothers movie, is a simple story told simply. The plot couldn’t be any simpler: young daughter (Steinfeld) of a slain father out to hunt down his murderer hires grizzly US Marshall (Bridges) because he has true “grit”. Mix in a proud but naive Texas Ranger (Damon) hunting for the same man but different reasons and the plot couldn’t write itself any faster. Of course the plot isn’t the attraction here. Nor is the “grit” really. if you want true grit, you’ll go see Unforgiven; A much more believable and compelling...
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I'm a professional engineer working in the software industry based currently out of Toronto, Canada. If I'm not writing code, you might find me on the hockey rink or reading the NY Times over coffee.
I have recently started to plan a trip around the world with my wife, Susana, putting my software development career on hold while I grow and learn in other ways beyond the keyboard. 