A Movie, A Book Signing and Baseball

John Briant Book Signing
I went to the Barnes and Noble in my hometown last night to go to a book signing by John Briant. He was signing copies of his latest in the Adirondack Detective series which is called Adirondack Detective Goes West. John had a nice crowd and I enjoyed listening to the stories of this retired NYS Policeman. I also met his wonderful wife Marge. John is wildly popular throughout NYS and with good reason. Jason Black is a great character along with his German Shepard Reuben.

Everything is Illuminated
I watched this movie last night and I loved it. I'm going to pick up the book. Elijah Wood plays a young man going back to Eastern Europe to the town his Jewish grandfather escaped from in WWII. The dog in this movie had the funniest name: Sammy Davis, Jr. Jr. This was a thought-provoking movie that seemed to have been overlooked. I wonder if it's because the novel was so highly praised? I'm looking forward to reading the book. If only I had more time in the day to read all the backlog of books sitting on my shelf.

Baseball
Well, I'm the assistant coach on my son's baseball team and I'm having a blast with the minor league players. It's fun to watch kids who have nothing but pure joy for the game. I have to admit my arm got a little rubbery after hours of throwing the ball around. My son was thrilled for he's on the "red" team. It's funny how kids put such importance on colors and numbers. Should be a fun season. We're teaching the kids the fundamentals , sportsmanship and fun!