Apparently there was some kind of awards extravaganza on the television last night. What was that all about?

That reminds me, Tuffy P and I watched The Hurt Locker the other day. Very intense film. I enjoyed the fact that the director was able to put together a tough and powerful film on a modest budget without having to resort to a lot of fancy computer technology. It brings the film closer to home….just a bunch of actors doing their thing.

When we watched the Hurt Locker, I saw us in the characters. There was no romance, just a bunch of guys trying to disarm bombs day after day. In case you can’t figure it out on your own, we’re told early in the film – war is a drug. Oddly, I can’t recall the names of the characters, even though I remember most of the scenes vividly. The scene that really hammered things home for me was when the lead character goes home and is at the grocery store. He has to pick up some cereal but seems immobilized in the cereal aisle, unable to deal with ordinary every day life. It might have been different if the grocery store aisle were wired with explosives.

The Hurt Locker was an ugly film. See it if you get a chance.