Between the Bridge and the River

Yesterday I finished reading Craig Ferguson's book Between the Bridge and the River. First of all, Craig is a crazy Scotsman, and his book reflects that. There are a lot of cuss words, but I think he put so many in because of his frustration with the network censors. I'm still mulling over what I think about it. I thought I had fully appreciated it as I read it, but then at the end he asks several questions for discussion, and I realized I had missed a lot of points he was trying to make. Hmmmm...

We had a great time at Six Flags yesterday. I rode the Tony Hawk roller coaster, which spins as it speeds along the track. My son and daughter said that it spun more than the previous times they had ridden it. Great. I enjoyed it (I think) but I was very dizzy afterwards. I'm not a big fan of roller coasters, but it was nice to say I had survived it.

We also went on the virtual roller coaster, Superstition, which is hosted by Elvira. I enjoyed it, with nice graphics. It's so funny - I closed my eyes on Tony Hawk, while my daughter loved it. She closed her eyes on the virtual roller coaster, because she was afraid of the scary graphics, which weren't that scary. We are often so opposite in our approach to life.

We went through the Skullduggery haunted house, which is pirate themed. We are doing dead pirates in our yard for Halloween this year. We got a few decorating tips, but it wasn't that scary to us, because we pretty much expected what they did. The people in front of us apparently were scared often, because we could hear their screams.

We tried to see the first show in the Southern Palace, but the sound system had a meltdown in the middle of the performance. We were able to catch a later show, and enjoyed it a lot. The Final Freakout was well done, also.

I went to the doctor for a checkup yesterday, and the computer to the X-ray machine crashed. So what else is new? I can crash a computer just by walking past it. I wish I could turn that "talent" into a way to earn a living, because I am so good at it. Several years ago, I was in a store, waiting to check out. The man in front of us had no problem, but when it was our turn, the computer crashed, and they had to go into the back room and reboot the computer. It has happened several times since, not as catastrophically, but often enough to make me wonder...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ_Nf7yGxbc