What movie to see?

There is some mythology out there right now ("Thor") but the competition out there for my movie dollar is not exactly the Clash Of The Titans.

Captain Jack Sparrow is back, but this time it's a different director. Gore Verbinski had a tremendous ability to time, pace, and stage action sequences. He moved on to make the insanely great "Rango," while the director's chair for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise was filled by Rob Marshall. The closest Marshall has come to doing an action film was "Chicago," but he didn't have to have stuff exploding on the decks of vessels heaving on artificial seas while filming choreography. The reviews have not been entirely kind.

But if not Captain Jack, then what? Hangover Part II ? If ever a film cried out to be deferred until the DVD came out, this is one. I have managed to avoid "Fast Five" but am getting backed into a corner. Maybe we should just wait a bit, with X-Men and Green Lantern around the corner. I'm just not convinced we're going to have a better choice if we wait.

Snap, Crackle, Pop

My knee has been cracking and popping all day long.

Funny to have that start out of the blue, when my knee has been getting better and better. I have been able to walk multiple miles for photo shoots in the last month or so, without being distracted by knee pain much at all.

The noise it makes is pretty loud. Ruth couldn't believe that sound came from my knee, she thought that surely it had come from the mechanism of the recliner.

That kind of loud repetitive noise comes only from a recurring mechanical problem. I think I have a hunk of cartilage rolling around loose in my knee.

Aging has been undeniable for some time before this. In the bathroom mirror, I seem to be turning into a gargoyle. I'm a little uncertain about the path to magnificent aging from this particular starting point.