Suggested Thinking

I don't consider myself a "foodie"....for that I rely on The Hungry Engineer.  Don't get me wrong, I like a good meal as much as the next guy and my wife is an awesome cook, but personally, I don't like to cook and I don't watch the celebrity chef's or any of the other food related shows that are on TV.  So when I saw the recent TED talk that got pushed to my iPod, I wasn't that enthusiastic to sit and watch this 20 minute video.  It's Jamie Oliver talking about his TED Prize Wish.  But after watching it, I have to admit, it's pretty awesome (like nearly all TED Talks).

Check it out.

Much of what he says is pretty common sense, but it's amazing how much we've forgotten about basic nutrition and of course, he's does it in a pretty entertaining way.  With talks like this and documentaries like Food, Inc. and Super Size Me, there are people raising the red flags regarding the obesity epidemic in this country.

Now it's a question of whether the public at large will listen.

I thought I would try something different this year.  Instead of writing long reviews of a few movies, I decided I should list the movies I watch each month and provide a short commentary.  It should help me better remember each of them when it comes time at the end of the year to pick my favorites.  So, here is the first installment for 2010 (two thousand ten), or twenty-ten, depending on how you want to pronounce it.

This month includes 7 movies I hadn't seen before, one episodic TV series and two movies I had previously watched.  Yeah, I know...I need more of a life, but when you stop paying attention to politics or reading much of the news, it's amazing how much time you can find to watch movies.

• The Gamers:  Dorkness Rising
• Moon
• 9
• District 9
• Sunshine Cleaning
• Extract
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
• Six Feet Under - Season 1 (first 3 episodes)
• Lord of the Rings:  Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)
• Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

For some detail on each and the ratings, I'm gonna make you click the link...