The back is feeling much better, thanks. I'm still enjoying the muscle relaxants though.

A few things to comment on that have gone on in the past week since I last posted.

Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson must be high-fiving each other. I expected him to at least get pegged for supplying alcohol to a minor. Proves just what celebrity and money can buy you.

"Batman Begins" is not your father's Batman. The fight scenes were shot too tight; you can't make out exactly what happens in the fights or who is hitting who. The story plods along. The Batmo-tank sucks. While Morgan Freeman delivers a good performance, as usual, his character doesn't even belong in this movie. Bruce Wayne is supposed to be a scientist who created all of the "Bat-a-whatevers" he doesn't have to go shopping in Wayne Industry's R&D department. Michael Cane was probably the best part of the movie. He presents a loving and caring Alfred like we have never seen before.

One thing this movie and "Garden State" prove; George Lucas sucks as an actor's director. All the time Liam Neeson was on the screen I kept thinking, "THIS is what Qui Gon was SUPPOSED to be." Add to that Natalie Portman's performance in "Garden State. They are both fantastic actors and if Lucas had allowed them to do their jobs it might have helped the prequel film to be a little better. Lucas is a good craftsman at the technical side of things but he works better with pixels than real human beings.

One last thought; why does iced tea mix froth as you add water and no other drink mix does?