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Movies

Click here to see what's on my radar for the future.

I saw somebody put up a list of what they said were the best Western movies and I didn't want to forget it... but they also left out a bunch of favorites so I figured I'd best make a page before I forgot them.

At one point the favorite theater - Twin Creek Marcus Theater - was the only theater in the area with reclining seats. Well, now the local AMC's have finally caught up and also have reclining seats so now there's once again a choice of where to go.

I made up a list of Omaha area theaters in order to keep track of the pros and cons of each place. Just to be anal I'm thinking of adding comments for the concession stand & food selection. No, I don't get out much.

Back in ye olden times one of the good places to go for movies was AMC Oak View but due to Covid that location closed. There are other AMC theaters around town and I some day hope to see a movie as it should be seen. Will have to try them to see which is preferred.

Another local theater chain that is worth mentioning is Alamo Drafthouse. There's a few things that sets Alamo apart from other movie houses. There's no concession stands - each theater has a wait staff to bring food & drinks right to you. The popcorn is served hot in metal bowls using *real* butter... and the bowls are bottomless. And most important is that they actually enforce the movie watching experience. This means no talking and no cellphones. You get one warning and then after that it's the boot without a refund. Here's an example of one dissatisfied customer that's entertaining to be sure (note: there's some salty language in this clip). I wish the seating was as comfortable as AMC or Marcus but thems the breaks.

Here's the movies that we're looking forward to or have in queue (  means "Seen"):


Television

Here's a list of currently playing favorites. Note that they may be current or waiting to restart a new season or second half of the season:


Books

My preferred books tend to lean towards Science Fiction and Action type books. It's rare that I read a physical book any more but if I'm going anywhere you're likely to see me with my ereader. My favored Sony ereaders finally bit the dust so Mary talked me in to buying a (*gasp*) new reader. After a few iterations over the years I'm currently using a Pocketbook Touch Lux 5 because it fits better in to my flow of reading. Amazon has their Kindle paperwhite that would do just as good a job as well. I don't like reading on my iPad because it doesn't work out for reading everywhere I read... such as a hammock in the backyard on a bright day.

Here's a few starters for your reading pleasure:


Music

I tend to stick with a pretty standard rotation of groups that I listen to. Must be me getting on in years.


Nerdcasts

When I'm working out or driving anywhere more than ten minutes away and need something to occupy my mind I like to listen to podcasts that are of a technical nature. Mostly computer stuff but there's a few other things in there as well. I've grown to calling them "Nerdcasts" because they're nerdy podcasts. Here's a few of the favs: