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The Madonna Moth

    Hey, everyone. First off, I'd like to thank kPg for his kind comment on my review for Source Code. I went over to his blog and read several entries. I enjoyed his posts. If you want, try his blog at Life From Head to Foot. He has a nice style of writing.
    While I'm at it, I'd like to thank my friends at Rage.com for sending people to my blog. What a terrific game they have produced.
     The picture at the top is a honeysuckle. They bloom this time of year, here in the Southern U.S. They grow wild all over and smell great. There is a perfume that is sold these days that smells like this flower.
    The second picture is a moth. These are very colorful. I don't know what they are called so I'll just call them the Madonna moth. If one of them were to start dancing like the singer, I'd freak out. There were 13 of them on my back door this morning. They seem very feminine. I love the long blond hair. We have an amazing degree of diversity in insects up here. We have another moth that appears to have a Crusader's shield design on its back. I don't have a picture of it just now.
     The green retreat has finally reached the point where the return of leafage has insulated sounds. It sure gets quiet up here. I refer to this time of year as "The Green Out". You are enclosed by a wall of leaves and if you dig privacy, this is the place.
    Looks like another loser weekend for movies. Next weekend is the Thor release and I look forward to that. It looks as though I'll have to renew my Netflix membership. T.V. is a joke. Not great value in most of the programming. In my opinion, most broadcasters are destroying their own industry with greeeeeeed. Too many commercials, replays of the same thing over and over, high prices. The arrogance and disregard for consumers that cable and satellite providers have shown is a common symptom of the disease called wealth. If you get enough money you mistakenly think you can do what you want.
     My wife has a new game called Burn It All. She bought it for her I-Pad. It was a huge 99 cents on the app store. It's a puzzle game, which cools my interest, but she really likes it. She gives it an impressive 4.5 stars out of 5. Here's the recipe. You set fire to stuff, starting with ropes. You have these cute little fireballs with faces and funny voices that you drag around with your finger. You have different challenges arise so it doesn't get boring. The graphics are good. I don't like this type of game so I can't give a terrific review on it. If you are a puzzle person or a closet firebug, this is your cup of tea. More importantly, you won't go to jail for playing it.
    Well, its time to go. Check back in during the weekend and I promise not to rant so much.
    I'm CE Wills.
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