Garner's perfectly cast as Jenny, the maid-of-honor doctor spurned by sleazebag-photographer-who-won't-commit McConaughey. Think Christmas Carol meets Failure to Launch and almost every other movie Matthew's almost ever made. What happened to the Matthew I fell in love with in A Time to Kill?
Still, it was a great way to spend a rainy afternoon with a friend, cell phone off and popcorn (South Beach be damned) in hand.
Bored this weekend? Check it out. Or wait for the video. I actually think I'll like it better the second time around.
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The stats: 2,233 voters cast early votes in the Brentwood City Commission race. Early voting ended Thursday. That leaves 23,782 left to be cast on Election Day, Tuesday, May 5. Let's break the mold, defy history and give the TV stations something besides the economy to report on.
Imagine the headlines, "Long line sparks Brentwood love match," "Voters wait four hours to cast votes," "Commission candidates attract more votes than McCain, Palin!"
OK, that last one's a stretch.
Check earlier BrentWord postings for details, links to candidates, etc. if you need more election information.
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Great news from City Manager Mike Walker concerning Planning Director Joe Lassus and his surgery today:
"I just talked to Naomi. She was very upbeat as the operation was completed successfully. ... Joe has been moved to ICU and is 'talking up a storm' now. I actually heard him say in the background “Hi Buddy” when Naomi told him she was talking to me. I asked Naomi to call me with additional updates as soon as she has new information. "
A brain tumor was discovered several weeks ago and Joe has been on leave. Please continue to keep the Lassus family in your prayers.
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Busy weekend:
- Brentwood High School's band boosters are having their annual sale from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday in the Campbell Center. That means no matter what the weather you can bargain shop to your heart's content. Great looking ferns and planters -- and bake sale items! -- are also available.
- If you have items too big for your trash containers, you can take them to Granny White Park tomorrow between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. But don't bring liquids, paints, batteries, tires or chippings. For those items ...
- Just head down to the Williamson County Administrative Complex (where you get your car tags), 1320 West Main Street, between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. So, what is considered hazardous? Check out the Williamson Beautiful website at http://www.williamson-tn.org/kwb/hhw.htm
If I am not mistaken, the early voting turnout was more than last time. In any event, it is crucial there be a huge turnout on election day. It has been some time since I have seen a better group of candidates for city commission. The more heads we have in choosing our representatives on the commission, the better decisions will be made. That is so important in these difficult economic, social and political times. We have some rough road ahead and we need our citizens to make some wise decisions in the next few days.
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