I must apologize for the late post tonight. My wife has been out of work, and life around our house has been stressful, to be expected. So, tonight I cooked supper for the family.

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I usually do, but tonight I made it extra special with a fine set table and restaurant quality Italian food. Then, we cleaned up the kitchen, and all four of us came into the family room and watched Forrest Gump. My wife and I knew that our 15-year-old was mature enough and would watch it, especially because he hadn't seen it before. But, we were unsure about the 5-year-old. Surprisingly, though, he sat and watched the entire movie without interruption, and even had some insightful commentary to go along. Needless to say, we were pleasantly surprised.

BUT, there were two bedroom scenes (which we fast-forwarded through), two F-Bombs, 4 or 5 shits and asses, and so many GDs, we couldn't keep track. But, if we didn't draw attention to it, he didn't even notice. He probably didn't even know what they were saying or what it meant. Anyway, we all set through the entire film and really enjoyed it. I haven't seen the movie in so long, it was nice to watch it again, and it really lifted our spirits.

We then sat around the kitchen drinking juice and having cookies for bedtime snack, and now they are all off to bed. Families are wonderful.

Drivers ed book caroline b cooney summary. So, after acquiring M83's Saturday = Youth album, I listened and seemed to find myself lost in an album that felt like I was being held in 1985 once again. But, although it sounds 'retro', if that's what you want to call it, I don't know why it does.

There's really nothing about the instrumentation that would make me think that, the melodies don't seem dated, and vocally the whispery breathy sighs that they used weren't commonly used in the 80s, either. They might MIGHT be reminiscent of MAYBE Dream Academy, but that's about the best comparison that I can come up with.

My only assumption is that it must be the lyrics that compel me to think it's an 80s thing. I don't know. If any of you reading this have a theory or opinion about it, please comment below, so we can compare notes and pinpoint this feeling. It'll drive me nuts until I can say 'So, THAT'S why it reminds me of the 80s!' The second disc is obviously the remix disc, and it adds an Indie Electro element to the mix. To me, it harkens back to pre-House/Techno remixes of the 80s, but with definite 2010s overtones.

We even get a touch of Dubstep in there, and it works great without overdoing it. Unfortunately, I didn't get all of the mixes on the disc, as there wasn't enough to split the mixes into 2 discs. Plus, all of the mixes I left out are the less favorite mixes of We Own the Sky. I mean, how many mixes of that same song do we need, anyway?

Plus, I wanted to get the M83 mixes of the Maps, Fires Of Rome and Midnight Juggernauts' songs on there as well. Their mixes of other artists songs really capture the essence of those songs and leave a definitive imprint of their own style as well.

My favorite of Howard Jones albums, this one reminds me of my youth in Chicago. It came out when I was in Junior High, and I had the cassette of Action Replay. At the time it wasn't one of my favorites, but it was always a go-to when I was looking for something 'normal' to listen to.

As I've aged, I have grown to respect the work that Howard did in the 80s. Yes, it was Psuedo-New Wave Radio Pop, but it was all well written. He worked with a number of talented producers and musicians, including Phil Collins, that helped to give true heart and life to his work.