Yeah, I’m working. My brother Matt just called from northeastern Ohio to let me know the whole family’s up there today (except me, obviously). Then he proceeded to list, in excruciating detail, everything on the cookout menu. My sister-in-law Karla outdid herself, he said.

Sounds like it. And here I sit, at nearly 2 p.m., nursing a Coke from the machine and doing research for my next story.

It could be worse, I guess. I could be outside picnicking and a thunderstorm could come up. Or I could be outside taking a walk and step on a red-ant hill. Here’s hoping it’s warm and breezy and ant-free wherever you’re celebrating today.

I caught “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” Saturday night. Too much fighting for my taste—on the other hand, as I told my friends in our movie post-mortem, at least they were mostly interesting fights. The scenery couldn’t have been more gorgeous, so we stayed for credits to see where it was filmed ... the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia and New Zealand, if I remember correctly. So who knows where specific scenes were shot? (Well, I guess the people who live there know!)  But still, there were some breathtaking views. Narnia should look so good! 

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< Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian) and Anna Popplewell (Susan) at the world premiere of the film in New York.

We also visited Cielito Lindo on Forest Hill Avenue—hadn’t been there in a while, but the vegetarian (spinach and mushroom) quesadilla was as excellent as ever.

Which reminds me ... I really need to go out and forage for some lunch. BTW, If you haven’t seen “Narnia,“ there’s still time. It raked in $56.6 million its first weekend, so it’ll be around for a bit (even if that was less than the $65.6 million the first “Narnia” made its debut weekend in 2005).

The most profitable “Indy” movie ever? >>>

“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”—no surprise—took in an estimated $101 million at the box office this weekend (and “Narnia,“ another $23 million). Personal reviews I’ve heard are mixed—but c’mon, ya gotta see Indy, right? Even if the lovely Harrison Ford is, finally, starting to show his age?

P.S. One good thing about working on a holiday—all downtown Richmond employees will appreciate this—NO METER PEOPLE!!! We are free to come and go as we like without worrying about receiving one of those $20 parking tickets that so effectively keep more visitors from venturing out of the ‘burbs.

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