Craig Hawkins

I read plenty of plot driven pot-boilers that I can finish in a week, but I try to read one or two classics a year and I am not embarrassed in the slightest that they sometimes take me months.

I finally finished this monster of a book. Took me 10 months, part of it was a slog, but the last 7 chapters were worth it all. I recommend reading hard books. – at Homewood, AL

Trick or Treating has dropped off in our neighborhood since ours were little. But there are still a few, and it is delightful to see them. Next kids at the door are getting big handfuls- I don’t want any leftover candy.

When I was a teenager I became a fan of the original Star Trek. Reruns were on every afternoon and I watched through the whole series several times. My senior year The Next Generation came out. I tried but never really got into it. Still, Patrick Stewart was solid in everything he did. Rest in peace.

This is the 4th roof I've redone in my life. Two observations: I'm so glad I don't do this professionally, and I'm getting too old to be comfortable up this high.

How do you stop meatloaf from getting overdone on bottom where it rests on the pan? Anyone with meatloaf skill seeing this?

This is subjective…but name three perfect movies. No argument. No explanation. Just three flicks you think are perfect. Here are mine: Blues Brothers Ernest Saves Christmas Die Hard

I’d really love to hear the old Top Gear/Grand Tour men talk about the new Tesla Roadster.

I can’t believe it’s a bona fide flying car built in my lifetime!

One thing I hope we can do soon with AI is to individually edit movies to suit our preferences. If I think Aslan should be voiced by a man- run the movie through a filter and Boom- Aslan sounds like Morgan Freeman. If I want the story but not the graphic violence, Boom- it's edited out. If an actor I dislike takes me out of the movie, Boom- Sean Pen is replaced with the likeness of Sam Elliot. The director can put out their version to be appreciated or not, and then the audience can tweak it to make it better.

Life is often subpar. What do we do? We roll with it. (this is my philosophy)

When did "I" and "0" become the symbols for "on" and "off"? Anyway, after 30 minutes I finally got the new generator running. – at Hoover, AL

If I drove a red F150 I’d name it Robert. Robert RedFord.

Start with prayer. Then select a book.

Alabama has tons of odd, wonderful, strange town and place names, like the community of slick Lizard outside the town of Nauvoo. I'm on a quest to get a t-shirt from as many of these places as I can. – at Homewood, AL

I got the covids. Bummer.

It's October and central Alabama still has two 90 degree days on hand. Dagnabbit! – at Homewood, AL

End of September top 5: $NVDA $TSLA $CRWD $LRCX $PLTR (45% of my portfolio)

I found a cool book by some British guys about making walking sticks. I told some friends and they said 'you're not old, and why wouldn't you just buy one at a drug store?' Some people just don't get it. – at Homewood, AL

I interrupted my wife’s K-drama to share this. She was not as amused as I was.