The Lorax

Today was Dr. Seuss Day, and despite the heavy workload, Daddy made time right smack dab in the middle of the day to leave the office and go with Mommy and Madison to a new movie debuting today, "The Lorax." This is one of Dr. Seuss' warning shots about cutting down trees, which is essentially a message about doing things in moderation and being environmentally aware. Of course, both sides of the spectrum react to this tale with vitriol or unbridled passion. Fortunately, we fall somewhere in the middle: Mommy and Madison really enjoyed it. Madison of course did not like the parts where the trees were cut down - but that's the point. Daddy remembers the "shock" when reading this book as a young lad. This left an impression on me, and was somewhat of a warning about being careful how we treat the forests. It wasn't a scary impression, but rather a good warning about the dangers of being a bad steward of the gifts God has given us. To that extent, it was a good experience - and a decent movie.

As a bonus, there were members of the Georgia Forestry Team giving out seedlings for every movie ticket purchased. Madison was handed three baby trees, which we took care of on the way home. We'll plant those when we have the time, which'll hopefully be soon. I'm anticipating Monday!

The rest of the day was spent at work, getting ready for the new series, "Excalibur." Writing, creating, filming, and more - it's been a busy day with a late night.

Actually, a very late night. Tonight resembled strongly another night not so long ago. We had all kinds of loud and scary weather. Daddy rushed home to beat the storms barreling across the state, causing all kinds of damage. Quickly, I wanted to put Madison to bed so she'd be asleep before the craziness swept across the land. I read her a few Dr. Seuss books, and we prayed together, and soon she was asleep. She slept through all of the night, blissfully unaware of the loud and scary weather outside.

There was a tornado in Marietta at one point - it traveled all the way to the Mall of Georgia and upward from there. The thing was spinning for about four hours - all the way from Alabama. There were others too - one passed a few miles north of us, north of Dawsonville. It was one of those nights where Daddy spent a lot of time, looking closely at the radars. Just like most of the other people in the state. Unfortunately, it was a much more violent night for people in states north of here, such as Kentucky and Indiana. Another very rough night. Hopefully, this is not the start of a trend for this spring season...