american underdog movie

 in the late afternoon i went to see a movie, 'american underdog', in inver grove heights. this is the bio-pic about nfl player kurt warner. i wanted to see it as it is about an iowa native, although the credits show it was filmed in oklahoma. and it has the typical disclaimer 'some scenes and characters were invented for dramatic effect'. along with how it is not a documentary. i knew this was true by the scenes related to the u. of northern iowa. the football stadium is depicted as open-air but that team plays in a dome. along with his time with the barnstormers where wells fargo arena in des moines is shown but hadn't been built as of the time period being covered. still a good story though, although the ticket price being over $10 is a reminder of why i usually just get the ticket- no food and drink-because an outing at the movies can get expensive. when i saw the credits i saw 'oj simpson' for who played rams player marshall faulk. i found out later on it wasn't the bills and 49ers player from the 1970s, but actually 'oj keith simpson', so of course not the same person. i do recall when the rams won the super bowl and they made a big deal about warner being an employee at a hy-vee grocery store at one point when he was presented the game's mvp award. this is depicted in the movie. a big part of the story was his wife, brenda, and how they met. 

i did some other things today. in the morning i went to aldi to do my weekly grocery order. then i watched a DVD, 'charlie brown's christmas tales' which included the one where linus and lucy move away but come back, called 'is this goodbye?' then it was to mall of america to get a charlie brown calendar as well as a jigsaw puzzle. had to ask where the puzzle was, it had been moved. also got some cheese, and some discounted greeting cards, from the walgreen, and a small blizzard treat from the dairy queen. i found out the giants-bears game wasn't on, so i didn't watch the pro football action that close. i showered before going to the movie, and it was time for the evening meal when i got back, had some pizza. called dad late in the evening, as usual a long call. later on i went on a walk and found 1 dollar 42 cents.