running on empty movie

 there were plenty of things planned for the day off due to the bank holiday. one of these was to watch a DVD movie, a recent purchase from amazon. it was 'running on empty'. a writer friend in Houston posted about it on Facebook and it sounded good enough to me. i liked it but the ending left me stunned and a little sad. i liked some of the songs in it, including James Taylor's 'fire and rain'. also liked how the main character, played by River Phoenix, stood up to his dad when confronted with hypocrisy. Judd Hirsch played the dad. when reading about the storyline, i liked knowing it was about a talented musician, in this case a piano player, and this was enough for me to order the movie. i watched it in the morning, and it was just after midday when it was done. it was time to get on the road to Lakeville as i wanted to have lunch at the cracker barrel. i was told they had just passed the peak lunch crowd, and i liked how there was no wait for a table. i got blackened chicken and hash browns, and for dessert i asked for the peach cobbler in a to-go cup. i got a box of snoopy bandages in the retail store section. on the drive back home i stopped in Eagan and dropped off a donation bag at goodwill, mostly small towels. then i went inside and bought four DVD movies. one of them i watched in the evening, it was about the civil war battle at Shiloh, the story was told by reenactors. i found out Lew Wallace, who later wrote 'Ben-Hur', commanded soldiers in this battle for the union. then i got groceries at the Hy-Vee, moved it up one day as i was already booked at an event on my typical grocery night. in the morning i took recycle to the capitol and got a look at the memorial to the slain lawmaker on the steps. there was a man with a 'portable cross' there as well. then it was on to the copy store, printed four pages, including game ticket receipts. i made a brief stop at a furniture store, went in as the door was open. the employee said they weren't open yet, i picked up a business card and left. after i got back i got some ice cream at the McDonald's, then watched 'jeopardy'. final jeopardy clue was about national parks; answer was Carlsbad caverns. during my walks i found 62 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when Sheldon and Amy got back together, after Sheldon figured out the song stuck in his head was a Beach Boys song. it was followed by the one where penny kicked a bully in the groin and said, 'give Sheldon his stuff back'.