Oscar video pick of the week: A 1988 film by the name of The Accidental Tourist. Tourist stars William Hurt as Macon Leary, an author of travel guides. Macon and his wife, Sarah, played by Kathleen Turner, are haunted by the death of their small son and Macon has sense insulated himself. He goes through life not touching or being touched. That is until he meets Muriel Pritchett, played with effervescent charm by Geena Davis (in her Oscar winning role). Muriel lives life to the fullest and as played by Davis, Muriel is funny and droll at the same time. She ends up touching Macon so that he has to re-examine his life and basically start from scratch. His wife leaves him and he becomes involved with Muriel but when his wife wants a second chance he has to finally commit to what he really wants. One of the best lines in the film is when Macon says to Sarah, "It's not just about how much you love someone, it's who you are when you're with them." It's an interesting character drama/comedy that should not be missed. I kept saying during the movie, "I can't believe I never saw this."

Chain up the dogs and bring on the wasps: Scientists have been studying wasps, or more specifically a species of non-stinging wasps. The wasps would be used in place of sniffing dogs and can be trained in only 5 minutes. Here's a link to the full story.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051203/ap_on_sc/bomb_sniffing_wasps