It should be illegal for the temperature to drop 30 degrees overnight, especially in the fall.  It went from 66 degrees around midnight last night (or this morning or whatever) to 30 degrees as I type this (both according to the National Weather Service - www.weather.gov).  That's a big drop.  Makes me yearn for the days of Camelot (the musical, not the Kennedy administration).

I went to see "Brave" yesterday at the theater in Hopkins.  The opening short, "La Luna", was a nice little film about a family who cleans up the moon.  Not overly amusing or ground breaking, but fun and enjoyable.  The same could be said of the main feature.  In fact, the biggest problem with Brave is probably the expectations built by previous Pixar movies.  I thought it was a good looking film, occasionally spectacularly so, but not to the extent of "Up" or "Ratatouille".  The characters were interesting and engaging, but not as much as in "Wall-E" or "The Incredibles".  The plot was solid, but didn't have the soul of "Up" or "Toy Story 3".  None of this is to say that it is not a really good movie, one that people can go see and enjoy.  It it had been released by a different company it would probably be hailed as one of their best.  Merida is a strongly built character.  Scotland looks gorgeous and reinforces the desire to go take photos there someday (and yes, I realize it is animated, but they generally base the animation on real scenery or locations).  As I said, the only problem is that it is not as good as the best Pixar movies.