A date better late than never

When the latest James Bond movie — Skyfall — was due to open in November, I promised to take Amy to see the film. We had planned to see the show on Saturday, Nov. 10.

But I crashed my motorcycle because of an encounter with a cow on the road on a dark night on Nov. 9 and spent the 10th in intensive care.

Fortunately, the film is still showing and I kept the date with my wife — although many weeks late — on Sunday, Dec. 30 — at the Regal Cinema in Christiansburg, followed by a late lunch at Five Guys.

Thankfully, Regal has handy seating for those of us using a walker to get around.

Better late than never.

DOUG THOMPSON

Long-time newspaperman, photographer, and videographer who sold his first news photo more than 60 years ago, still writes and shoots photos for Lee Enterprises newspapers, provides TV news for local stations/networks, and produces documentaries. He is also the founder and publisher of Capitol Hill Blue, the oldest political news channel on the Internet, and owns Blue Ridge Muse, a hyperlocal website in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwestern Virginia. A member of the National Press Photographers Association, Thompson also owns Blue Ridge Photography, LLC.

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1 thought on “A date better late than never”

colleen

January 1, 2013 at 6:39 pm

This post put a smile on my face and the one after it chokes me up.

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