As I drove home tonight it hit me that today is September 14th and it has been eleven years since my mother passed away. I am not sure if emotionally this has been on my mind and I was so focused on work that I did not realize the date was coming up. Not sure if this is case but it has been an emotional period for me and it has been especially challenging both at work and in my personal life.

While it has been eleven years since both my Dad and Mom passed away I do think of them often and normally as the two dates August 15th and September 14th approach I take sometime to reflect. But for whatever reason this year I did not.

I miss them a lot.

She asked me the last time I crossed the border and was this my vehicle. After a couple more minutes of talking to a fellow agent and typing on her keyboard she indicated that there was a flag on my name and I had to go inside. I guess I had a concerned look on my face because she then said it is nothing to worry about it is just that I have such a common name that they need to make a correction to my file.

So I headed inside and after waiting a few minutes the agent at the desk took my details and then there was more typing on the computer while I am sure my life was being analyzed by US Customs After about 5 minutes I was asked to have a seat and the agent disappeared into the back. After what seemed like 25 or 30 minutes but was really about 10 minutes I was presented with my ID and the story was explained to me. Apparently there is another Anthony Jones with a birth date close to mine who is African American and  had a conviction for Armed and Dangerous. Well that explained why I was asked to keep my hands visible but I think even though I am tan I think there should have been some common sense when looking at me. I guess I will see the next time I cross the border. I can chuckle about the incident but it is kinda scarey as the process is intimidating. Especially when you have no idea what is going on. Maybe I should change my name. Any Suggestions?

Enough of my rant, now onto The Amazing Spider Man which I thought was alright but am not sure about the new Peter Parker and felt the character development/script was severely lacking. The movie while trying to reinvent the character did not really do it in my humble opinion. While trying to be different it did not grab me and i found it difficult to stay interested. Maybe the next one will be a home run or at least somewhat interesting.