Ozark Balloon Fest on Friday = very lame. It was too windy for the balloons the fill and remain controlled while on the ground. Only six or seven (out of 40!) made an attempt to wow the crowd gathered for the balloon glow. It was funny to see the gondalas without balloons attached launching flame into the air. Still the weather was nice and we were with friends. See photos posted below...more to follow. Tyson had a balloon (or sponsored one) and the team stated to fill it, but then abruptly stopped.

Weekend movies:
Meet the Fockers: Not funny, not fun, a waste of time.
Shaun of the Dead: Clever and interesting for the first 3/4, the it devolves into a standard zombie movie.
Reservoir Dogs: still an excellent movie...great first attempt by Tarantino...easy to see where Pulp Fiction came from.
Jackie Brown: Underrated movie because it's not as "cool" as some of the other stuff Tarantino's done.
National Treasure: Enjoyable pop...but my fear is that too many liberties were taken with history and presented as fact.

Deconstruction of the Mountain Inn is proceeding quickly. I'll try and get some more photos sometime this week.