Tonight I watched the film ET with my seven year old daughter and five year old son.

I first saw this film in 1982 in Eugene, Oregon. My parents had come out for my graduation and we all went to the movie. Mom was impressed that this was one of the few movies that my Dad did not fall asleep during.

At the time i had finished school and was working the night shift at the Metropol Bakery making french bread. During the early morning part of the shift, just before I got off work, I would listen to NPR's Morning Edition. That morning their film reviewer reviewed ET. I remember listening to the review and thinking how much I wanted to see this movie. The part that got to me was when the critic said that at one point, Speilberg plucked the heartstrings with a two by four. Is funny, but that expression has stayed with me since.

Tonight I sat down with Margarita and Fernando and watched a movie, but more importantly watched them connect with a movie that has special meaning to me. Watching them entranced by the film and watching them jump and get excited at all the same parts that I first did.  8:46:07 AM