Dodge ball and Dennis Hopper

When I was in junior high school, I was a dodge ball champion! I loved dodge ball, and I was good at it. Have you ever played dodge ball?

My father sent me the link below. It is an article about dodge ball becoming popular again in Philadelphia. There is even a League now!

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/image/20100421_Dawg_years.html

Do you know the meaning of the word "dodge"? It means to avoid something, or get out of the way of something.

Here are some examples of how we use "dodge":

1. The Prime Minister artfully dodged the reporter's questions about the scandal.

2. Stop dodgin the issue!! Get to the point!

3. In the movie Matrix, Keanu Reeves got praise for dodging the bullets so magnificently.

(Do you remember that scene in the movie?)

Speaking of movies, I read in the newspaper that the famous American actor Dennis Hopper passed away. I really enjoyed the movies he was in, and I also liked his acting. My favorite scene of him is in the movie True Romance(one of my favorite movies...), right before he is shot by some mafia boss.
It is a little too violent and vulgar to link the scene to the blog, so I will refrain from doing so.But if you are interested, just enter "True Romance - Walken vs. Hopper" into You-Tube, and you can find it.

This weekend, I want to go out for some steak!