How To Alienate A Neighbor
Does this ever happen to you? Sometimes I let my sense of humor get the best of me. Or is it my love of obscure musical groups and odd legal terms?
During the 4th of July holiday, I went out into my backyard to watch N hanging her laundry. My neighbor and his wife were [...]
Two Hours Not In Bruges
Movie/DVD Review Sunday!
2 Days In Paris is a movie that starts off funny and interesting, but kind of falls apart by the end. N and I watched the DVD last night and enjoyed it, with some reservations. It’s the story of two lovers Marion and Jack, played by Julie Delpy and Adam Goldberg, who [...]
Anointed, Blazing Red
I hope everyone had a good fireworks-watching night last night. We were able to walk about a mile from the house and get a good view of a major fireworks display about two miles from there. How did fireworks become associated with Independence Day? No doubt Will Smith had something to do [...]
Donuts To Dollars
One year ago today, I blogged about and posted pictures from the makeover a local 7-11 had undergone into a Kwik-E-Mart to promote The Simpsons Movie. That 7-11, like all the ones involved in the promotion, eventually reverted back to its former non-Springfieldian state and now advertises Slurpees and Asian Rolls (whatever those are) [...]
Begin The Analysis
I’ve been making my way through Entertainment Weekly’s 1000th issue the last few weeks, which features “The New Classics: The 1000 Best Movies, TV Show, Albums, Books & More of the Last 25 Years”. EW does love their lists. On their list of the top 100 albums of the last 25 years, the [...]
Tortura
They still have not determined the cause of the recent salmonella outbreak that was initially blamed on tomatoes. But I know the cause. See if you can guess what from this quote from this article: Other food-safety experts, including Doug Powell at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., have wondered whether jalapeños, green [...]
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