September 1, 2012

Heirlooms Display.



Plaque with Academy of Music.



Buddhas in the sun and one monkey.



Easy Tomato Sauce. I don't usually make fresh because it turns out too watery. I asked and was told to let it simmer two hours or more.



Street Fair on Fourth Avenue had Boston Chowda. I would have tried it but for the heat and it was 10:00 a.m.



These looked interesting. People carrying them looked like cult members or aliens.



Jack on the wall, Bowery.



Alec likes the Monopoly Man.



Occupy Wall Street is not dead.



“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” opens this year on Dec. 14. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,”  will be released a year later, on Dec. 13, 2013. " The Hobbit: There and Back Again” will be released July 18, 2014.

January 21, 2012

Well, the fresh tomato juice was incredible. A new but expensive addition. I always use Sacramento TJ, now this will be on the rotation.



"There are three things I like about Italian ships. First, their cuisine,
which is unsurpassed. Second, their service, which is quite superb. And
then - in time of emergency - there is none of this nonsense about women
and children first."



Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins.



Sam Adams has put out a bunch of small batch Ales, this was one of them and will be opened for tomorrow's NFC Championship.



Keegan Ales has Super Kitty, an Ale with a wallop, 12.00% ABV .



Super Kitty being poured in Community Beverages' new Growler Machine.



Not much of a storm.

July 8, 2011

Dori, Nori and Ori from “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”

June 6, 2010

June 6, 1944.



I am re-watching the extended version of The Lord of the Rings.



Love that Treebeard.



The Hobbit movie is experiencing money issues and the expected director ,Guillermo del Toro, recently quit. Fan sites include The Hobbit Movie and Theonering.net .



R.I.P. Coach Wooden.



AT&T is playing this commercial over and over again, especially during the Yankee games. Still, it's a nice tune.



A little research, and here is the original: Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Words and music by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley / arr. Craig Skeffington

Come with me and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination
Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination

We'll begin with a spin
Trav'ling in the world of my creation
What we'll see will defy
Explanation

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world, there's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there, you'll be free
If you truly wish to be

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world, there's nothing to it

There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
Living there, you'll be free
If you truly wish to be