Saturday, March 2, 2013

March 2, 2013



The Whitey Bulgar story with the latest from his capture.



Lawrence Wright is an excellent writer, read him in The New Yorker and The Looming Tower.



This book about Scientology looks like a good one.



Apples in the sun.



The best Garlic around: Rocambole Garlic from Keith's Farm.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

February 26, 2013



"Life is too short for a half-rack." -Mike Mills

Saturday, February 23, 2013

February 23, 2013



Will be watching the Knicks rather than Oscars but should see Daniel Day Lewis pick up the Best Actor and Argo as Best Picture. I have the DVD of There will be Blood but still haven't watched it.



Minnesota Fats is an answer in today's NYT Crossword clued as "One who was very successful with numbered balls." The answer has been used previously five times with the most difficult clue being "Pool pro Rudolf Wanderone Jr." Brings back memories of The Hustler and George C. Scott screaming "You owe me Money." Tried finding the video but have to settle for a Scene by Scene breakdown of the ending.



I have an addiction to Cheez Doodles or Cheetos. I know it and I only eat them at Thanksgiving or Christmas where our tradition is to put out plenty of snacks while food is cooking. In tomorrow's NYT Magazine my craving is explained: Vanishing Caloric Density. The article is The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food by Michael Moss.

Re: Cheetos. “This,” Witherly said, “is one of the most marvelously constructed foods on the planet, in terms of pure pleasure.” He ticked off a dozen attributes of the Cheetos that make the brain say more. But the one he focused on most was the puff’s uncanny ability to melt in the mouth. “It’s called vanishing caloric density,” Witherly said. “If something melts down quickly, your brain thinks that there’s no calories in it . . . you can just keep eating it forever.”



Guacamole at Rosa Mexicano.




Flight of Beers and Ales at Heartland Brewery.

Monday, February 18, 2013

February 18, 2013



Happy President's Day !



It has been a while since I read any Fiction. The River Swimmer by Jim Harrison will be the next in line.



'Wichcraft has a nice sandwich:slow roasted cured pork shoulder, pepper relish & fontina on grilled country bread $9.87. Well, it is tasty but for almost ten bucks it is extremely light on the meat. Had a great Tomato soup with the Sandwich. Brought me back to my childhood where Soup and Sandwich were Lunch standards.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

February 17, 2013



Just finished Point Blank and now I have to see the movie. Amazon had it for $6.99.



Added this one with a key Lee Marvin performance but it still didn't give me free shipping.



Argo, which I have wanted to see put me over the top for free shipping.

Saturday, February 16, 2013

February 16, 2013



Bought a new car and all the new features are dazzling. SiriusXM is fantastic, I'm loving the Jazz station. Bluetooth phone features on the steering wheel are great. Good thing I'm a bit of a Techhead, the salesman couldn't get the Bluetooth up and running, so I did.



Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers' A La Mode is a revelation.



Another book on Alan Turing: Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age by B. Jack Copeland. Last year was the 100th anniversary of Turing's birth.



Just received the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Ms. Upton is quite beautiful. I always used to love the outraged letters cancelling the subscription after the edition. Now, SI allows you to opt out. I think they enjoy the outrage. I will have to check out the I-Pad extras.



A Biography: Lee Marvin Point Blank by Dwayne Epstein.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

February 13, 2013



A lot of people recommended The Sessions, just came out on DVD.



Skyfall looked interesting. DVD time.