A few weeks ago, I read beer might contribute to colo-rectal cancer. So I've made a concerted effort to cut back on brew consumption.

Today, I read beer might have valuable medicinal benefits.

It is enough to make a guy drink.

Or not.

For lunch this afternoon, I decided to finally delve into the box of Trader Joe's frozen ( Read more... )

It's that time again! A list of a movies not yet available on DVD in the United States. Some have seen the light of laser since the last list was last posted. Most selections are Auggiecentric in nature.

Double Life of Veronique

Drowning By Numbers

Lenigrad Cowboys Go America

Idiot (Kurosawa)

Whistle Down the Wind

Naughty Girl

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Why?

I am not enjoying WINNERS OF THE WEST (1940-Universal) . I have slept through most of the last two chapters* .It is a plodding serial loaded with horse chase, gunfight footage recycled from other Universal westerns. The story and dialog are both reed-thin. Plus it stars Dick Foran, a solid actor but who will never be a strong lead in my ( Read more... )

This time last week, I was leaning over a steaming stack of buttermilk pancakes at Original Pancake House at the luxurious Green Valley Ranch resort, just outside of Las Vegas. The food was good; The company was super. I did not want the meal to end ( Read more... )

Are my cords green or gray?
I bought them they were green
Washings have dulled the material.
To someone, the slacks appear gray.
Therefore, my green shirt clashes
To someone.
To some
Or do green and gray go together?

I like me.


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Several months after an almost terminal bout with hairballs, Benet, the elder cat, seems ( Read more... )

Thanks to a meager series of weight presses*, my right arm has regained most of it's previous jelly-like consistency ( Read more... )

Asked for a CD of Hall&Oates greatest hits, my mind told me to type
"Jon Hall" and "Warren Oates".

It is sometimes better to pay your mind no mind


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