Watched the movie "Sinners", a period piece about vampires in the deep South in the 1920s. It got a lot of good reviews. I figured I'd love it since I love period pieces that cross genres. I figured wrong. Spoilers ahead, so you are warned.The first hour was pretty good, some pointless graphic sex scenes … Continue reading What the Boss Likes or not – the movie Sinners, spoilers ahead
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What the Boss Likes – G4’s new filmed D&D game, Invitation to Party
I’ve played various table-top role-playing games for years. Now its become a thing to make videos of those games and show them on various sites like youtube, etc. I’ve watched a bit of a few and found them generally unwatchable since my gaming style is not being murder hoboes (a term to describe characters who … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – G4’s new filmed D&D game, Invitation to Party
What the Boss Likes – update on the remodel, random things I’ve enjoyed
The kitchen is finished all but for the painting. Since this was nice fresh drywall, I had to give it two coats of sealer/primer and now am *finally* getting the color layer on, a lavender called “garden fairy” (I want a job naming colors). I’m doing a high gloss finish since it’s a kitchen and … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – update on the remodel, random things I’ve enjoyed
What the Boss Likes – Perfumes, movies, etc
Having been sick with the flu for a few days, I watched the latest Bond film, Spectre, and the very first one, Dr. No. Spoilers follow. I've been a Bond film since as long as I can remember; my mom liked them so I got taken along. I watched the movies, then read the books … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Perfumes, movies, etc
What the Boss Likes – Brothers Bright, Whitestone Motion Pictures – Appalachian gothic
I'm very fond of American myths dealing with our own monsters and magic. This started with reading stories about Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan, a strange turn when I read "The Lottery" and the Cthulhu mythos, the stories about "Silver John" by Manly Wade Wellman, and into role-playing games like "Deadlands". Southern gothic is a subset. … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Brothers Bright, Whitestone Motion Pictures – Appalachian gothic
From the Kitchen and From the Bar – a less than standard Thanksgiving: Thai pork roast
This year we decided to part from the norm of having our usual chicken dinner and try a new recipe we found in my subscription to Food & Wine magazine. This new recipe was for Thai Pulled Pork Sandwiches by Chef Jamie Bissonnette. This where my new Thai ingredients came into play. The online store, … Continue reading From the Kitchen and From the Bar – a less than standard Thanksgiving: Thai pork roast
From the Kitchen – port peppercorn sauce and a petit beef tenderloin filet
Although we’ve wandered a bit off of the South Beach diet lately, we are doing pretty well in keeping any new weight from being added back on. It does help us to weigh ourselves every day, just to keep an eye on things. We also got back some lab reports and everything is better, including cholesterol (your … Continue reading From the Kitchen – port peppercorn sauce and a petit beef tenderloin filet
From the Bar – a few Belgian ales and a movie
I have now been on this planet for 50 years. I really wish I had been on some other planet during this time but alas technology has not cooperated. For my birthday, we went to have really good cheap french fries (cooked in beef fat) and expensive Belgian beers. This was an extra treat since … Continue reading From the Bar – a few Belgian ales and a movie
From the Kitchen and the Bar – new things to try and a jalapeno appetizer
The Thanksgiving long weekend was a nice quiet one for us. We didn’t do the bird but we did eat a lot of appetizers as our feast. Most of them were from the freezer section of the supermarket, but we did make one from scratch. Fresh jalapenos filled with garden vegetable cream cheese, wrapped in … Continue reading From the Kitchen and the Bar – new things to try and a jalapeno appetizer
What the Boss Likes – a new book, One Nation Under Gods
A new book, One Nation, Under Gods by Peter Manseau, is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Mr. Manseau reviews the history of religion in the United States of America from 1492 (with some info on religion in North America before the Europeans came) up to the present day. … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – a new book, One Nation Under Gods
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