Yesterday was a feast. I got to have breakfast at my Dad's, as my sister-in-law whipped up a a meal for everyone. Just another opportunity to have fun and I thought it was really nice.
Later, I went to my Uncle's for Thanksgiving dinner. (Joke: Why did the barber sweep the floor the night before Thanksgiving? He wanted to serve turkey dinner with all the trimmings.) And trimmings we had. Plus, I had bourbon. Again, it was very nice and I'm extremely thankful for the people I have around me. I am truly blessed.
Meal of Links
Black Friday is upon us. I'm always intrigued about the reporting associated with this idiocy. It seems every year the initial reports are staggering. Most malls are jammed, companies are hitting their targets, etc. Then by Monday or Tuesday of next week, it's all gloom and doom and most shoppers are waiting for the retailers to cave on prices, as they always do, and retailers are in trouble. let's see if that trend holds up.
This weekend is always a great time for online shopping. I always use DVD Price Search, as a starting point. And it's usually a given that I purchase some items at Deep Discount DVD, which always has 20% off everything through Sunday. Use that promo code: PRICESEARCH. Great selection and free shipping, as well.
Five drinks that bartenders hate to make. Not sure if I'd order any of them, but if you wanna irritate someone, feel free.
I went to see the Coen Brothers' latest effort, "No Country For Old Men". I liked it, it was sort of a Wild West theme based in 1980 Texas. It was damn near a perfect movie for me. Lots of great acting, nice supporting roles, violence, tense drama, etc. Violence that is mindful of the Sam Peckinpah school. Except it's a movie that lets you determine what the future of the characters is. I sorta like, from time to time, films that don't tie up all of the loose ends. If you don't like that, it may be a disappointment, but this one delivered. Tommy Lee Jones was very good. Josh Brolin was terrific. Javier Bardem was one angry, crazy dude. He had the coolest of weapons, though. A compressed-air slaughterhouse stun gun. Hah! Later rigged that up to a rifle, as well. It was like watching two McGyvers (Brolin and Bardem) go at it. Insane! Even Woody Harrelson and Stephen Root (Milton from "Office Space") show up in good roles.
Exercise Yard
Today's starting lineups for Colorado were courtesy of Eric Cartman. Yes! "Boulder has a lo-o-o-o-o-ot of hippies." Too much.
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47 Across: "Mystic River" costar (8 letters) Answer: Sean Penn
Friday, November 23, 2007
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The drink that my bartender hates to make is the White Russian. It usually means that some server or bus person has spilled something on a patron who formally was drinking a diet coke, and now gets a free drink on the house.
As I said after seeing "No Country...": I just paid $6.50 for this movie. I saw a beginning, a middle, but no ending. I think the talented Coen Brothers should be able to come up with an ending!!! It was the only flaw in that movie. Unless you count the fact that after multiple gun shots in multiple scenses, no one in the town runs out to check it on what was happening (didn't want to hire any extras?) But blow up a car and everyone stops and rushes to the burning vehicle leaving the pharmacy and the whole town exposed to the psycho.
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