Discussion Question

There's a new Sherlock Holmes movie in the works, due out late this year. Robert Downey Jr as Holmes--what happened, did this guy run out of money? All of a sudden he's working again. I don't know a lot about the plot, but it doesn't seem to be from the canon. From the preview I saw the other day it appears a bit tongue-in-cheek.

So this week's DQ is: What do our resident Irregulars (irregular residents?) think about this upcoming film?

In Other News

...I just hit the monthly limit for Pandora Radio listening.  Did you know they had a monthly limit?

Discussion Question

Since I just got a cool new toy, this week's discussion question is focussed on STUFF:

What are your five favorite posessions?

Awesome Free-Market Experience

El Oso and I went to best buy the other day, because he had never seen The Big Lebowski.  So I grabbed a copy of the "Big Lebowski 10 Years Special Edition" which is pretty cool, but then I saw this:

Which is, of course, just plain awesome.

Laden with my desired purchases, I went to stand in the check out line.  That's where I spotted one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time:  A cardboard cut-out of Rorshach (from The Watchmen).  So I asked the clerk "how much" and she, predictably, said "that's not for sale".  Knowing that EVERYTHING is for sale, I asked for a manager.  The manager's response to the same question was, "he can have it".  So now I am the proud owner of this:

Hell, I would've shelled out $50 for a collectible like that, and the dude just gave it to me.  Of course, I did have El Oso at my back, and he can be pretty intimidating...

Why I Don't Go Tickling for Catfish

h/t to the good folks at Ugly Overload

Restaurant Review

The Wife and I went to Ruth's Chris Steak House for dinner last night, celebrating a friend's birthday.  For those of you who don't know, Ruth's Chris is a New Orleans tradition, opened about 50 years ago by a Tulane Med School lab tech who mortgaged her home to open the restaurant.  The story's kind of interesting.

I started with some very decent gumbo and an Abita Amber, followed by the ribeye and a glass of merlot.  Had a great discussion with the waitress about the difference between "Pittsburgh" (varies restaurant to restaurant, some places it can actually mean medium rare or, as I call it, "burnt") and "black and blue" (seared outside, cool inside, which is the way a steak is supposed to be cooked).  These guys sear their steaks in an 800 degree oven briefly before any additional cooking, then serve 'em on a 500F plate to keep 'em sizzling while you eat.  Don't touch the plate.  Really.

Dessert was cheesecake and coffee.  Very tasty.

Had a great time.  Burns are healing nicely.  Extra treadmill time today to burn off the cheesecake.

A Compound of Awesomeness

Robots.  Dinosaurs.  Laser Beams.  Roaring.  'Nuff Said.

Things People Don't Believe

My barber died.  Seriously.  Rumor has it the cause of death was pulmonary embolism.  It's really a shame, she was good people.

The weird thing is, no-one believes me when I mention it.  Everyone thinks it's a joke.  Maybe it's because "my barber died" just sounds too much like the set-up for a joke.  Maybe it's because I have a reputation for weird humor.  I don't know.

Discussion Question

What is the best pet, and why?

I Don't Get It

So the Kang Nam has turned around, thus avoiding a North Korean Missile Crisis.

And the news headlines continue to be full of Michael Jackson's preferred sleep aids.