Discussion: The Sequel

Everyone (well, practically everyone) knows two basic rules of cinema:

1) the book is always better;

2) the sequel is always worse.

Obviously, there are exceptions. The first ones that come to my mind are Forrest Gump (book sucked) and the Mad Max series (Road Warrior was the best of the three).

What other examples can y'all think of?

That Was Weird

The last two nights at work have been very unusual. Hardly anything happened. I did less during the entire weekend than I usually do in a single shift. I've been pondering this, trying to figure out why. I think I have the reasons. First of all, the weather was lousy, which always cuts down the workload. Secondly, it was the first weekend of hunting season. People had better things to do than come see me.

Discussion Question...Thanksgiving Edition

With Gluttony Day fast approaching, I give you the following series of questions:

1--What's the best way to prepare a turkey? Roasted, deep fried, injected, what?

2--Best stuffing?

3--Cranberry sauce: whole berry or jellied?

What's Ted Been Doing?

Things were hectic here at Casa Ted at the beginning of the month. We had a few houseguests...Yankee John and his clan came down to hang out for several days. We did just about the entire Audubon Institute, some coffee shops, spa day for the ladies, and John and I weren't allowed into the D-Day museum. The kids were great, the conversation was interesting, and a great time was had by all.

Then we went to DisneyWorld. The Wife and I spent 5 days in Orlando, found out that booze is served everywhere in Disney except the Magic Kingdom ("no magic in the Dry Kingdom" as they say), and spent entirely too much money.

Technically I'm not on vacation anymore, but my next shift isn't until tomorrow. So I'm recovering from my vacation, getting ready for a job interview tomorrow, and generally putting a dent in the sofa.