“Undertaking Betty” and “Elsa & Fred”. These are very satisfying on several levels, especially perhaps for us Baby-Boomers. Yes. Let’s indulge.
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For the Fans of The Princess Bride
Klusmanp over at youtube has a reenactment of the “Miracle Max” scene in The Princess Bride. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Friday Night Cat Blogging: Tongue edition
It’s time for the boys to shine.
A trip to Beautiful Saratoga, CA
Saratoga is located on the West side of Santa Clara County, due West of San Jose.
According to the Saratoga Historical Society:
Saratoga, it is said, is derived from an Iroquois word, Se-rach-to-que, literally, “floating scum upon the water,” a completely understandable interpretation to be put on the presence of mineral deposits showing up as vari-colored film on the surface of a pond.
We decided to take a trip there to see three different places. We visited Villa Montalvo, now called the Montalvo Arts Center. From there, we went to Hakone Gardens and then finished it off with a trip to Mountain Winery. Follow me below the fold for a bit of history and lots of pictures.
Jack LaLanne: An Icon is Gone
I don’t use the word “icon” very often. However, this man was a part of my life at a very young age. I’m going to celebrate a half century of life at the end of the year. This man was there for 49 years of it.
A lot of you won’t remember life withoutout color tv or cable or computers or cell phones. I remember all of that. Note for younger people: It doesn’t make me better…just older. This man…
was a part of my life for all of those years.
On a lazy Sunday, how about some golf?
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In the mean time, Kitsy’s bit o’ culture…
And the Boober in one of his favorite spots:
JBoD’s double matinee: “Animal Kingdom” and “Rampage”
“Animal Kingdom” – (2010, Australia, 113 minutes – rated R)
“Do you know what the Bush is about?”
A key question both asked answered by Melbourne detective Nathan Leckie (Guy Pierce) as he tries to turn Joshua ‘J’ Cody (James Frecheville) into a witness against his own family.
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Friday Night Cat Blogging: Pretty Eyes and a Ham
This is the time for the boys to shine.
Fun With Talking Cats
The first video speaks for itself…pun intended. I laughed a lot when I saw first saw it.
This second video is a Sphynx cat talking to the birds. Kitsy sounds like that whenever he is in the kitchen window.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park: Part 3
This is part three. Parts one and two can be fund here.
One morning we woke up to rain. It’s the rainy season in San Francisco. It wasn’t a heavy rain, but it was enough. We had wanted to get out and walk and so we debated. We suddenly realized that we had not been to the Japanese Tea Garden In Golden Gate Park for quite a while and that the rain would keep the crowds down.
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