Four and then some

Two or three days a week, I have a big breakfast at the Country Kitchen in Weymouth, a couple of miles from my office. This morning as I was settling down to my usual 3 scrambled eggs, 4 slices of bacon (done soft, Irish style) and wheat toast, I noticed a group of four people in one of the tables. Normal. Now these folks were clearly in their eighties. As the minutes wore on, I began to notice a lot of enthusiasm and involvement in their chatting. Were they strangers who had met only 4 days earlier? Or have they been neighbors for the past 4 years? Or have they been friends for the past 40 years?

Having come off several first dates in the past few months where the attention span of my dates had been miniscule, and disparate attempts on my part to start a conversation with utter strangers, I was starting to find the camaraderie amongst these folks infectious. I had to fight back an urge to get up, walk over, introduce myself and steal some of their moment. Instead I finished my meal, took one last look at them and left.

Note: With this posting, sarcasm week officially closes.

30 year old camera!

Ken Rockwell made this picture with a 30 year old film camera. Amazing!

Just check out some more stunning pictures Ken has made from this ancient model camera.

This is another reason why I am amused when people insist on having the latest model of any device to do "things" better (I know. My blog has been dripping with sarcasm all week).

I suppose if the intention is to just have the latest (and maybe show it off), that might be okay. I mean, I show off my muscles, my attitude, etc. all the time :)

Bride fined for wedding day fight

A bride arrested on her wedding day for fighting with her husband while still in her dress has been fined by a court.

That guy is a loser. No self-respecting man would put up with that kind of behavior from a female (or anyone else for that matter).

Rowling's tears at Potter book death

Original BBC article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2998198.stm

I have never read a Harry Potter book or watched any of the movies. I find something wholesomely buffoonish about the whole concept. It is beneath me. So when I read that JK Rowling cried about an important character she killed off, it only evokes guffaws from me.


JK Rowling. In my opinion, her boobs definitely carry more weight than her writing.

But I still like certain children's books such as The Book of Brownies and The Adventures of Dunno and his Friends...probably because I read them as a kid and so have continued to carry a certain fondness for them.

It wasn't a blast

So I was over at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) last evening. David and I were supposed to attend a get together of sorts for singles. The moment I walked into the Old Masters paintings gallery, where the party was being held, I knew I wasn't going to like the atmosphere.

I had been expecting quiet socialization, champagne and an intelligent discussion of art. Instead it looked like another meat market with loud music. There were women who were only half-clad in clothing. I have no problems with that. But this wasn't sensual or seductive clothing. It was flat out obscene type of clothing and it didn't quite gel with the general demeanor of the MFA. If it weren't for the phenomenal paintings on the wall, I would have left earlier. To be fair, some women were dressed tastefully. In that sense, the older women there (the ones in their 40s and 50s) actually appealed to me more so than the 20 somethings. Something to do with bearing and poise, I guess. And no one seemed to be really looking at the paintings. But it was good to see Allen there. I hadn't hung out with him in a while.

It was getting late and I had had a bit of hard training at the gym earlier in the day. It was time to hit the pillow while the rest of them were just starting to hit the bottle everywhere else. So after hanging out for about an hour, I left the Old Masters gallery to briefly enjoy some of the nearby European art galleries before heading home.

The MFA has what it calls "Winesdays" on the last Wednesday of the month in the summer. I will try the one this month and see if it is more to my...taste. Now off to Portsmouth in a couple of hours. Its going to be a slightly rainy day, I think. But I am not the one to care about little inconveniences like that :)

Man Sues Over Gay Marriage Question On Bar Exam

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/13634047/detail.html

And where, pray, is the $9.75 million this douchebag wants going to come from?

ID4

Well, I have decided to stay in to complete a paper that is due tomorrow in my Art History class. The fact that it is drizzling outside has made it an easier decision. But I am pretty sure that I will still go for a walk later, perhaps toward the waterfront. But I did take the time to make a nice juicy steak earlier.


Before...


A few seconds later...

Now where did I put that glass of Brandy?