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- After tomorrow, there are no 90s in the weather forecast.
- We went to Smashburger in Madison last night. Burgers and fries were good, but nothing that left a huge impression with me. I’ll go back for another one to evaluate again. They have Cholula on the table. It was $36 for the four of us. Staff was courteous and appropriately attentive. Eventually they’ll have beer, but they don’t yet.
- Ron Palillo has died at 63. RIP, Horshack.
- Tried Samuel Adams Porch Rocker. It’s a better fruit beer than their Cherry Wheat or Cranberry Lambic, but it’s still not really my thing. I like a little subtle lemon, like in their Summer Ale. The Porch Rocker is like beer lemonade.
- I’m on my third Blu-ray player in the living room. My Sony quit recognizing discs. I replaced it with a cheapie LG that stopped receiving from the remote. Now, it’s a cheapie Samsung, which is the brand of the player in the study and the only one I’ve bought that still works flawlessly. It’s not like I’m using these things in an extreme environment. What the hell?
- LSU has removed Tyrann Mathieu from the team for what is presumed to be an ongoing drug problem. That’s too bad. I’m sure he was eager to repeat his BCS title game performance. Heh.
- I don’t encounter many regular perfume wearers anymore, and I guess I don’t have much of a perfume “file” anymore either. Mom wore Chanel No. 5, which means it can never have any alluring connotation whatsoever. Marie wore Ysatis by Givenchy. I went to school with a woman who doused herself in Poison. Lea wears Beautiful, which was one of my favorites even before we met.
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So, when do we hear the breathless reporting that this string of abnormally mild august temperatures is concrete evidence of global cooling, and we’re all going to die!!
I’ve been curious about SmashBurger. How would you compare it to say 5 Guys? Also, am I the only one that looks at the logo and sees a pending trademark dispute/lawsuit with GameStop over the usage of a half-black-half-red logo? Because it’s that kind of petty that flies these days.
Have you considered a PS3 for your bluray player? It may seem a bit overkill, but I’ve yet to hear anyone disagree with the statement that it’s still one of the best bluray players out there. The fact that it’s closer to being a computer than a special purpose device has allowed it to evolve in functionality to keep hanging with the big dogs, even after being out for nearly a decade. It does a number of other handy things these days like plays Netflix and amazon prime instant streaming, probably some other stuff I haven’t even bothered with. I bought one a year or so ago. Even though I’m a big video game player, I use it purely as a bluray/Netflix box and it’s been well worth it.
I still encounter a perfume patron I’d say at least once a day on average. A number of them are people I encounter daily at work. Others are at my 2 or 3 times a month I might venture out into the night life realm, usually following King’s Haze around town. Admittedly, I have what some refer to as a hound dog nose, as I’m very sensitive to “changes” in aroma. After about 5 or 10 seconds, I won’t be able to smell/distinguish it anymore, but when it’s new to my environment, it’ll nearly punch me in the face.
Tahm, Five Guys was the natural comparison, and so far, burger to burger, Five Guys wins. It’s not a rout, but it’s unambiguous. ‘Course, Five Guys is much further from my house and doesn’t sell beer, soooo…well, that makes it interesting. And my 8-year-old made the GameStop comment!
That I didn’t have the coin handy ruled out a PS3 all by itself this time around, but yes, that’s occurred to me. However, I had a run-in with Sony customer service about two years ago that pissed me off, so there’s still that hump to get over too. Plus, the first player I bought wasn’t cheap, and it irritated me that it died the way it did (and out of warranty). Finally, I’ve got an Xbox 360 and a Roku 2, both of which do the multi-purpose online appliance thing very well.
One at work for me too, now that you mention it.
Too many people claim to be “allergic” to scents nowadays. The PC crowd wins again. (Not that too much perfume is a good thing; the deodorizer aisle at the grocery store gives me a headache in 15 seconds flat.)
Me — if I remember — dab a little Trésor behind each ear in the morning. But I don’t often remember. I got out of the habit when I used to sing professionally. The saying for the stage was, “Don’t smell good; don’t smell bad. Just don’t smell.” And really, stage lights + adrenaline = a whole lotta stank.
Kelly, you must be allergic! Wonder if there’s any federal money in it?