iPad Mini

broderic on December 1, 2012

Thoughts on this thing I am typing on.

When I first picked it up: Damn this thing is small. I thought it was going to be bigger.

Now it feels like iPhone 3GS. The screen doesn’t feel too nice. It feels kind of plasticky. Plus it misses the retina display. If it had that, I think it would be worth the money. This is the 32MB wireless+cellular. It’s kind of pricy for this thing that looks like an Amazon Kindle or a Nook.

Now that I think of it this thing reminds me of my Mini. Plasticky and pricy. But you know I love my Mini. Do I like this a lot so far.

Thanksgiving 2012

broderic on November 22, 2012

There are not many movies centered around the Thanksgiving holiday. I can only think of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Can you think of any other?

Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

Lincoln

broderic on November 21, 2012

I believe Lincoln was misnamed. The movie is based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book, Team of Rivals; The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. As you can see, it wasn’t 100% about Abe Lincoln, but about the team he built to pass The Thirteenth Amendment. So when I walked into the theatre I was expecting a Lincoln biopic. What I got was a thriller, where Lincoln schemed and plotted and politicalled his way to abolishing slavery.

It’s a good piece of American history to watch in this election season. It reminds you that Republicans once had a soul. That we as a nation was so divided that it came to guns and cannons to solve our differences. It reminds you that politics is about being uncompromising in your beliefs, but compromising in your actions; bend don’t break for your beliefs is politics is politics.

We also get to hear two of Lincoln’s greatest speeches: the Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural. Those words adorn the Lincoln Memorial. You could love him for those words, a Republican. One of the greatest presidents, but one of the most dangerous.

We live in interesting times. Times that come back again. We don’t learn history. We repeat it.

3 of 5 stars.

Cheese Popcorn

broderic on November 21, 2012

When I went to Wisconsin late in August, we flew in and out through Chicago’s O’Hare. I bought some cheese popcorn from the Nuts On Clark kiosk. It was not the white cheddar, but the orange cheddar, and it was pretty good cheese popcorn. Smooth cheesy flavor. Big fluffy puffed popped corn. Delicious. I just paid a mint for a gallon.

Now I can’t get enough cheese popcorn. It must be from the delicious Karamel Korn kiosk in Security Square as I was growing up. I love it better than carmel corn. Don’t get me started on kettle corn. But anyway, I love cheese popcorn. The orange the better. The white isn’t so bad, but it’s boring. Give me orange cheddar.

So I need to find more orange cheddar cheese popcorn. Perhaps the holidays and their gift tins of popcorn maybe good or maybe they maybe mediocre. Usually they are nothing to write home about. Perhaps I’ll find some in some nut store around here. There’s one in the Greenspring Station if it’s still open. Perhaps, I’ll send away via internet for some: fischer’s? or some other boardwalk popcorn place.

I just need some cheese.

33

broderic on November 17, 2012

Eddie

Damn if Eddie Murray ain’t the greatest Oriole to throw on stirrup socks I don’t think you can find anyone else.

Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die! Ed-die!

Let’s Play Ball

broderic on November 17, 2012

Chicago White Sox [5-3]

Looking through my Lumix at pictures that were still on there and I found these from the August 30th day game versus the Chicago White Sox. Out of all the games I went to last season this one is a favorite. It came during the controversial “low attendance” “start of school” days. As you can tell, there’s barely anyone there, but it was a fun, rollicking crowd. Orioles won, too, to boot! It was just the start of their push to the playoffs, and soon Camden Yards and The Birds were rolling.

Gahh! Where’s baseball?!

Skyfall

broderic on November 16, 2012

Bond, Jason Bond. Or is it, Bond, Bruce Bond?

During the latest Bond adventure, Skyfall, you may think you’re in another installment of Jason Bourne: Die Another Day. Then later on you may think that James Bond is Batman. He’s an orphan with a big, big mansion. And a cave underneath! I’m Batman!

I’m not a big Bond fan. I’ve seen them all, because that’s what you have to watch on occasion. But I don’t try to figure it all out. Except, this latest installment was pretty good. Dark like The Dark Knight.

It is the prettiest looking Bond you’ll see, too. Give credit to Roger Deakins for his cinematography. The scene in the skyscraper in Macau was phenomenal.

And we get the Aston Martin to boot.

4 of 5 stars.

“We’ll face it all together at Skyfall.”