Movies

Our netflix is back and running after a long hiatis. We saw two movies that we recommend everyone see. The first was Michael Moore's Sicko. I am not a big michael Moore fan (that feller wants to takes my guns away) so it took a long time for this to come up on our queue, but damn... this is a movie that needs to be seen.

Gee...maybe life and death/quality of life health decisions shouldnt be made by companies whose goal (making money) is dimetrically opposed to providing care to the people (spending money). I must confess I never really thought about it, but it is a freaking no brainer. I guess that was the point, and they got me hook, line and sinker; so much so that this movie has opened up the possibility of Roxanne and I emmigrating... Seriously (okay not that seriously) but Roxanne may bone up on her french just in case. Regardless, see the movie, it is enlightening at least.

Secondly, we got a documentary about a crazy yachtist, Deep Water; turns out he didnt start out crazy. This movie cronicles his decent. I only put it on our queue because it was highly recommended by the onion AV club. RENT THIS MOVIE! Have you ever told a lie and had it spiral out of control? I dont mean in the 3's company sense where Mr Roper is about to come over and find that Jack Tripper has a girlfriend over. Well, the guy in this documentary did, and it is one of the most interesting, sad, thought provoking stories I have ever heard. I dont want to give away anymore, it is best to watch it without doing too much digging into what it is about. It is like a real life "heart of darkness" tale on the open ocean. A must see.

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jb

Onion AVCLUB

Rx and I are big fans of The Onion. Of course the articles are fun, but the reviews at the AV Club are usually spot on, and they deliver cutting sarcasm when something is really bad. I have been waiting for their review of the utterly horrible looking 'Meet the Spartans.' This movie is the culmination of everything bad about america. Their review does not dissapoint. Here is the link

http://www.avclub.com/content/cinema/meet_the_spartans

Sunday Afternoon

After sleeping in today I spent the better half of the day putting on Texas licence plates on the metro. Evidently the screws had rusted, my power screwdriver wouldnt even budge them, applying enough pressure to move them a little them meant they were soon stripped beyond repair. I had to put the back Tx plate on over the MO plate. Like a redneck James Bond. I drilled holes in the plastic bumper, I was suprised how little pressure it took to drill a hole in my bumper, I think a hot butter knife might have worked also. I finally got it on the front and back on after a trip to home depot and an auto parts store.

Anyway, after that fiasco Rx and I went to Ladybird lake for some hiking... There are good views of the downtown and a suprising amount of birds to watch

A free pound of brisket to whoever can name these birds (below)... I call them "turkey-ducks" as they seem to have the head of a turkey (complete with snood) and swim like a duck. I have never seen them before.
Perhaps the greatest bird of all was the mighty rust colored eagle fighting the

ladybird lake brown trout! Kirk would be proud.... more likely he would fight him for dominance in a head bobbing ritual.

We were all tired out when we were done....here is Rx crashed out on the "couch of cats", unable to move under Priscilla's hyponotic stare - and her weight.

You tube video

Hey, alright! Thanks to the help of our friend David Staple (see link below) I am now able to post the actual Lucy Daughter of the Devil video. hope you like...rx

Packers!?!?!

Oh Packers,

I was warned not to fall in love with you, but that only made you more appealing, and now you do this? You break my heart in two? Will I ever love again?.... CAN I ever love again??

Let this emoticon ring throughout the land on this day of mourning.

:(

Hey, how's it going?? You want to go for a walk? Give treats? We thought we heard the word treat....you got our attention. Now what?
Sorry, kids, no treats...it's time for "lucy, daughter of the devil", our new favorite show on cartoon network....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-6joZ4j4a8&feature=related

check it out!

Whole Fools & The Peach of Destiny

What a snow job. I went to Whole Foods today because I'd heard how awesome their fruit is. Alright, I'll give it a shot. I picked out a peach and then saw they had cherries. The sign below the cherries said $1.99/#. I grabbed a bag (about a hand full) and headed for the register. The peach rang up at $1.02 - no prob, the cherries? $13.50!!! for may be 1/2 a pound. The person at the register explained that they were organic, so they're a little more expensive.

What kinda racket is this? What kind of people have so much money that they can waste it on a few cherries for 14 bucks!? I'm very sad that Austin is the home of Whole Foods and that they're everywhere....I really miss Trader Joe's :(

I let him keep the cherries, and took the peach home. It better be a freakin' awesome peach.

Second installment.....The peach:

So, I just got done with my work out.

I bought a new abs video ....

That totally kicked my butt....

So, of course now I have a hankering for an awesome peach....so here we go. I bring it out of the bag and, hey wait a minute....are peaches supposed to have mold on them?

I didn't think so, but hey it's an organic peach - so may be it's okay.

Let's just slice her open and check it out.

Well, this isn't looking too good It came apart all mealy and didn't really come off the pit. I ate a little bit - had to have a taste - but I can't say it was up to all the hype.

I guess I'll stick to my plain old pesticide-laden fruit from now on.

Louie the Lion

Louie got a new hair cut! He is, as you say....shaaaved? I took him in to work with me and one of my technicians brought her clippers....away went about half of Louie.
As you can see, he is very excited about his new "do"... We kept his mane and tail, so now he looks a lot like a lion.

We also work!

It's not all fun and hiking in Austin - well, mostly it is, but we work too! here is proof...

Jack, looking professional, in his new lab....complete with goggles. I'm guessing that's the first and last time those got used....just kidding. I'm sure he follows all OSHA regulations.

Grelle Rec Area

We went to Grelle Recreation Area just outside of Spicewood Tx, in the hill country on Sunday. It is on the shores of lake Travis. Louie had a good time and got all tuckered out. He was sleeping on the ride home...


There were lots of interesting sites and stuff. Including a guy passed out in his trailblazer..... Roxanne thought he was dead, but I think he was just fishing.

Don't call her Bones!!! Forensic Veterinarian Mitchell determined this to be a right-handed male racoon 2.2-2.5 years old, last meal: crawfish. Cause of death: acute lack of flesh and organs (also osteoperosis).

Below is Louie going after the shillelagh I found. If you look closely I think we captured a ghost or some sort of spectre in the water.

Also, there was some moss.

Lady's man Lou

Hello.... My name is Louis, Won't you come sit with me down by the fire? It is so cozy down here. Can I interest you in a glass of wine? A chardonnay perhaps? No.. not your style, how about a smooth merlot? Don't be shy. Come closer... it's warmest by the fire. You look beautiful in this light. Baby, I've admired you from afar for a while now. I must say I am quite taken with you. What do you say.... is tonight the night.... is tonight alright.... for love?

Tiny snail shells...

I found these today when I was taking Louie out for a walk. They were all in a clearing in the yard. I thought they were pretty so I took them in and put them on display on our bar.

Bunny was unamused.......

-jb

Yay! We just found out Russ and Rachel are coming to visit in February....we're so excited. Louie has a big crush on Rachel and I'm sure his howls will borderline ecstatic when he sees her ;)

We are also anticipating a visit from my mom in late February and, hopefully, Laurel and Demian in March.

The weather here today is 75 with some clouds and a warm breeze. Hopefully it stays like this for the visits from the Northerners!

Well, Jack has already explained lots about our trip to Missouri. But here are the real pictures. For one, I have a few of Oklahoma in the area that isn't really junky.....


this is going over a beautiful lake. Sorry the picture isn't great, but it was a nice view at the time.








Here is Jack with Rico, Andrew and Meredith's dog. He is a little wild man! But very cute.

Kate with Cookie who is sporting a lovely collar that Pat bought. It is supposed to go with the antlers but the collar was as little small for Louie.

Marvin and Louie are best buds!! Below is Jack under the avalanche of presents we all received :) Christmas In Novinger was lovely as always!


Here is the Forest Park hike Jack told y'all about....Keith and Marvin were our tour guides. It was a nice day to get out and stretch our legs.