Winnie The Pooh

I'm an avid reader of the critic Mick LaSalle. He's the top notch movie reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle. When I read the byline he was reviewing the kid flick "Winnie The Pooh", I scratched my balls and said, 'huh?'. But the review is charming and damned near fanciful.

Mick wrote:

"The makers of "Winnie the Pooh" had enough material for a good 65 minutes, and so they did something unusual, practically unheard of in modern times. They made a 65-minute movie."

And his final paragraph sums it up:

"So Eeyore has misplaced his tail, which makes him more depressed than usual, and Winnie and his friends go looking for it. Along the way, Winnie looks for honey, and that's about it, folks. He's a little bear, he's hungry, but he wants to help his friend, too. That's all there is, and all you need to know, though I'll add, too, that this movie reminded me of being 6, and I liked the reminder."

Read the whole thing here.

Bottom line? I like being reminded of being a 6-year-old.

18 Hour Visit

This bagel with salmon says it all about my weekend. Saturday breakfast at a new favorite place - Riverside Clubhouse - will forever be on my brain (or at least until my next visit). Pleasant...no, it was a glorious surprise. Food, decor, service, and alluringly hypnotic water feature on the patio.



Loved this headstone in German. Haven't seen it before.



And a cooler than cool gate to this plot. I dunno, the history in this old cemetery really is great to revisit.



Hot Italian always knocks it out the park with their classic yet inventive pizza menu. Loved this salad atop a simple crust. But that's the silver lining. First the server actually collided my pie with my cohort's dinner, spilling it on the floor causing the dish to be made a 2nd time. Next the server forgot to put in one of my companion's order (hello? count 'em 1, 2, 3, and 4).



The complimentary "I fucked up" gelato really didn't hit the spot...sigh...

Kaanapali

Yeah. We booked our tickets!

Obama & sleeping baby

I know, I know. Politicians and babies? Quite the cliché.

But something about this pic that makes me smile.

Like holding a sleeping Shirley Temple...

Debbie Harry at 66!

From a recent interview for Britain's Daily Mail.

On being adopted:

“It gave me a license to expect anything and not be predetermined, which proved great for me career-wise. As I got older, I realized the differences between us – I knew that I was an artist, and although my parents were interested in the arts, they didn’t work in the arts.”


On Lady Gaga & shows like The X Factor:

“‘I think Gaga has good songs and I appreciate her ambition. I like the fact that she’s really into being outrageous.”

“There’s good and bad in those shows because they give people a chance and a shortcut to fame, and they’re certainly getting record deals when they wouldn’t normally. I’ve thought about whether I’d have ever gone on one of those shows and I probably wouldn’t have been capable.”


On aging, Botox, and surgery:

“I don’t think any of us want to get older, but there are all these things out there that if you want to, you should take advantage of. I’ve done everything and will probably continue to do everything. I think Joan Rivers has the right idea and I think Cher looks great."


Besides putting out a new Blondie album, “Panic of Girls”, she’s bungee jumping!:

“I did it a while ago and I think it’s about time I did it again. I like flying and have taken lessons, and a friend of mine is trying to convince me to go skydiving.”

Lawn Cock

I took this picture on a lark, thinking of ribald comments for this blog.

When I googled "lawn cock", you can only imagine my results (I dare you to try it -- not for the faint at heart).

One woman's blog (here) lead me to believe there's some nifty history behind this randy marker. I still don't know all the facts, but there's more here than what I initially thought.

Sad Tranny Stuff on the Street

The over-sized empty pocket book?

Padded black underwear?

Looks like another Tranny hook-up went very, very wrong.