How much is it worth?

This morning we are watching the news and they are showing all the people waiting in the lines at the big box stores for Black Friday. One dad and son said they had gotten in line at Best Buy on wednesday for a.....XBox 360.  That's it? Was it worth missing your Thanksgiving dinner with family to stand in line to save $50? I was discussing with Amy (my sister in law) and she and I agreed, you would have to save over $1000 to make camping out at a store on the holiday worth it. And even then I don't know if I would do it.

So to all those shoppers, good luck, and buy me something good!
:-)

Football is all a game of smoke and mirrors...

NPR made me mad this morning.  This rarely happens, but Frank Deford's editorial on the Driscoll Middle School's fake play was ludicrous! Saying that it was "child abuse" to have the kids run a fake play.  He also said that adult athletes are only trying to outsmart the refs/umps, um hello? Puntrooskie, fumblerooskie, fake handoffs etc are all designed to trick the other team (not the ref's or umps).  The offense is always trying to run plays in the hopes the defense has no clue what they are doing.  That's a major component of the game. 
Frank, you must not be a true sports fan or you would understand that! (And you have an awful hair cut!)
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131358322/trickery-on-the-football-field-like-child-abuse

Laziness at its best

How come when we own a dvd movie, we never watch it, but love when that exact movie comes on tv?
It has commercials! Why not just watch it commercial free?

Do they Last?

Tonight I was on my way home from a Gainesville Pet Rescue board meeting, and I heard on the radio that Justin Timberlake opened a restaurant in NYC called "Southern Hospitality."  The first thing I thought was, "Nice, way to rep in the big city."  Then I thought "What southern foods do they serve and will weight conscious New Yorkers actually frequent it?" Then the biggest question of all came to me..."How many celebrity owned restaurants actually make it?"

Lo and behold there is actually a website dedicated to celebrity eateries!
http://headlinerdiners.com/default.aspx

One particular link on it "Notable Restaurants Now Closed."  It lists the place, who owned it and when it closed.
And celebrity eateries in the movies! This site is pretty cool and has lots of information.

Notably, "Southern Hospitality" is not J Tim's first foray into being a restauranteur.  His first place "Chi" in NYC closed in 2005. And he has one still open called "Destino's" in NYC.