Things I love... apart from the obvious.

1. Good Food.
2. Good Film.
3. Good Television.
4. Good Sport.

(not necessarily in that order)

Tonight, I had 4 of the 4 which from the standpoint of enjoyment makes this night a roaring success. I will work backwards.

I had chili that is about 2.5 days past its prime. Not so good, but I watched an episode of Psych and Burn Notice - 2 of my favorite television shows on the DVR. Those can make a bad meal not feel like so much of a waste.

Before the Chili incident I went to the movies with my students which served as a bonus because as we all know doing anything with friends is a major plus. I went to see Where the Wild Things Are on opening night. It's the first opening night I've been to since Star Wars 3. I must say it didn't disappoint, however I wouldn't go planning any trips to see it with individuals under 14. Though it may be rated PG, it is well over the head of most PG level children. But that is beside the point; I thought the movie was beautiful, well acted, and extremely well written. I feel like I could have watched that movie with my friends in Jax. and we would have been able to have quite the lively conversation to follow. And yes, the Monsters are scary but in that creepy David Bowie, Labrynth, sort of way.

Preceding the movie, I played a robust round of Disc Golf and had a wonderful time after joining in with 2 gentleman I had never met before in my life (I will call them Charlotte Bob and Big Philly, since I forgot their names pretty much immediately and they were from Charlotte and Philadelphia respectively. As you've probably guessed the guy from Philly was rather large and the guy from charlotte mentioned another disc golfer named Bob McDonald.)

Fortunately, for the Chili it didn't have to live up to the hype of it's peak performance because I had 2 of the most heavenly, delicious hotdogs sold on the face of the earth. To those in the know that is without doubt a Sandy's Chili Dog with the onions. It is one of only 2 dining establishments I know of that smells as good post meal as it does pre meal. I'm not sure how they do it, but my hat's off to both Sandy's and Tacos Del Rey for their fine dining smells.

All in all, a wonderful day off. Tomorrow brings an early breakfast with students (7:30) and a canoe trip for the other portion of the day. As a bit of an aside my canoe is nearly as wide as my white Ford Explorer XLT. I think I could do Jumping jacks on that thing and not flip it over.

Cheers.