This was not my favorite Ed McBain book. The entire story centered around a cat-and-mouse-game between the perpetrator and the police. I mean, does that ever actually happen? Consequently, despite clocking in just under 300 pages, this took me way too long to read.
My rating: 3/5
We did the annual birthday get together (for my brother’s birthday and mine) over the weekend. My parents treated us and everyone else to dinner at The Windber Hotel. I do not believe that I’ve been there before. They’re known for their beer list, but the food was pretty good, too. It was just usual bar fare, but my club sandwich was tasty. I’d go there again.
This was an amusing sitcom. I think everyone knows the premise by now so I won’t rehash it. If you know me at all, you won’t be surprised to hear my favorite character was Brianna–she was hilarious!
It always seems like everything comes out at the same time. I’m behind on my tv-watching and now that it’s summer, I will surely fall even further behind.
My rating: 3.5/5
This movie picked up a number of years after the series left off–specifically, when South Dakota celebrated its statehood. So, at least they didn’t have to make the characters look younger (which is a battle Better Call Saul has been losing for years). The movie was ok, but it didn’t have much going on in the way of plot. It kind of felt more like an episode or two of the show (something in the middle of a larger story). Though, it was good to see the characters again even if Swearengen uncharacteristically didn’t swear that much during the movie.
My rating: 3/5
I spent the previous two evenings power washing the patio and patio furniture. It really needed it! Everything is all set up now and looks great!
There’s an issue with the patio, that has been getting worse by the year, which is that the lawn is now higher than the patio. This is complicated by the fact that there are large tree roots running along the edge of the patio (otherwise, I could just dig it up to fix the issue). I’m thinking about hiring someone to install decking or paver stones on top of the patio (in order to raise it up above ground level). But there are more pressing issues at the moment, so I guess that’s going to have to wait.