Monday Meanderings - 2.6.12

We watched the first Sherlock Holmes movie the other night. That's one of the DVDs we found in the bargain bin around Christmas (didn't want to rush into anything). As a youth, I read the complete works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Every Sherlock Holmes story written. I have even read the contemporary Holmes book that was published by the Doyle's estate this past year. I have to say that my over-arching impression of the Holmes character based on all that reading did not match the characterization presented by Robert Downey, Jr. Not even a little bit.

Well, the groundhog predicts that there will be six more weeks of winter. I'm not sure how that can be since we have yet to have any winter! Seriously, the grass is green and the trees are budding here in ATX. It got up to 80 degrees on Friday. Other places, it's not so balmy; Denver and Europe, for example. Here are a couple of pictures from a friend in Sarajevo.

 

Yes, those are cars under there! See?

However, that much snow allows you to do this:

Admit it. That would be a lot of fun!

The Super Bowl party has become a firm and hallowed tradition in our nation. For some, the get-together and the food is far more significant than the game itself. In honor of that tradition, Barb and I started our celebration early. Let's see, I think we began last Friday, or maybe it was Thursday. We celebrated in an ever-increasing crescendo of good eats throughout the weekend, and if there are any goodies left, we'll taper off throughout the day today. Nothing exceeds like excess.

Noticed in a Statesman article that the student enrollment of Reagan High School - Rob and Julie's old alma mater - is now 1,051.5. Wondering which half of that student they counted.

Okay, I admit this is subtle.