What happened in Vegas most definitely should’ve stayed in Vegas

When we decided to tackle the Ocean’s Trilogy, one thing we all agreed on right from the start was that Ocean’s Twelve, for lack of a better word, sucked.   The story line was convoluted, while the pace, in comparison to the Ocean’s Eleven and Thirteen, laborious.  The big heist this time, payback for stealing the…

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Small Dice Challenge: Leftovers

Last week, we went to the library for the Day of the Dead story time.  This one kid proudly announced that he was “a little sick” after my son had been chewing greedily on the same chair the kid had just infected.  Sure enough, a few days later, we were the living dead. Throughout the…

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Comic: The Nose Plays!

Mimi and I have an editorial meeting…of sorts. Read what Mimi came up with here: What happened in Vegas most definitely should’ve stayed in Vegas.  

In the game, it’s all about the players

Danny Ocean might not have been very impressed by “the little Chinese guy” Rusty brought him to check out at the circus, but he soon realizes the potential in “The Amazing Yen” (played by Shaobo Qin).   Like all of the crew members in Ocean’s Eleven, Yen brings a unique skill set to the group–one…

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Small Dice Challenge: BBQ Chicken Wing Salad

My daughter wanted to cook dinner this week while I chose the ingredients. I told her while she cooked that I was going to sit back and drink some wine.  She pointed out that I would have to help her with the stove.  I have such short-lived dreams.  I still chose some pretty easy ingredients…

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Planning a heist can make a guy hungry

Danny Ocean (George Clooney) may be the “mastermind” behind the big Vegas casino heist, but Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) is the logistical genius who keeps the whole crew working in sync, planning the heist and handling the day to day operations.   It’s been said that the reason why Rusty seems to be constantly eating…

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Ocean’s Eleven…All in on one perfect heist

We’re not talking about the 60’s version starring Frank Sinatra and his Rat Pack (though that movie had its charms)…no, we’re talking about the sleek, sophisticated, wittier 2001 production starring the gold standard of Hollywood actors, George Clooney and Brad Pitt.  It’s a good classic heist movie, but what makes it work, what makes it…

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Coffee, Fruit Loops and Axe Murderers

So I Married An Axe Murderer begins with a quintessential aerial shot of San Francisco by night, the camera floating through the streets of North Beach, into a hipster (long before the term was used to describe millennials) Cafe Roads, through its crowded corridors, into the kitchen where a gigantic coffee cup (or “bowl” as…

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Small Dice Challenge: Pumpkin Curry Soup and Ribs

This week, we (pumpkin) spiced things up by going with a Halloween theme.  I let my daughter go grocery shopping with me, so she could pick out her “spooky” ingredients.  She promised me she wouldn’t get “watermelon brains” like we had watched on Chopped recently.  She, instead chose:   The day before cooking, we decided to…

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Great Scots!

All hail the Clan Mackenzie, those beer-swilling, conspiracy-obsessed, tabloid-reading, Rod Stewart-loving, bagpipe aficionados!  The plot line of So I Married An Axe Murderer may ostensibly center around the romance between commitment-phobic Charlie and the thrice married Harriet, but the best scenes in the movie revolve around Charlie and his family.  Stuart (Mike Myers) and May…

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