…from Lunds…sorry, just had it for lunch, excellente!! You know how you spend $5.50 on those lunch sandwiches and usually get some grade D focaccia and slimy lettuce, etc.? This was the most flavor I ever got, with blackened chicken, cheese, and some purple sauce that must’ve been some vinaigrette…..mmmmmmmmmm……….would give Panera a run for the money….
Daily Archives: November 17, 2003
Delta Guide Series technical books -AND- Mozilla’s new site
Ah, finally someone figured it out! A friend of mine mentioned the Delta Guide books to me before, books that give you the ‘what’s changed’ view instead of starting every new version from the beginner’s level. It’s perfect for when you have the knowledge of let’s say IIS 5.0, but wonder what you need to know about IIS 6, what’s changed, what’s new. And don’t worry, there’s plenty of online articles and resources they provide as well for background info, in case you still need it.
So hopefully it’ll save a lot of time and money in those ‘need to know’ situations….here’s to hoping they keep going in this direction….
Also, support your local Mozilla developer! Their site recently underwent a small renovation, mainly look-and-feel, but needed as they start out on their own as AOL dumped Netscape…this browser should become the new de-facto!! Be sure to check out their add-in project site where various people post add-ins for Mozilla.
‘Elf’ Rocks!!
The wife and I went to see ‘Elf’ Saturday nite, making sure we slid into the last matinee of the day. That way if it sucked at least we saved a few bucks, a mantra to learn in these days of big marketing and little substance…..
I didn’t expect that with ‘Elf’, or Will Ferrell, and wasn’t disappointed! It’s the perfect holiday movie for adults and kids. Buddy the elf (Ferrell) is a larger than life elf, who finds out he is not really an elf, but had arrived unexpectedly at the North Pole as a toddler, found in Santa’s sack after a nite of delivering gifts to an orphanage. Having been so busy at the workshop and not having time for a family of his own to that point, Papa Elf (Bob Newhart) decides to raise Buddy as his own.
Buddy learns his birth father lives in New York City, and decides to make the journey to reunite with his dad….which is quite the trek as you’ll see. Needless to say Buddy’s dad is a somewhat ruthless children’s book author, but Buddy ends up helping spread the Christmas message to them and other New Yorkers.
WIll Ferrell as Buddy was the perfect cast, as he’s not over-the-top like Jim Carrey, and surprisingly I saw some new sides to Will’s acting, as it never got old, the ‘I’m an elf..’ bit. Plus the guy could make anyone laugh! And the other good thing with this movie is it never turned into ‘The Santa Clause’ or some old-time Christmas movie. It stays light-hearted, yet there was even a moment when the wife almost shed a tear, and still re-introduces one of the oldest Christmas doctrines, how Santa really got his sleigh to fly (with a modern twist)…the movie does all this without losing momentum…
I highly recommed ‘Elf’ and give it five stars, which means something once I get my movie reviews back online, dammit!
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