Sugar Is Dangerous

but this comes as no surprise
she loves everyone panting all the while
she used to be taller
and has an old soul
and as we are being sent with shakespeare
i will listen only to myself
now that all this is in our hands
undoubtedly too many details will always be influential
and i couldn't care less
    ---random sugarspeak

5:48:46 PM     

Comfort

And I ask...What could possibly be better than a hot bowl of oatmeal topped with a small pat of real butter, three spoonfuls of brown sugar and a dash of cold milk on a frigid Saturday afternoon? 

12:41:21 PM     

Cowgirl Pinups

A compilation of favorite cowboy's cowgirl pinups from the 1930s through the 1960s, as well as some contemporary....via boing boing blog

11:35:42 AM     

The Camelot Project

I can always count on The Presurfer for the most interesting links.  Today I found the University of Rochester's Camelot Project.  This one went straight into my favorites. Thanks, Gerard.

"On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road runs by
  To many-tower'd Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
  The island of Shalott."

 --from The Lady of Shallot by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

9:56:04 AM     

McDVDs? Check them out at some McDonald's

Excerpts from the Seattle Times...
Full Article Here

"McDonald's has put a fast-food twist on dinner and a movie, installing DVD-rental machines outside some of its restaurants, the latest move in its efforts to attract more customers."

"The Oak Brook, Ill.-based fast-food company has planted machines in the Washington, D.C., and in the San Francisco areas. Recently, the company has started other trial ventures, opening traditional sit-down restaurants in Indiana and including yogurt and other snacks made by General Mills and other non-McDonald's companies on its menus."

"Last month the burger giant predicted it would have its first loss ever this quarter. The company — which has engaged in a price war that increased the size of its dollar menu — is betting the DVDs will give it an advantage over its fast-food competitors."

"The machines, called TikTok DVD Shops, accept only plastic payment and charge customers 99 cents to $1.50 per day. Customers can keep the movies for up to two weeks in some cases. Those who don't return a movie on time are charged the entire cost of the DVD."

McDonald's should be focusing on customer service and product quality first and foremost, in my opinion. Get the order right the first time, clean up the restaurants, serve hot things hot - cold things cold, and don't be so damn stingy with the ketchup. DVD's? Just melt the cheese, please...

9:08:39 AM