H.O.U.N.D. of the ...............

We're back to Sherlock Holmes - modern British version

.......of the Baskervilles. The PVR is automatically recording SH on ' Showcase ' channel. And its a mystery. Yes , I recorded SH on PBS but didn't think that I had chosen ' Showcase ' as well. My thinking was that the recording would be triggered by the code for the show and that the code specified channel as well as program. Maybe ,before leaving for Fla , I did start recording on ' Showcase '. Irrelevant b/c.......
Bereft of good TV otherwise , I'm re-watching SH. 

However , is it re-watching when you are going ' didn't remember that... didn't remember that '    throughout the show ?
So ,thats 2 episodes ' Scandal.. ' and ' H.O.U.N.D. ... '.
HOUND w/ the periods are initials. The modern SH turns to genetic research as the mechanism of the problem at Baskerville research facility , the heart of the Moors.

Bloody cold out there ( pardon my French )

Blessing of blessings , I've had rice 3 days running. We are a mixed household , English and Japanese , and while I do enjoy potatoes / pasta etc. , I miss the rice. In Fla , my rice choices are dismal.

Started w/ pork chops ( shake and bake , umh ) rice on the side. Wednesday, take-out sushi on Thurs to celebrate ' waiting for the infection flare up ' day. Friday , took my cousin to SuperSushi ( yes , they 'NORM - ed ' me , love it ).
Cousin and I had broiled salmon head , age tofu and kamakachi roll
( see previous posts re: sushi ) , and shrimp tempura.
Cousin is a good choice for dining companion b/c he doesn't balk at the salmon head. The salmon head is deliriously tasty. could be an Asian thing , I suppose.

And Sunday , is Japanese buffet day w/ the relatives , the ' hello cousin ' get to-gether. Cousin is from Albuquerque , NM.

Grimsby watches ' Space ' channel. I wonder does Grimsby have fangs ??

Our team , Johns Hopkins , is 3 - 0 in lacrosse. Hop plays a challenging schedule. You notice when they say challenging , it usually means ' not a hope in hell '. 
For the ' kings of spring ' ( from a lacrosse ad from Inside Lacrosse magazine for College lacrosse in general ). Hop will play 16 games.
Starting to-day , they will face their second Top 25 ranked opponent and their first Top 10 opponent too !
The pattern will not change from now. In total , Hop will face 7 teams ranked in the Top 25 and 6 of those appear ahead of JHU in the rankings.
To-day is Princeton , a long time nemesis. A tough defensive minded squad that gives the Bluejays fits most years.

JHU is not presently , affiliated w/ a league. As an Independent , Hop depends on a rating based on quality of opponents beaten.
In ' Jeremiah Johnson ' the movie , JJ is reminded among the indians , a tribe's greatness is determined by how powerful its enemies be '
Well ,this method applies to JHU.
How effective has this method been. Until ,  last year , JHU had appeared in 41 straight Championship tourneys. This is a record for most consecutive appearances , in post season play.

Next season JHU , will play associated w/ the Big 10 ( which isn't Ten anymore , closer to 14 ). The leagues that have 5 or more teams are allowed to send an automatic qualifier to the Championship round. Plus any others that are selected based on Strength of Schedule.  This process sounds simple but by the whining and moaning that goes on post ' Selection Sunday ' , you would think the Huns and Visigoths had come to their school.

The flare up report : took 2 ibuprofen and went to sleep. All quiet on the Western front , so far , this AM

Go ! Jays