sequitors......

" a River Runs Through It " was mentioned yesterday. As a metaphor for life, ' aRRTI ' is iconic. As a parallel to my life, amazing.

A fishing family, check. Brother dies, check ( Brad Pitt gets beaten to death, near the end of the movie ). Surviving Bro goes on and fishes primarily by himself, check. The movie bros ran a Stratos, NO. Oh well, close but no ceegar, as they say.

Lance the Glance, will no longer contend versus the Anti-doping charges. Likely, he will be stripped of 7 Tour titles and others I guess.
In interviews, on CBC radio, experts said " one of the most cryptic results will be, who gets the Tour title lost by Armstrong ". In many year's results, anyone next in line has already been sanctioned w/ bans and strippings. There was some, perhaps , facetious musings that someone outside the top ten in a given year, would be awarded # 1.
An editor from l'Equipe, a Fr newspaper w/ a well-known sports department stated, Fr. and European writers have been saying since '98 that something was fishy in the Armstrong saga, e.g. win after win. Well the Fr know wine and doping ?, they sure don't do well in wars.

TV shows that I watch and am ridiculed for.
Rumour says that I am mesmerized by " Swamp People " , a series that follows 'hunters ' that trap or shoot alligators in La. A definite lie, I have watched but not religiously.
" Duck Dynasty " follows a clan of duck call makers that have made it big. Their custom made duck calls have made them millionaires. I have seen episodes but I am not a fan, so scotch those untruths now !

" Pawn Stars " situated in Las Vegas " documents the ecletic mix of items that are brought in for pawn or sale. Guilty, but its not a show that I wait for. Its on all the time.

"Pawnathon, Canada " . , guilty. I'm in love w/ Alison Ross , one of the pawn masters. The show is along the lines of ' Roadshow Antiques '
w/ potential items being evaluated / bought by experts.

" Diners, Drive-ins and Dives" has host Guy Fieri, travelling N.A. seeking out unusual, typically on-site preparation, low cost eating places. We have been to at least 5 DDD places.

1. Primanti bros, Balto
2. Chaps, Real Pit BBQ, Balto
3. Ruth and Chicks deli, Annapolis , Md
4. Harrigans fish House, Redington Bch, Fla.
5

More to come, no doubt.

" Canadian Pickers " and " American Pickers " both centre on partners that scour the land for saleable items found in garages, attics and people's homes. Guilty, as charged. I believe that I am a picker at heart, and this is not a good thing, just ask the sane one in our family.
My latest pick - a wooden lighthouse decorated w/ seagulls and marine related things. I received compliments for good taste
- Wow, a big wow - however, the lighthouse was 50 cents.
I picked up a candle lantern, bigger than a breadbox, free !. downside, it was left on the porch and melted wax ( sun exposure ) got all over the wooden deck, my fault.

Many picks have not been so well received. Picking as metaphor for life, you bet.

You may not know it but Natalie Portman poses nude for Dior fragrances. There are two campaigns where she doffed her clothes to tastefully ( what else , come on ) sell some scent ( I am in the dark, on this topic ).