Cuisine & Spirits
Stinger…A Highly Recommended Cocktail
(Written on December 29th, 2008) Many of y’all know me as a “beer man”…someone who takes pride in his Tecate with lime salt, his Texas-true Shiner Boch, his good ol’ unfiltered Hefeweizen, and his unnecessarily copious amounts of... (more...)
If I Were a Drink…
(Originally written on June 7th, 2007) From one of those amusing facebook quizzes. Haha! You are a part Fine Glass of Wine. You are sophisticated and refined, but also complicated and hard to deal with. Not everyone loves you, but those who do swear... (more...)
Music & Literature
Theatre & Film
Tex’s Oscar Picks (Updated: 5/5 for Major Categories)
Best Picture: Hurt Locker Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) Actress: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) Supporting Actress: Mo’Nique (Precious) Original... (more...)
“Sherlock Holmes” – Doyle WOULD be Proud
Sherlock Holmes hails as the most portrayed movie character of all time with 75 actors providing their unique spin to Doyle’s legendary character in over 200 films. Having grown up reading some of the Holmesian “canon”, I always found... (more...)
The Ugly Truth
When I noticed today that The Ugly Truth had beaten out G.I. Joe for UK’s top box office spot (looks like the Global Joe bet didn’t pay off – see prior review), I decided to give Robert Luketic’s pseudo chick-flick (or is it?)... (more...)
G.I. Joe – The Rise of Cobra
When I first heard that G.I. Joe was going to be made into a live-action film, a shot of childhood nostalgia encompassed my entire being as I drifted off pondering the Hollywood incarnations of laughing gas balloons, a WWF-inspired Sergeant Savage, a... (more...)