Thursday update

– Well, I had a special video all ready to post – of a crackhead dancing on the sidewalk, taken with my camera last night – but once I uploaded it to YouTube, I found it was so poorly lit that it’s not worth anyone’s time to watch it. That’s the trouble with digital cameras, they’re not good with light – and since it’s a video not an image I can’t use Picasa to correct it.

– So, I finally ate at Pearl’s. After getting my hair cut, I swung by there and took a seat at the bar. Both the bartender and one of the servers immediately said, “Hey Paul! Good to see you again! Where’s the rest of the gang? Are you coming Saturday night?” I ordered the Pearl’s Seafood Alfredo, pasta alfredo with shrimp, crawfish and scallops. Very good. Unfortunately I drove to Pearl’s, so I couldn’t complement my dinner with an alcoholic beverage. At least in that respect I act like a responsible adult. Next time I plan on having the blackened amberjack sandwich, which comes highly recommended from a friend. The shrimp & grits have also been recommended by just about every person I know who has been there, but I’ve never been much of a grits person.

– The Belmont Stakes is this weekend. It’s the third leg of the Triple Crown, but there’s no chance of a Triple Crown winner this year because different horses won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Trivia: No horse has won the triple crown since Affirmed in 1978. The following year, the powers that be, having witnessed blowaway victories by Affirmed, Seattle Slew, and Secretariat in the years before, decided that restrictor plates should be installed on all horses, in an effort to make the races closer and more competitive. This was the beginning of the “Horse of Tomorrow” that we now see in all races.

– Tonight’s rooftop party night, which always makes for some good socializing and tube top watching. This week’s lineup:

Peabody: The Soul Shockers
Madison: The Billy Gibson Band
EP’s: Garry Goin & G3

I may hit either the Peabody or EP’s or both – it’s possible to do both in one night since the Peabody runs 6 to 10 and EP’s is 8 to 12. Then again, maybe I’ll just sit at the Saucer all evening and never make it to either party – that’s happened a few times recently.

However, next Thursday I’ll be at the Madison where THE DEMPSEYS will be playing!

– Here’s a link to a Wikihow article on how to win at rock, paper, scissors.

– Song of the day – “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by the Smashing Pumpkins. “Despite all my rage, I’m still just a rat in a cage.” Or in my case, a rat in a cubicle. Back to work.