Saturday, June 20, 2015

Chef (2014)

IMDB
Chef (2014): Talented but unappreciated chef quits and buys a food truck. As feel-good a movie as you could want. I just didn't want. C+












Friday, June 19, 2015

POTD: Thai Street Food


From 2015 03 16 Bangkok

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Bangkok, Thailand. It's a photo of a
street food vendor. Here are some quotes from just a few of the first
hits you get if you Google "Bangkok street food."

  • "Bangkok is the best city in the world for street food."
  • "For the best food in Bangkok, hit the streets."
  • "Nowhere is the Thai reverence for food more evident than in Bangkok."
  • "Known as the unofficial outdoor dining capital of Asia, Bangkok's street food is unlike anything else in the region."
  • "You can wander the streets of Bangkok for weeks, pointing at every single thing that looks tasty, handing over a couple dozen baht [less than a dollar], and eating until you burst, all without ever trying the same thing twice."

Good times.

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Real Sweet Deal for RealPage

Here's what I wrote in October, 2014.
"State Farm's move to Richardson will leave behind big blocks of empty office space." That was the headline to a story in The Dallas Morning News revealing the ugly secret behind the big win for Richardson. ... It turns out that many of the 8,000 employees moving into those new State Farm office towers will be moving from just down the road, where State Farm is currently leasing space in five office buildings in Richardson's Galatyn Park. That will leave a huge hole behind that will need to be filled, perhaps with the city trying to lure other big tenants to move.
Source: The Wheel.
It's time for an update on this game of musical chairs.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Oldboy (2003)

IMDB
Oldboy (2003): Korean thriller. Man imprisoned for 15 years by unknown enemy. When released, seeks revenge. Mystery and lots of violence. C-