SOTU response

Was in a late mtg. Just got in to see the Pres walk out. Watching gop response. Interesting local/setup. Lesson learned from Jindal debacle.

Lost in Love

I have to admit it. I have to come clean. I have once again fallen. I have a new mistress.

I’ve written about my prior mistresses but this one has quickly seduced me and if I have to, I must also admit that she has a friend and they work in tandem…. And it all started so innocently in the electronics department of my local Sears store.

I was walking through the store on the most innocent of shopping trips. My plan was to get a new blender (too many margaritas I guess) and an iron (sparks flying from a frayed cord will do that). My journey through the store took me past the electronics department and knowing that I needed to get a second DVD player to replace the VCR (hey I still have kids) for big screen I started looking around. That’s when my interest in my new secret lover was piqued.

At first I resisted the temptation of the Blu-ray. Hey, I’m not a technology geek. All i needed was a simple DVD player. Nothing fancy. Just something to play movies, but something that will take full advantage of my 1080P, 64-inch, HDTV. But then I noticed something that intrigued me, the price drop in Blu-ray players. (I just love a deal.) As I further investigated the surprising prices, I discovered a new feature - internet enabled players that allow you to connect to video web services like Netflix. I thought, “Hey wait a second, I have Netflix and I use the ‘Watch it Now’ feature on my computer. It would be so much easier to watch it on my TV.”

Well I left the store with my new blender and iron (I later returned the iron after fixing the frayed wire). Over the course of the next week, I happened to mention my new discovery to several people, including EDIT who told me Best Buy had their house brand, blu-ray with wifi on sale for $119.00. If you’ve read this blog for any length, you know I don’t know, nor really care about technology advancements. Heck, I used a Palm with a monochromatic screen for a good five years. When I switched jobs and they won’t pay for a BlackBerry I kept using the Palm. Another example was my StarTAC cell phone. It worked and it was durable, oh yeah and you could include up to 4 numbers for each contact, but when my cell company was unable to support the phone’s technology, or lack thereof anymore, I had to get a new one. (Yeah, I didn’t need one with a camera. WTF do you need a camera on a phone for…. Boy was I wrong on that one.) Anyhow, I digress and you get the point.

So the more and more I thought about it, I kept thinking to myself that this is ONE THING THAT I NEED, THAT MUST HAVE FOR CHRISTMAS. Well that and a sock monkey. (BTW, I didn’t get a Sock Monkey, but I did get a pair boxer shorts with sock monkeys throwing snowballs.) As it turned out, Santa brought me some cash and Best Buy kept their blu-ray on sale, so I logged on and bought myself the” Insignia® Blu-ray Disc Player with Wi-Fi and 1080p Output”. Yet at this point I still did not know the lengths that my love for this item would go.

And why such a deep, previously unknown love? Well, in addition to the incredible properties that a blu-ray brings to my television set, my Insignia has a friend, NetFlix, and it only takes one remote to energize both of them. I mean how perfect is this, when cable and its endless commercials can’t bring me satisfaction, and my DVR (a previous mistress) is fully occupied with children’s shows, I simply grab the remote, push a few buttons and wahla(!), I have access to hundreds of movies and TV shows via the “Watch it Now” feature of my NetFlix membership. And since FLOTUS and I enjoy many a TV comedy, we can now watch most of them wirelessly at the spur of the moment.

Although I have to admit, with the final season of Lost at hand, I was reminded of deep love of that show which was ruined by commercials and weekly cliff-hangers. But now there are no commercials(!) and I find myself staying up ‘til the early morning hours in the company of my mistress blu-ray and her friend Netflix re-watching (in some cases) the previous seasons. I will however be using my DVR mistress on the side to record the 6th, and final season of Lost.

So goodbye to my former mistresses - Washington DC and your cable TV, fancy beds and cuisine; goodbye to steak and SteakMatters (Ok, maybe not steak and SteakMatters); goodbye to poker whether on the television, on the computer or live action; and goodbye to…well maybe not goodbye to all of you…maybe just a break…or maybe a passing of time until…until I need you again. Like a late-night drunk dialer, maybe, just maybe, I’ll come running back to your warm embrace, your comfort.

But until that time… HERE’S TO A NETFLIX QUEUE FILLED WITH ‘WATCH IT NOW’ MOVIES, TELEVISION SERIES, HISTORY CHANNEL DOCUMENTARIES, AND DISCOVERY CHANNEL PROGRAMING!!

POTUS

Happy Anniversary

In the world of the married, the first anniversary is celebrated with a gift of paper. On our first anniversary, FLOTUS gave me the gift of a year’s 'weekend subscription' to the Plain Dealer, which has resulted in many years of disagreement over the amount of time I spend reading the paper on weekends.

Here we are on the one-year anniversary of the President being sworn in and I’m trying to decide on what I would give him for the occasion. And well, considering news out of Bay State this evening, my gift to the President would be a roll of toilet paper…because, well, he’s 1 for 4 in recent special elections and he probably…ah, well, anyway… it’s a gift of TP because that’s how I roll….

POTUS

PS – It’s nice to see that the Massachusetts election not only energized their electorate but also The Team at SteakMatters.com.

Brown Squared

Random thoughts on tonight's election results:

I'm excited about the Brown win. Now we have a Senator Brown in the U.S. Senate who is in line with the views of most Ohioans.

I have to wonder if the NJ-Virginia-Massachusetts trifecta is as good news for the Midterms as everyone thinks.

I just heard Keith Olbermann ask Rachel Maddow how "we" can make sure healthcare passes. Obviously he was referring to his teammwork with the Democrats. Now, Keith is 'apologizing' for his anti-Brown name calling tirade the other night. That guy has nothing but bile and venom on his tongue.

Since when has the term 'teabagging' become ok? A few months ago I heard Anderson Cooper say during a live segment 'it's hard to talk when you're teabagging' and David Gergen did a double take. Now, the term is regularly used on prime time TV as a deragatory term for Tea Party protester. That's like calling the Mayor of Cleveland a 'Cleveland Steamer' or....well, I can think of some other examples, but we try to keep this blog PG.

-Spin Doctor on the go

Mr. Scott, we need more power!

Congratulations Mr. Scott (Brown) on your Massachusetts victory.

The things to watch:

1) How quickly does the election get certified?

2) What happens with the Senate/House health care negotiations?

3) How quickly does Coakley get thrown under the bus? (Check)

4) The President's approval rating. I'm putting the over/under on Nov 2 at 41%. Place your bets.

POTUS

What Can Brown Do For You?!

Hopefully, if the day goes well, stop the Harry Reid nightmare in the U.S. Senate!!!!

Brown is the color of the day.

--GOTSOO

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Cavemen are alive and well in NYC

About 7 years ago my Doc told me I needed to loose some weight - high cholesterol, high sugar, etc. He said, "You're addicted to process foods and carbohydrates." I thought he wanted me to got on to Atkins Diet, which was all the rage back then. He said, "No, think of it as the Caveman Diet. If a caveman could eat it, you can eat. So vegetables are ok, but in moderation." And due to my high sugar, no grapes, but red wine was ok.... 6months and 25lbs later, I was in great shape and feeling good. Unfortunately, for a myriad of reasons and excuses I became less disciplined and, ta da, I'm back where I was.

Anyhow, I read with enjoyment this article, that was reprinted in today's PD about a 'subculture' [Sidebar: Only in NY and in a NY paper can someone's eating choices be defined as a subculture. End sidebar] of people '...whose members seek good health through a selective return to the habits of their Paleolithic ancestors.'

Its worth read, but hey NYT, the CLE and SteakMatters is way ahead of you...now if I could just get past the homefries at The Palm.

POTUS

Running up the score?

Is Saban running up the score on TX? I think he should have taken a knee and let the clock run out. That would have been class. But I guess I'm just old school.

BCS - maybe not...

BCS - its a game!

Australians like guns too

Thanks to Dick Tracy for sharing this video with SteakMatters this video from Down Under. How do I get me one of dem dar RPGs?

Frank Sinatra, "Strangers on my Flight"

Forwarded from Lefty, who is experiencing some computer difficulties.

Too funny. If only Ol' Blue Eyes could have sung this in person:
http://www.animatronics.org/strangers/strangers.htm

PoGo

Year Three

Its hard to believe, that with the ringing in of 2010, we here at SteakMatters also celebrated our third year as a blog with are very own URL. The entire Team looks forward to providing you with continued insight, humor and irreverence. And to start us off on the right foot, here's a hillarious clip sent to me by Max Paine. SNL has certainly proved that they are back on stride and picking on both sides of the aisle as of late. Here's to 2010! POTUS

Recovery

After the last two weeks, including cards at Far Between's w/ Doyle, New Year's at Lefty's, OSU/Rose Bowl victory party at Michael Corlene's, I need to get back to work, or into AA.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2010! May all the lovers of steak in the Land of SteakMatters have a safe, happy, and prosperous New Year!

POTUS