Both Jeff and I just finished Super Mario Odyssey this past week!! Yes, I know we're all sorts of late to that party. And by "finished," I don't mean that either of us got all 999 moons, thus "completing" the game. We each got all the moons we are capable of getting, just missing several Koopa races and a few other moons like Volleyball/Jump Rope Genius, which... seriously- who got those?
Very amusing that Google is now suggesting brainy searches for me, like "moons around Saturn" and "Jupiter moons," because I've been looking up Super Mario moon clues for the last ones I was missing. Thanks, Google.
(Kathie Lee and Hoda are on while I'm typing and Andy Cohen is subbing for Kathie. He just called Donna-dorable "Donna Dor-ahhh-blay." Aaahahaha.)
Are you watching too much television true crime, if you ponder whether the man in front of you at the supermarket checkout with three bottles of bleach cleanser just killed his wife?
Asking for a friend.
Maya knocked over an entire fresh 12 ounce soda in a glass full of ice yesterday. While I was cleaning it up, I had to wipe off an "I Love My Cat" coaster. smh
What other randomness do I have for today?
I could go for a Biden/O'Rourke ticket. Well, let's be honest, I would go for anyone against the current crazy, with very few extreme exceptions. But Biden/O'Rourke would be interesting.
And OMG, this movie!! From the writer of the incomparable Love, Actually.
1) Are you of Irish descent? I am about 1/8 Irish, via my maternal grandmother's mother.
2) Legend has it that the heroine of this week's Irish ballad was a real lass. 17th century birth and burial records confirm that a woman with that name lived in Dublin. Can you think of another song about a real historic figure?
Elton John's "Candle in the Wind"
3) Molly sold fish from a cart that she wheeled through the streets. What's the last seafood you ate?
ceviche at Cuba 512
4) The lyrics tell us that, after her death, her ghost continues to wander the streets of Dublin with her wheel barrow. Do you believe in ghosts?
not really
5) This week's featured band, The Dubliners, are obviously from Dublin. They were introduced to American audiences on The Ed Sullivan Show. Today, Stephen Colbert tapes his show in The Ed Sullivan Theater. Who hosted the last talk show you watched?
Seth Meyers
6) Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish. Is it a favorite of yours?
I haven't had it, but I would try it.
7) According to Irish legend, leprechauns earned the gold in the pot they guard by repairing shoes. Crazy Sam can't remember the last time she got a pair of shoes repaired. When the heels wear away, she discards the shoes and buys new ones. What about you? Do you get your shoes fixed (either by leprechauns or just by ordinary repairmen)?
Nope. 8) Do you look good in green, the signature color of St. Patrick's Day?
Yes 9) Random question: Did you more recently sneeze or cough?
I've been sneezing like crazy. Seasonal allergies! Don't move to Austin, SXSWers! ;)
We went to Fredericksburg with Cathy and George for the weekend. Supah-fun!
On the way, we stopped in Luckenbach. We probably could have missed it, to be honest. If there was a concert or something, I think it could be cool. We landed there with a bus load of tourists who were just sitting around staring at each other at the tables outside. It's tiny, which is the point, but it's just more commercial/touristy than the typical historical places we like to go. Still, a concert would probably be great!
We ate at a local Italian place in Fredericksburg Friday night. It was good, but the most significant thing was finding out that there is a modern Fredericksburg just outside the historical/touristy Main Street! Who. Knew.
Saturday we did the Main Street thang, hitting all the stores. Ate lunch at Jennie's Smoked Burgers and Tornado Fries. VERY good. The smoky burger is really different and delicious. The tornado fries are spiraled potato on a stick, fried in a fryer and seasoned. Yum.
We went out to the gorgeous Altstadt Brewery and tasted several of their beers. What a beautiful place to have a wedding or other event. We especially liked their Alt, and also a subvariant of their Kolsch, which was available on the tasting menu. Their restaurant menu looks divine, but we headed back to town that night for dinner at The Auslander. Everything was good at The Auslander, including their Opa's sausage, schweineschnitzel and the apple streudel.
They are building a Texas Rangers Museum outside of town, which will be a lot bigger than the one in Waco. It's right next to Fort Martin Scott on Main.
We stayed at the Fredericksburg Inn and Suites, which I recommend whole-heartedly. The inn is on Baron's Creek, just a block off Main, near the Nimitz Museum. The rooms are modern, clean and comfortable. Free fountain drinks are available in the historic Sunday House, 24/7. They have the typical hotel free breakfast. There are tons of cool little seating areas around the grounds, for groups large and small. Really nice place.
Cathy's stories are always entertaining, sometimes because they have a random surprise element towards the end. She was telling us about her mom's new boyfriend, and that Mom is moving out of Cathy's place to live with a female roommate.
Me: Why isn't she moving in with the new boyfriend? Cathy: Probably because he's married.
Ha! Ahh!
Later, she was talking about her cousin who quit her job and went with her husband to Las Vegas to gamble on a big future with their gambling winnings. Then they ran out of money and started calling family members to send them more money. Me: What does her husband do? Cathy: I don't know. I do know he's a cross-dresser.
You really have to stop drinking when she's telling a story, or risk spitting your drink across the table.
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