FEATURE FILM REVIEW Oz the Great and Powerful (63%) Starring: James Franco and Michelle Williams Directed by Sam Raimi Rated: PG Studio: Disney When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot-fame and fortune [...]
The world is better off. Interestingly, Obama is silent about Hugo Chavez’s death, the man who endorsed him and praised his second-term win. Leave it to Jimmy Carter to mourn this monster’s death when Carter didn’t even want to put out a statement on Reagan’s death. Perhaps Carter, Sean Penn and Jesse Jackson were never [...]
It’s been fun!!!!! In a couple of weeks (April 9 in fact), I’ll be 72. It’s hard to believe that I’ll reach that rarefied age and if I knew I was gonna live this long, I would have not only taken better care of my teeth, but I would have NEVER smoked! Be that as [...]
A tip of the hat to the Irish this week. Celebrate St. Patty in the most traditional way by serving up good ole’ Irish Stew. The secret ingredient? Irish beer of course! Add a little red wine in the mix along with a few other additions and you have a quite tasty stew. Irish Stew [...]
FEATURE FILM REVIEW STOKER When India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) loses her beloved father and best friend Richard (Dermot Mulroney) in a tragic auto accident on her 18th birthday, her quiet life on the family’s secluded estate is suddenly shattered. Exquisitely sensitive, India’s exhibits an impassive demeanor which masks the deep feelings and heightened senses that [...]
It’s now official, the Sugar Land Exchange Club will top $100,000 as its contribution to local charities this year by $5,000. All “Thanks to the generosity of the Fort Bend Community, “according to prepared statements sent by the organization. It looks like incoming President Judge Robert Kern may have quite a challenge at topping this [...]
Out-of-control spending. Let’s expand further after last week’s discussion. Before Congressional pork is added to its already frivolous spending, the tough questions are neglected. Accountability has long dissipated into Washington’s hazy, gray sky. Before distributing Governor (RINO) Christie’s $51Billion pork to Hurricane Sandy “victims,” numbers weren’t crunched with the utmost scrutiny and the obvious wasn’t [...]
Russo’s New York Pizzeria 6560 Greatwood Pkwy., Sugar Land Sunday – Thursday, 11am – 9pm, Friday & Saturday, 11am – 10pm Cuisine: Italian Price Range: $10.55 – $15.95 Meals Served: Lunch and dinner Menu: Other than the pages sticking together, the menu was easy to read; offering a nice variety of options without having too [...]
At last week’s Skeeters Hot Stove Banquet held at Constellation Field’s Insperity Club, backers of the popular Sugar Land minor league team were treated to a panel consisting of Gary Gaetti, Larry Dierker, and Bob Watson. The Hot Stove panelists shared memories after prompting by Sugar Land’s Brett Dolan, who served as MC and most [...]
The March 1st sequestration is upon us. If sequestration goes into effect, federal spending is cut only $85B, or 2.4%, a far cry from the propaganda we’ve been hearing. Immediate further cuts are crucial. So what can we do to stop our out-of-control spending and get our credit rating back up? For starters, Fisker Automotive—you [...]
