As the title of this blog suggests, I tend to write about the Things I Like. So far, I have written about music, sports, cooking and books. And while some subjects are worthy of an individual post, others are not. So with that thought in mind, I will be doing ‘top 10′ style lists every few weeks in order to capture some of these thoughts.
- The salted caramel brownie at Amelie’s Bakery. Well worth the drive down to NoDa to grab one or two.
- Rubicon on AMC. As a lead in to Mad Men (one of the best shows on TV), Rubicon is proving to be a great show in it’s own right. The pacing and suspense are perfect.
- The start of football season. I’m more of a college fan than NFL and I don’t do fantasy football, but I love the sport and look forward to seeing how Virginia Tech will fare and how bad the Panther’s will be this year.
- Arrested Development on Netflix. How did I miss this show when it first aired??? It’s hilarious and addictive. Plus being able to stream the episodes through Netflix to my TV, computer and iPhone makes it easy to catch an episode whenever I have time.
- Boudreaux’s Louisiana Kitchen. Two locations, Blacksburg & Charlotte. I worked across the street from the Blacksburg location and ate there often. Going to the one in Charlotte reminded me how good the food is!
- Fall – easily my favorite season. You get football, playoff baseball, changing leaves, cool nights and warm days and finally a break from the humidity.
- The new Apple TV. At $99 it’s a great deal. You can stream content from your computer (music, tv, movies) as well as rent movies and TV shows as well as Netflix instant videos.
- Weekend road trips. Meredith and I went down to Lake Waccamaw for Labor day and it was great to get away for a few nights. I like the lake atmosphere so much more than the beach and it helped that we got to spend some quality time with friends.
- Crossword puzzles. I recently downloaded the NY Times crossword puzzle app for the iPhone and while they are challenging, I’ve really enjoyed working on them, although having someone to partner with is always helpful.
- The Best of What’s Around. One of my favorite DMB songs and recently it’s been stuck in my head a lot. It’s on my gym mix so I hear it often and love the lyrics.
See, you and me Have a better time than most can dream Have it better than the best And so can pull on through Whatever tears at us Whatever holds us down And if nothing can be done We'll make the Best of What's Around
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