Summer is Movie Season

 June 15, 2015

Summer is upon us,

The Texas summer
 is so hot even the flowers need shades
 although for the next few days
 an umbrella might be more helpful.

and for movie aficionados, summer is movie season, and there is a whole slew of new movies coming out over the next few months.

  A few of the coming attractions are sequels to popular movies—Pirates of the Caribbean 5, the Avengers: The Age of Ultron, and Jurassic World.  But the movie that has this blogger foaming at the mouth is the Superman/Batman movie (The official title is Batman vs. Superman: The Dawn of Justice.).  It may not make it to the screen during the summer of 2015, the last report has it coming out in the spring of 2016, and that’s a shame.

Perhaps you think that this blog should concentrate on the movies that will be in the theater this summer after all the title is Sumer Is Movie Season.  But the sequels all promise to be more of the same.  That doesn't mean they aren't worth seeing, just not worthing blogging about, in this blogger's humble opinion.

But the prequel to the League of Justice (you know that what it is, right?) is a different story.  Batman v Superman might not win critical acclaim, but it will bring in the fans.  Even those fans who will spend hours and hours bashing it.  Yawn. Before you can bash it, you have to watch it. Chaching.  

Regardless of when the movie hits the silver screen, it will be a great date night flick.

 Why, you ask? 

 Simply put it’s both a chick flick and a guy movie.  The story has enough romance to make the women swoon.  Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill running around in molded body suits and Jason Momoa in a wetsuit definitely constitute eye candy for the chicks.  Add to that the whole comic book hero come to life and there is sure to be plenty of action adventure for the guys to role play.  Plus, Gal Gadot will don the Wonder Woman suit and kick some serious tail, and what guy is going to complain about that --or Amy Adams as Lois Lane?  Neither of these women fit the previous mold for their respective female comic book counterparts, but molds are meant to be broken, right?  

Despite naysayers, the Dawn of Justice should set all kinds of new box office records.  This blogger will certainly be one of the masses who shows up to see if Superman is really going to be the bad guy.  Say it ain’t so, Sam!  Never you mind, this blogger will sit through anything as long as there is plenty of popcorn.  So look around at the movies, the person with the biggest bucket of popcorn just might be the writer of this blog. LOL.

Are you going to kiss me, or not?

Ding. Dong. Ding. Dong.    The wedding bells were ringing yesterday afternoon, but Millerites couldn’t hear them over the rumbling thunder.  Even so, the church was SRO (standing room only) as BND Number Uno said I do to GND #3.  The king and queen of country music (Meryl andTwanda) flew in and performed a selection of songs that could be called THE KISS ME collection.  The performance included a song from the groom to the bride.  Ahhhhh! The happy couple who are on their way to San Antonio for a hot, steamy honeymoon were predictably sappy.  It’s June.  Who goes to San Antonio in June? (Rhetorical question, no need to answer.) No rumor there, just fact.  Not a dry eye in the house when JE gave his daughter way.  Google it if you didn’t get to attend, there’s bound to be a video of it going viral as you read this.  But this blog isn’t about facts, it thrives on rumors and who do you think was seen cozying up together at the after wedding party at the Double D?  If you guessed GND #5 and BND El Segundo, give yourself a high five.  This bears watching.  And seriously, look for those Youtube videos, folks.  If you videoed it, then upload the video so the rest of us can LIKE it.

Meanwhile, summer and boats go together.  Boats and drinking do not.  Be aware when you are on the lakes, that hundreds of people drown each year due to carelessness.  Don’t become a statistic.  Follow the rule of boating—always wear a life jacket no matter how good a swimmer you are—and don’t drink while you are operating a boat.  It’s all common sense.  Nuff said.

Don't become a statistic.  Wear your life vest.

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CC said YES!

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May 4, 2015

Well, would you looky, looky here.  The Houston Chronicle’s food editor featured the Double D Roadhouse Houston in the Sunday edition. As the Chronicle is the largest newspaper in Texas, that’s a pretty big deal and well worth mentioning.  The people of Houston are really digging the down home cuisine of our own Chef M.  Not that’s so surprising really, good food is good food no matter what city you are in.  Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know that the roadhouse is technically in Katy, but it’s close enough to Houston for the Big H to claim it. The motel will be open for business on Memorial Day weekend.  Check out the Double D website for pictures.  It’s pretty amazing.  Guess it’s obvious that this intrepid blogger is a die hard fan of the Double D.  And no, Bruce Willis isn’t the one writing this blog.

Speaking of our own, if you haven’t heard, Mr. DD finally got around to proposing, not that this intrepid blogger is surprised that he did.  But what you might not know is that he proposed in the middle of a CVS parking lot.  Really?  Where is the romance in that?  I know his momma raised him better! Rumor has it that CC may have proposed to DD first.  Whatever.  The good news is that they are finally getting it right.

Meanwhile, what happened to spring?  Is it just me, or does it seem like we skipped straight from not so cold winter to hotter than blazes summer?  It’s April for crying out loud.  Yeah, yeah, yeah.  April in Texas. So what’s your point?

Don’t forget to check out the snapdragons in front of the Double D Roadhouse and Motel.  They are spectacular this year, but aren't they always.

Oh BTW—she said YES, so wedding bells once again will be ringing in Miller. When is the wedding?  No wedding pool this time. According to the MOS,  July 17^th is the day, a year to the day after the BB walked into the DD.  I guess the boy has a little romance in his soul after all.

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At the Corner of Beryl and Wardley

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June 14, 2014

Silivia Erlyne West Eaton.

(02-02-1929 to 06-13-2014)

Sometime the world is a sad place to live in.  No matter how many times you hear the old saying--You can be sure of only two things—death and taxes--the truth of it never really sinks in until you have to stand at the graveside of someone you love.  Death respects no one.  No one rises above it.  No one escapes it. No one cheats it.  Miller will miss the lady who reigned our little town from the corner of Beryl and Wardley. She was a Steel Magnolia long before Steel Magnolia hit the big screen.  Rest in peace, Miss Silivia.  You will be missed.

If you’re thinking that there will be no gossip, then you’d be mistaken.  Miss Silivia herself would be the first to tell us we need to get on with business as usual.  So in honor of Miller’s true Steel Magnolia here is the latest tantalizing tidbits hot off the streets.  There is a great deal of excitement out at the farm as the day of the wedding approaches.  The Golden Years Peace Corpser spent the weekend in Miller.  Mama Golden Years had to oversee the bride’s photoshoot.  Pappa hung out at The Filling Station and filled the crew in on the advantages of using mosquito netting.  Go figure!! Our farmboy just smiles, nods, and marks the days off the calendar.  He's a might impatient, it seems.  Farmboy isn’t the only one marking days on the calendar, these days.  It has come to this blogger's attention that Our Man of Steel, Mr. DD himself, has taken a vow to abstain from dating for a year.  He's made it five months; only seven more to go.  That might account for the surly attitude of late.  This blogger wouldn’t be surprised if old DT down at the water office doesn’t have a pool on whether or not he makes it a whole year.  If such a pool exists, then you can read about it here.  From DT’s lips to the internet blog post so millions (okay that might be stretching the truth a little) of readers can read about it.  Don’t you just love technology?

It’s summer, and that means higher utility bills.  One way to conserve energy and lower your bill is to turn your AC unit down when you leave the house in the morning.  Or should you turn it up?  Neither sounds right.  Either way, 78° is the recommended temperature for the daytime hours when no one is home.  Not only does it save you money, it helps reduce the drain on the power grid, so we have less brownouts and rolling blackouts.  Make it a habit.  Don’t worry, the cats will survive, and you will save enough dinero to buy them that fancy cat food they crave.  Nuff said.

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Eyes and Ears Everywhere

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  Congratulations Candace Drinkwater

May, 6, 2013

After our brief, but heavy, rain the May flowers are everywhere.  Bees are buzzing.  Swings are swinging.  Laughter filled the John B. Miller Park this weekend. With this sudden rush to be outdoors comes…you guessed it, baseball fever.  The MCHS boys are hanging up their cleats for the season.  Sadly they were beat out in the 2A area tournament by a powerhouse team from Edgewood.  Coach Peterson did a fine job with our boys this year.  Go Huskies!  The girls’ softball team is still hanging in there.  If they win the regional quarterfinals tournament this weekend against Lone Oak, it’s on to the semifinals.  Good luck Lady Huskies and Coach Olsen. Miller is behind you all the way.  Ah, the memories.

LOL.  My agent about town, so beware!

With that in mind, let’s turn our attention to a certain snowbird and farm boy who, if rumors are correct, got caught up in a little Houston Astros fever this weekend.  The Astros came out on the losing end of their contest with the Tigers, but I know you really want to know how the farm boy fared.  Well…this intrepid blogger heard from a friend who is a friend who is a friend of a friend…you get the point (or if you don’t get the point, the point is that this blogger has eyes and ears everywhere).  The gist of the salacious rumor running rapidly through our little berg is that we might be seeing these two around Miller together—like as a couple.  No mention of wedding bells yet, but it’s early days.  As for seeing AA and BB out and about, my bet is that we will see them at the Double D first.  Everyone in Miller shows up at the DD for Chef M’s All You Can Eat Catfish.  So….keep your eyes peeled.  And check back, you know the minute this intrepid blogger finds out anything it will posted here on this blog. 

Meanwhile, if you are attending any of the baseball or softball games our kids are playing, don’t park in the front row.  Find you a place way in the back out of the range of high flying fly balls.  If you mess up and become the victim of a fly ball, Harvey Waller’s shop, You Crash ‘Em and We Fix ‘Em, is offering a discount on windshield replacement.

Might this gallant blogger humbly note, that ALittleBitofMiller now has over 500 hundred followers?  That is half of the population of Miller.  Okay, you’re right, it is hard to brag and be humble.  Keep those comments and posts coming.

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Seeing Red

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April 22, 2013

It appears that those April showers have finally shown up.  Along with those showers, the possibility of flash flooding.  As always, it’s either feast of famine.   The rain, even though it came as a gulley washer, was a welcome break. Now that the rain has arrived, everywhere you look, you see signs that spring has sprung.  The cooler temperatures have people out walking, children are practicing baseball and soccer on every available patch of grass in Miller.  When the rain lets up for a minute, that it.  It is a beautiful sight to see.  Kind of gives you a glimpse of what life was like before we became so dependent on air conditioning.  Put me, coach, I’m ready to play.

For those of you who are hungering for some good gossip, pull up a chair.  There is news to be had on the progress of farmboy’s alleged pursuit of the snowbird.  Rumor has it that they were seen together at the welcome home party heading outside for a little alone time, and then HE disappeared suddenly...before we sang “For she’s a jolly good fella.” Interesting.  She stayed, smiled, and charmed the multitudes.  Can this blogger just say that the new favorite color in Miller is red?  The guys out there will be adding a chorus of amens to that thought, no doubt.  Also, it has come to the attention of your truly that the locals have a pool going.  They are betting on how long it will take before wedding bells are ringing in Miller.  Everybody is chipping in a dollar, and the person who gets the date of the proposal, no we’d better make that wedding, given what happened the last time, will get the pot.  This intrepid blogger will be joining in the fun.  All of Miller is crossing their fingers, but farmboy has some serious making up to do if he wants to keep the snowbird as his own.  It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.

Meanwhile, the rain is falling creating slick streets.  Drive with care, and for goodness sake, don’t be daft.  When the stream has flooded out of its banks and is running across the road, turn around and find another way to get where you are going.  Do not  drive through running water.  It just isn’t safe folks.  But hey, don’t take this blogger’s word for it, ask old HM down at the feed store.  Cost him a pretty penny to get his brand new Jeep pulled out of Salty Creek.

And, parents, don’t forget to wish your children good luck.  This is the week that 3^rd and 4^th graders take their Reading and Math STAAR tests.  Happy bubbling to all.

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No April showers, just heat, heat, heat!

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April 15, 2013

Hot and dry

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Smokey the Bear has all of Cherokee County on high alert, which means no burning. Let me repeat that. No. Burning. Unless of course you want to take a chance of burning half the county and getting yourself a whopping big fine when the fire chief pays you a visit. I know the poem says April showers bring May flowers, but so far April has not brought any showers to Cherokee County. Lakes are suffering. Wildlife is suffering. Tempers are suffering—the heat makes us all a little crazy. Remember that before you give into a little, well, let’s call it, HEAT RAGE.

 

  Speaking of getting a little hot under the collar, today is the last day to file your income taxes on time. There is no point in griping about it. Griping just makes the people listening to you want to tell you to stick a sock in your pie hole. Truth is nobody likes to have the government taking money out of their pocket, but with the threat of IRS audits, most Americans file their tax return. Even if you don’t owe money, the government gets a little hot under the collar back at you if you don’t file your return. They don’t like owing you money, any more than you like owing them money. Go figure, right? What are you going to do? Pull a Lady Godiva? Not many people remember that her famous ride through Coventry sans clothing was a protest of overly harsh taxation. A bare bareback ride might have worked in the 11th century, but these days it would only land you in the clink with the IRS breathing down your neck. The post office will be open until midnight so you can get those forms mailed on time, but please, don’t go all Lady Godiva when you make your mad rush to the post office. Uncle Sam is not akin to the Earl of Coventry. If you decide to go the bare bareback ride route, you will have to deal with a whale of a lot more than one Peeping Tom.

CONSIDER THIS ENTRY THIS BLOGGER’S COMMUNITY SERVICE MESSAGE.

Speaking of things heating up, this intrepid blogger has been keeping an eye on our little snowbird. Word around town is that a certain farmboy picked her up from the airport.  Interesting.  Oh to have been a fly on the headliner of his truck. Now that she is back in the nest, our farmer is suspiciously MIA.  He’s still in Miller, just keeping out of sight. Could it be that having his FF (former fiancée) right on his doorstep has him lying low?  Hmmm.  Wonder how that’s working for him.  Friday is the big Welcome Back shindig.  Will he make an appearance? Don’t you fret, nothing gets by this blogger.  Whatever happens, you can read about it here.

Meanwhile, the fish are biting.  Might be time to wet a hook.  Hey, if you don’t catch any fish, you can at least cool off by taking a quick dip.  Bet the water is the lake is plenty cool enough to take the edge of this little heatwave.  All this talk of fishing makes this intrepid blogger think it’s a good time for a little family time at the lake.  Catch you on the flip-flop.

 

Come on.  One of you guys needs to take the bait.

 

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