This post is dedicated to things I recommend you do or try. (Not that I’m in any position to give advice.) Most things on this list I’ve stolen from other friendsters. But still. In no particular order…
Summer beer: About five minutes ago, I discovered Leinenkugel’s Sunset Wheat Beer, which I daresay is damn nigh a perfect summer beer for those of us that like wheat beer and have to pay outrageous Pennsylvania prices for six packs. Citrus & spice. Think Blue Moon, only smoother & crisper, with a better finish, and two dollars cheaper. Not too girly, if you worry about that sort of thing.
Movies: Hotel Rwanda is maybe the best thing I’ve seen in a few months, and maybe the best movie of it’s type I’ve seen since City of God, which is also great. Munich was pretty good, too, though it had a couple of kind of obvious problems, I thought. You decide.
Books: John Updike’s Rabbit series. It’s what I’m currently working on. Everyone loves to hate Updike, including me, but he’s pretty damn fun, I also think.
Farmer’s Markets: Get yourself some fresh strawberries, darn it. Went to a strawberry festival yesterday at a little organic farm not too far from here — lot’s of fun, eating the food other people work so hard to raise.
TV: World Cup. You should be watching it, but you’re probably not. I’ll help you: USA plays Monday at noon E.T. vs Czech Republic, and Saturday at 3:00 pm vs Italy. Both will be tough games. If you’re in a public place, say things like "Reyna will dominate midfield play!" and "Onyewu will knock Koller on his ass!" — better yet, drink too much, chant U-S-A U-S-A, and act like a hooligan. This works best if you have twenty friends or so to go with you (particularly for those of you who are abroad).
Go to the
pool. Or the beach. But go. Sit by the water. You won’t regret it. Have you ever? Look at this snake we found at my friend LeAnne’s parents’ house when we went to the pool. It was in the living room. I recommend snakes, as well. Awesome. As was sitting by the pool. And swimming in the 55 degree water.
Food: For this time of year, I recommend any dish that involves a lime. You could go with a key-lime pie. You wouldn’t be disappointed. Yesterday I made a black bean dip that involved black beans, tomatoes, corn, onion, garlic, cilantro, chili powder, cumin, and a lime. I could give you the recipe, but basically you heat everything but the cilantro and lime up in a little oil, then mix in lime juice and fresh chopped cilantro, and you can’t go wrong. You might try it with avocado, too — I bet that would be good. With a Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat beer, perhaps?
The NY Times Sunday Book Review: get it e-mailed to yourself. Then you’ll know about all the interesting and not-interesting books coming out.
Seems like I should have more to recommend. Perhaps I’ll soon put together a list of things I don’t recommend, which could be much longer.
