Month: February 2007

A fish tale …

Those who know me well know that I have an unnatural affection for McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish. This usually manifests itself late at night after I’ve had a few drinks, but I’ve also been known to indulge my Filet addiction at lunchtime. My most recent bout was during a 5 a.m. rampage in Las Vegas, but there was no Filet-O-Fish to be found. I had to settle for fried oysters. It wasn’t the same …

So it was with delight and submarine satisfaction that I found this story in USAToday about the birth of the Filet-O-Fish. Turns out, it was born the same year as I, and it was created to pander to Catholics who were trying to observe their Lenten rituals. Very cool. There even is a “Filet-O-Fish Facts” sidebar.

Dog Bob

The happy hound

Post author By Bob Benz
Post date February 18, 2007

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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz.

Gilligan waits impatiently in the truck while I gas up after taking the pack to the lake this morning. It was another incredible, crisp morning with a dusting of snow on the trails. As we walked into the rising sun, thousands of tiny sparkling snow flecks danced around in the wind like a swarm of brilliant insects. The snow must have been blowing up off the ground since there wasn’t a cloud in the sky at the time. The effect was pretty amazing. Maybe I shouldn’t spend so much time gazing into the sun …

Art Bob Dog Bob

Best in show …

Post author By Bob Benz
Post date February 18, 2007

A Portland art gallery celebrated the Westminster Dog Show with its own take on canines, asking artists to do their interpretations of various breeds in what it is calling the Wurstminster Dog Show.

I liked Driscoll Reid’s Newfoundland so much that I purchased it. And I almost bought a really, really strange take on the Maltese by Jason Vivona. When I e-mailed the link to Lara, she responded with a terse: “I don’t want that.” Hmm. Maybe I need to reconsider. It certainly captures the psychedelic nature of Mully the Maltese …