Language alert: Apps

A restaurant chain here is trying to replace the word, “appetizers” with “apps.” They may succeed, but I don’t like it. (From a Facebook ad.)

(Yes, Edmonton has an Ice District. The centerpiece of it is the new-ish hockey arena.)

–Facebook post from Jan. 3, 2019

Update: Also, "Boston Pizza." I guess Chicago or New York Pizza was too on-the-nose for a name for a pizza place.

I didn't know he was a Canadian

Edmonton Journal, May 17, 2019

This morning’s Edmonton Journal has a review of “John Wick 3.” (They didn’t like it.) (I’ll be seeing it in any case.)

The cutline for the accompanying photo starts out: “Canadian actor Keanu Reeves reprises his role as ….” I’m not sure if that’s supposed to be true (IMDB.com says he was born in Lebanon) or an insult or what.

Maybe the cutline writer has Reeves confused with the many, many other actors who are Canadians.

[May 17, 2019 Facebook post]

And whenever the newspaper mentions William Shatner it always has to remind readers that Shatner is Canadian.

Yes, I did go see the third John Wick movie. It was okay. Just as good as "John Wick 2" and not as good as "John Wick 1."

Also Canadian: Raymond Burr.

Tidying up

I've been neglecting my blog posts. And I didn't think about it much because I guess I've been posting on Facebook for family and friends. But really, a lot of those Facebook posts have been blog posts all along.

So … I'm going to copy some of the stuff I've been doing over there to over here.

First up: Marie Kondo on Netflix.

Just what I needed. Help with tidying from Marie Kondo-zilla-san. Thank you, Netflix. I AM READY TO SPARK JOY!

It's no coincidence that Marie Kondo's Netflix show appeared at the beginning of the year. Just in time for us starting out with a New Year's resolution to, um, tidy up.

[Facebook post from Jan. 1, 2019]

Animal stacking

I noticed this happening a couple years ago with an Edmonton restaurant, The Parlour. Here's a pretty nice mural/type design featuring a stack of animals. Animals that, I presume, you would be eating at the restaurant.

The Parlour, Edmonton

Then I saw another Edmonton restaurant featuring an animal stack. This one left out the goat and the wine bottle, but Prairie Noodle Shop raman place has a pretty good stack going.

Prairie Noodle Shop, Edmonton

And I then noticed a third. This one is at an Edmonton grocery store – Loblaw's City Market, in the Brewery District strip mall. Same line up as the raman place, but here the animals are facing different directions.

Loblaw's City Market, Brewery District

And finally (so far), this fall, I saw this sign at the Minnesota State Fair. For Mancini's al fresco restaurant. This one leaves out the chicken and puts the animals on a Vespa scooter.

Mancini's al fresco, Minnesota State Fairgrounds

What to make of this trend? No idea. But I did make this graphic with all the animals all lined up.