Steve Dahl

I have been eating shrimp like it’s going out of style because my ‘Lose It’ iPhone app says that I don’t eat enough protein. Shrimp is all protein but it has a lot of cholesterol, so if I have a grabber, that’s why. After eating a tons of shrimp, everything starts to taste different (metallic). I have this odd craving for a Stouffer’s Spinach Soufflé. Maybe I am pregnant. I have had a tough time finding the soufflés at the local Publix supermarket. I’d blame it on the onslaught of the Lenten season, but what do I know? I think I might head out on search of some right now. That will make for an action-packed Tuesday night for me. I’ve had a good day. A good workout this morning, a shutter purchase for the guest bedroom after the podcast, and some patio furniture shopping in the late afternoon. The girl who sold me the furniture had on the shortest skirt I’ve ever seen in a non-sexual retail situation. It was really bordering on inappropriate, but I am not a big believer in inappropriate as it turns out. I don’t think that it made me buy any more than I wanted to, but I definitely left the store without an itemized bill of sale and a few questions about what I had bought. I’ll have Stephanie call her in the morning and get the actual information (model numbers and whatnot) and change the color of the frames from white to antique white.

As I said on the DahlCast today, I am actually starting to show up on my own gaydar.

I just happened to have watched ‘The Hurt Locker’ on Saturday night. Actually, I fell asleep (no reflection on the movie) on Saturday before the films conclusion and watched the rest on Sunday morning. I thought it was great movie, and the best of all of the Oscar contenders that I’ve seen. ‘Avatar’ was probably the most creative effort in terms of scope and vision, but the Academy seems to reward story telling over advancements in technology and audience enthusiasm. I guess that makes sense. Also, if James Cameron has his way, the actor will be minimized, and reduced to basically a cartoon. I have to say that I think that Kathryn Bigelow is extremely hot, and that James Cameron’s current wife, the girl from ‘Titanic’ looks like he has that disease that ages you more quickly than your years. I think it’s called progeria. He might want to put some special effects on that. I’d say, he’s no looker himself, but luckily, we men don’t have to play by those rules. That, and both he and I share some similar features. I could have used a little bit more of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin. Hell I had to work harder during the Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards. I’m working on ‘The Big Hurt Locker’. It’s about what Frank Thomas carries in his gym bag.

Just got home from a lovely dinner with Janet’s aunt Carol and her brother Mike at a Buzz’s Kilman favorite, La Veranda down here in Florida. I had the chicken Marsala and Italian ice for dessert. I been to La Veranda a few times over the years, but the most memorable time was with Buzz and Garry Meier circa 1979 or 1980. We went there ostensibly to eat, but we weren’t very hungry, if you know what I mean. In later years, I would learn that the food at La Veranda is exceptionally good, and that I don’t have to be hammered out of my skull to enjoy myself at said restaurant. That said we did have a lot of fun down here during a lost Thanksgiving weekend over 30 years ago. We were so wasted that we swam in the pool of the building next door. We must have also looked extremely menacing since no one dared to say a word to us about the aqua transgression. Mike is headed back to Flint Michigan tomorrow. Not exactly the Aloha Friday one dreams about if you know what I mean. I am staying down here until the weather warms up, either here or back home in Chicago.

I am killing time before the Blackhawks game watching ‘American Idol’. I was right about them moving Ellen away from Simon because she’s a lesbian. Simon and Kara almost had sex on the table at the top of the show. I was particularly irritated by the fact that Ryan Seacrest is now famous for saying “This… is American Idol”. I like Ryan just fine, but seriously, how stupid are we that four unfunny words become a bit. It’s like “Let’s get ready to rumble’. At least LGRTR is five words. Now Ryan Seacrest is getting into it with Simon and I’m feeling some sexual tension there too. I could just be imagining things. I am not liking AI with Ellen. I miss Paula Abdul. She was a space cadet, but she sure knew how to have a good time.

Even though I have been bitching bout the Blackhawks goalie situation I guess I can see why they didn’t want to make any trades at this point. They have a really good record with the goalies that they have. Granted, the rest of the team helps out a lot on defense. It seems like this would be a bad time to start changing things any more than they already have. They did sign a defenseman this week, Nick Boynton, who is apparently a physical presence. They have sent him up to Rockford to get into a few fights and I would imagine to ultimately take a little pressure off of Keith and Seabrook. They might be a little weary from their Olympics journey. All of the Olympian looked a little off on Tuesday night, so let’s hope they are a little more dialed in tonight. The post Olympics pregame ceremony and the Anthem were off the hook

And that’s all for today from Mr. Showbiz and Mr. Hockey.
 

I am pretty excited bout the NHL season starting back up again. I haven’t ordered a pizza since they stopped for the Olympics. I have had several Home Run Inn pizzas (two of which I cooked on my Pizza Pizzazz) but I have been saving myself for the Blackhawks at Islanders game to order out. I invited Janet’s brother upstairs to watch the game with me on NHL Center Ice. His family has a condo down here too, and he is catching a couple of weeks of sun after some heart surgery. I am concerned about ordering my usual pizza since it is not heart healthy. I like to get sausage, mushrooms, onions, pepperoni and meatballs. My ticker is fine, and I need the protein. LOL! Maybe he’ll want to order an entrée, and then we can work around it that way. Or I can just order two pizzas. Should I really let him leave here with a doughy mound of cheese that he can reheat tomorrow? Maybe he won’t even show up. He’s from Detroit and a Red Wings fan anyway. Hey, maybe we should get wings!