#Underheard: Two-Thirds Roast Beast

From the desk of Broderick Mitchell --

Today is June 6, 2009, which I heard yesterday on the radio was two-thirds the number for the sign of the beast (i.e., 669). I say it’s almost the sign of the beast with some topsy-turviness at the tail end. I don’t know what that means – aside from maybe, that’s what I get for listening to AM radio on the way to school.

Item! The wife and I went to the movies yesterday afternoon and stood in line for twenty minutes for this Land in the Lost movie starring Colin Farrell. Farrell portrays some sort of academic who discovers a bastardized version of the Lost World atop a plateau in Venezuela. Dalcy didn’t care for a lot of the humor in the show, and I thought Jurassic Park had better dinosaurs. It’s all based on a '70s television show I never knew about, so perhaps our time could have been better spent elsewhere.

Another school year has come to a close. Phillips Lester was one of the commencement speakers this time; he’s a local-boy-does-good hardship case. His story was that he paid his way through seven years of college by working at convenience stores in the 1950s. After a series of setbacks, Phil purchased a controlling interest in the company and now owns all the Oilzum Marts in this half of the state and makes pretty good money. He’s a good guy, though I always thought he looked like the Oilzum racecar driver mascot.

Anyone out there like torte? I recently had a piece of knock-off Sacher torte and found it quite refreshing – even though I don’t care much about apricots! I’ve never been wild about stoned fruit. I choked on a kernel as a child and therefore steer clear of peaches, apricots, and plums – but I was surprised by the delicate combination of chocolate and the fruit jam. I might see if I can take home an entire cake next time! Talk about being an excitable boy.

I sometimes wish I could play piano.

That’s all for now – I think I will go off searching for a baseball game and something to drink. I must admit that I’ve gotten a sweet tooth for this Honest Tea stuff I read about in the newspaper last year or so. I don’t know what a buckleberry is, but they taste great!