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Bacon and the Bells of St. Mary's

        Tuesday I went to dinner at Ken's Artisan Pizza. It is on SE 28th. I'm familiar with that area because that's where Crystal went to high school. So I parked near the school. It was more of a walk than I was expecting, but not too bad. The restaurant is small and cozy. The decor is simple. The walls are painted red, the tables are light wood, and the chairs are black. There are big windows. It was loud but not too bad. I ended up sitting at the bar. Both the hostess and bartender were nice. I got a caesar salad. It is the kind with big pieces of romaine lettuce. I don't like having to cut my salad into bite size pieces. It should just already be like that. I had a rough day so I wasn't feeling that adventurous. So I got the bacon pizza. It was pretty simple, just bacon and two types of mozzarella. It was good. They are small pizzas. For 1 or 2 people. I didn't eat the crust so I was able to finish it. The crust was a little burnt and flavorless. The rest of it was fine. Bacon on anything is good and pizza is no exception. I wouldn't mind going back.

I had a busy week so only two movies.

Wednesday: Out of the Past (1947)
         Jeff runs a gas station in a small town. He seems innocent. Soon his past catches up with him. We learn about his past. He was hired by a dangerous man, Whit, to find his girlfriend Kathie. Kathie is thought to have stolen a lot of money from Whit. Jeff tracks her down. But he falls in love with her. They would both be in trouble if Whit discovers them. So they go on the run. They are caught and it has disastrous results. Kathie is not who she seems. Jeff has to clear his name and get away from it all. I liked this movie.

Sunday: The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
        This is a sequel to Going My Way. Father O'Malley is assigned to work at St. Mary's, which is a school. The school is also run by nuns. The head nun, Sister Benedict, and Father O'Malley don't get along at first. Their way of doing things is very different. The school is old and falling apart. A councilman has built a building right next to St. Mary's. The school is going to be condemned and he wants to buy it. The nuns pray that he will give them his new building. Father O'Malley and the nuns work to convince him to donate the building. They also help various students at the school. This is a good movie. Just as good as the first one. It was one of the first sequels. It was especially amazing that it came out only a year after Going My Way. That is common now but didn't happen back then. Both movies were nominated for Oscars, which is rare for both the original and sequel to be nominated.

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