Exploring Food and Movies

 Monday: The Dragon Murder Case (1934)             Bernice is engaged to a man named Monty. Her parents throw her an engagement party weekend at their mansion. Most of the guests don't like Monty and believe she could do better. One of the guests is Dale. He is a family friend and ex boyfriend of Bernice. Bernice also seems to still have feelings for him. Near the end of the first night most of the guests decide to go swimming in the natural made pool in the backyard. Monty is the first to jump in followed by Dale and another guest. Dale and the other guest come back, but Monty is no where to be seen. They search all over the pool looking for him. Dale ends up calling the police. The police search for him and question everyone. They learn from Bernice's crazy grandma that there is a legend about the pool. It is called the Dragon Pool because a dragon lives near it and is often swimming in the pool. Her grandma believes it was the dragon who took Monty ...

            Tuesday I went to a food cart called Birrieria PDX. I went to the one on SE 82nd. It was in the corner of a parking lot. The area was a little sketchy. The cart is part of a small chain. There are at least two other locations. The cart is red with the logo and menu printed on it. There are some picnic tables you can sit at. The service was good and quick. I got the Quesabirria and a side of rice and beans. The rice and beans were good. I forgot to ask for no onions on the quesadilla. It was good. The meat had good flavor. I hadn't tried that meat before. It is a traditional way of cooking it. It's made with goat meat. I think they fry it a little. I might go back but maybe not to that location. Monday: Paris, Texas (1984)         Walt gets a call one day from a doctor in a rural part of Texas. He is treating a man they found wandering the roads. Its Walt's brother Travis who has been missing for 4 years. Walt and his wife hav...

 Monday: Avalon (1990)           This movie tells the story of a Polish-Jewish family living in the U.S. Sam came to the U.S. as a young man to join his four brothers. They ran a wallpaper business. Then there is a time jump. Sam is an old man. His son Jules is a grown man and has a family of his own. With such a big family drama is always there. Jules and his cousin Izzy are salesmen. They want to get out of it and start a store of their own. So they open a TV store. It is right at the time when TVs are becoming popular. Then the cousins decide to open a discount warehouse store. Success doesn't work out like it should. I liked this movie. Tuesday: Light in the Piazza (1962)         Meg is in Florence with her young adult daughter Clara. Clara looks like a beautiful young woman in her twenties. But an accident from her childhood has left her with the mentality of a ten year old. She mostly gets along but she is very naive and throws tan...

 Monday: Gun Crazy (1950)            As a young boy Bart was obsessed with guns. He would never do anyone any harm. He wouldn't even hunt. Then one day he brings a gun to school, again meaning no harm. He is disciplined and sent to a reform school. Later when he is a young man he returns home. Bart isn't sure what he is going to do with his life. The circus comes to town. He sees a gun show starring a young woman named Annie. Bart is pulled on stage to be part of the act. He proves just how good he is with a gun. The circus owner hires him to be part of the act. Bart and Annie fall in love. Annie wants the finer things in life. So they leave the circus and start using their gun skills to steal from stores and banks. They are good at it. But their luck runs out. I thought this was a good movie. Wednesday: Shadow of a Doubt (1943)           Charlie is a young woman living at home with her parents and younger siblings. She is name...