Let the sun shine in...

Now that that month straight of -30 temperatures is but a distant memory, let's look to the mightiest of seasons - spring - in all its blooming glory. So just one last message for this month: keep your eyes peeled for the latest issue of the always enlightening SPIRIT Magazine, on newstands next week.

A few random things that rule

Long Johns

I wouldn't be making this post if it wasn't for bad boys like these. It's been one of the harshest winters in recent memory in Peg Rock City. I couldn't have had a better companion to guide me through my inaugural Prairie cold months. My brain is gradually thawing (hence the lack of posts), but my legs have been nice and toasty.

Frank's Orginal Red Hot Cayenne Pepper Sauce

Maybe it was so cold that I decided this was the perfect condiment for everything. Because I seriously do put it on everything these days. Omelettes, tuna sandwiches, mashed potatoes, rice, wings, corn flakes. It's the best hot sauce out there and adds that perfect little kick in the grill.

Robert Downey, Jr.

I think this is dude's 5th or 6th comeback, and who knows if he's actually even cleaned up, but I just saw him in a kickass flick over the weekend and he totally slayed. He plays the San Francisco Chronicle crime reporter Paul Avery in Zodiac. It's about the Zodiac Killer who tormented the Bay Area of California in the 1970s - directed by the brilliant David Fincher. Downey's portrayal of Avery's own obsession with the killer and how itleads to his own gradual demise is one of the best performances I've seen in a while.

The San Jose Sharks

I first took notice of this time a few years ago when that kid from Moose Factory started turning heads. Then the mighty Joe Thornton came on board late last year and they really started lighting it up. Now they've added Bill Guerin and Craig Rivet. They will be a powerhouse come playoff time.

Ice Cube's The Predator

You wouldn't know it from this dude's current movie resume, but he used to kick ass. I recently rediscovered this album from my early angry teenage years and it brought me to back to a time that was both simpler and more complex. It captured something that was much bigger - struggles and issues in one of the most volatile periods of modern race relations.

And last but not least...extended iPod warranties. Yep, mine finally bit the dust. Glad I shelled out that extra $$.