Spot Reviews 04/28/23
Apr 28 2023
Books - Rebels & Yankees: The Civil War (2001) [/] This is a 3-volume set written by American Civil War historian William C Davis. Fighting Men of the Civil War (1989), Commanders of the Civil War (1990), Battlefields of the Civil War (1991). Fighting Men I found the subject boring. Commanders was better but it doesn't tell a coherent story and is more like a million anecdotes. Battlefields was the best with each chapter focusing on a specific battle. Lots of photographs and color drawings to go with the text. Ultimately though I have better ACW books so this set I'm getting rid of.
Movie - Unknown (2011) [/] Liam Neeson plays Professor Martin Harris visiting Germany with his wife for a bio-tech conference. Unfortunately he gets into a car accident and loses much of his memory and when he finds his wife (January Jones) again she has a different Martin (Aidan Quinn) as her husband. Harris' only ally is the cab driver (Diane Kruger) who was driving him when the car accident happened but she's an illegal immigrant with problems of her own... Kind of an interesting plot though easy to predict and Neeson is not playing a killing machine (maybe I watch too many Liam Neeson-playing-a-badass movies).
Kevin's Natural Foods - Lemongrass Chicken [-] This is a 2-package pack of sous-vide cooked chicken with a separate sauce. Open chicken pack, drain, microwave for 2 min, drain again, add sauce, microwave for 1 min. It's chicken breast strips and very tender. But the sauce is not that great so quite underwhelming dish.
Movie - Unknown (2011) [/] Liam Neeson plays Professor Martin Harris visiting Germany with his wife for a bio-tech conference. Unfortunately he gets into a car accident and loses much of his memory and when he finds his wife (January Jones) again she has a different Martin (Aidan Quinn) as her husband. Harris' only ally is the cab driver (Diane Kruger) who was driving him when the car accident happened but she's an illegal immigrant with problems of her own... Kind of an interesting plot though easy to predict and Neeson is not playing a killing machine (maybe I watch too many Liam Neeson-playing-a-badass movies).
Kevin's Natural Foods - Lemongrass Chicken [-] This is a 2-package pack of sous-vide cooked chicken with a separate sauce. Open chicken pack, drain, microwave for 2 min, drain again, add sauce, microwave for 1 min. It's chicken breast strips and very tender. But the sauce is not that great so quite underwhelming dish.