Spot Reviews 10/13/23
Oct 13 2023
Taqueria Los Gallos Express, Concord [+] Concord location is open until 0100 and Pleasant Hill open 24 hours. Had Bistec Milanesa plate so breaded thin-cut of steak with refried beans, Mexican rice, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, 5 small corn (or flour) tortillas. Hard to do it wrong and this one tasted was quite all right (and a lot of food) for $19. Chips and salsa too if you order $7 or more. Staff is friendly and brings your food out to your table.
Book - Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in His Own Words (2023) [/] Edited by Leslie Berlin, this book takes a bunch of Steve Jobs' emails, letter, speeches, and interviews and presents them in three parts as a coherent through-line of Jobs' philosophies. Other than editing for clarity and privacy these are Jobs' own words, including private notes and emails to himself, and show that his technology+arts theme was pervasive. There are also many photos throughout the years. Interesting book available online as a perpetual scroll-down work or you can get it in a more traditional book form (which is the one I read and it reads fine).
Hallmark Movie - Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance (2023) [/] Archeologists Haley (Arielle Kebbel) and Rob (Zach Roerig) reunite at a Smoky Mountains dig. They had a romance at university but broke it off and now a few years later they still have feelings for each other... This is one of those safe, drama-free Hallmark Channel romances and is kind of enjoyable to watch when you're not in the mood for surprises or plot twists.
Podcast - Pushing Cardboard (2021) [/] I reviewed this a year ago and said it was a ho hum podcast then I unsubscribed. But turns out there are few even average wargaming podcasts so I recently resubscribed and caught up on the episodes. The host is an avid collector and gamer so he has lots to talk about in regard to new and old games being published. He also has some amount of interviews with both other wargamers and industry people. Still not an amazing podcast but pickings are slim so back on my listening rotation.
Book - Make Something Wonderful: Steve Jobs in His Own Words (2023) [/] Edited by Leslie Berlin, this book takes a bunch of Steve Jobs' emails, letter, speeches, and interviews and presents them in three parts as a coherent through-line of Jobs' philosophies. Other than editing for clarity and privacy these are Jobs' own words, including private notes and emails to himself, and show that his technology+arts theme was pervasive. There are also many photos throughout the years. Interesting book available online as a perpetual scroll-down work or you can get it in a more traditional book form (which is the one I read and it reads fine).
Hallmark Movie - Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance (2023) [/] Archeologists Haley (Arielle Kebbel) and Rob (Zach Roerig) reunite at a Smoky Mountains dig. They had a romance at university but broke it off and now a few years later they still have feelings for each other... This is one of those safe, drama-free Hallmark Channel romances and is kind of enjoyable to watch when you're not in the mood for surprises or plot twists.
Podcast - Pushing Cardboard (2021) [/] I reviewed this a year ago and said it was a ho hum podcast then I unsubscribed. But turns out there are few even average wargaming podcasts so I recently resubscribed and caught up on the episodes. The host is an avid collector and gamer so he has lots to talk about in regard to new and old games being published. He also has some amount of interviews with both other wargamers and industry people. Still not an amazing podcast but pickings are slim so back on my listening rotation.