Greg Moore's Amazing Asparagus
Asparagus is pretty hard to mess up, and the way Greg cooks it, it's even better!
Prep your asparagus sprigs by nipping the woody ends off. Lay them out on a cookie sheet and sprinkle a liberal dose of olive oil over the sprigs. Then slather on some kosher salt. Coat 'em good. The best way to cook the asparagus is outside over the grill, but they're just as good inside under the broiler. They'll limp up, and maybe get a touch of brown if you go too long, and when they're done, they are delicious!
Thanks, Greg, for that wonderful recipe.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Amazing Avatar
Our family recently went to see the movie Avatar (directed by James Cameron), and while we didn't have the best seats in the house, it was still an incredible technological experience. We sat on the second row, which means our easiest viewing was straight ahead to the middle of the screen...to capture the whole experience, we needed to swivel our heads one way or the other.
I say it was an incredible technological experience, and that is related absolutely to its 3D experience (we went to the Quail Springs Mall IMAX theatre). The film itself, without the 3D, would probably be just about like the countless other animated films out there. The plot was pretty mundane, the not-so-subliminal message about the bad large corporation old, and the acting and dialog on par with what we've come to expect from Hollywood. So, if one were to go see the movie without the 3D technology, I would suspect he or she would be moderately disappointed.
3D transforms the movie. I found myself reaching out to grab at objects floating by, ducking as things came our way and generally engaged in a way few movies have been able to carry off. Obviously, the technology has come a very long way since the days of the red and blue lenses in a cardboard frame.
The most fascinating aspect to me, though, was the creativity and incorporation of nature into the scenes. The forest exploded with life as we watched animals run past and little floating jellyfish settle on the arms of the avatars. In the midst of that it was clear the illustrators had combined images from nature with concepts from the imagination; yet always one could see that the Great Imagination that birthed our creation was represented, whether by design or default.
If you can afford it, the 3D version is the film to see. If you can't afford it, save your money!
I say it was an incredible technological experience, and that is related absolutely to its 3D experience (we went to the Quail Springs Mall IMAX theatre). The film itself, without the 3D, would probably be just about like the countless other animated films out there. The plot was pretty mundane, the not-so-subliminal message about the bad large corporation old, and the acting and dialog on par with what we've come to expect from Hollywood. So, if one were to go see the movie without the 3D technology, I would suspect he or she would be moderately disappointed.
3D transforms the movie. I found myself reaching out to grab at objects floating by, ducking as things came our way and generally engaged in a way few movies have been able to carry off. Obviously, the technology has come a very long way since the days of the red and blue lenses in a cardboard frame.
The most fascinating aspect to me, though, was the creativity and incorporation of nature into the scenes. The forest exploded with life as we watched animals run past and little floating jellyfish settle on the arms of the avatars. In the midst of that it was clear the illustrators had combined images from nature with concepts from the imagination; yet always one could see that the Great Imagination that birthed our creation was represented, whether by design or default.
If you can afford it, the 3D version is the film to see. If you can't afford it, save your money!
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