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The Return of the X-Files

I have mentioned numerous times throughout this blog that I don't watch a lot of television programming, at least not compared with mainstream America.  But I do watch things that are of particular interest to me like documentaries on Frontline or sporting events. Last fall I must have watched over 100 college football games, some simultaneously, with all the ESPN coverage channeled via my Sling TV app . But the recent six-episode continuation of the X-Files series was something I certainly watched, some of it I watched twice on my Fox Now app .  I was a huge X-Files fan in the 1990's and that interest continues into this century. I watched every episode of all nine seasons, some episodes as many as a half-dozen times.   Initially I had them on VHS, taped while the show originally aired, and now I have the complete DVD sets. I was briefly obsessed by the series, hitting the plethora of Internet sites devoted to the show and participating in fan forums, constantly seekin

Raw Oysters, Beef Wellington, Decadent Truffle Cake: What's Not To Love?

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Never a dearth to drink at First Feast. If memory serves (which it sometimes doesn't anymore) last night's 'Dillo Friends First Feast event at Mark and Eileen's was the most attended one yet, with the big dining table set for 14.  The event was very eclectic as usual.  Topics of discussion ranged from the discovery of gravitational waves to the death of Anthony Scalia to the politics of Buddhism versus the practice of its teachings to Ted Turner's manically successful life to the shoddy state of the presidential race to the state of the economy as seen from the perspectives of each person's profession to gadgets for home remodeling to how various members of our clan dealt with sleeping difficulties.   Being a Valentines Day theme the topic of sex came up more than usual, at least in my conversations. We made a pathetic attempt at passing limericks around the table.  As always, we listened to some great music most prominently featuring Joni Mitchell's