February 14, 2012: Roses and Reeses – and beans! Sundry dog items and next week's Superfilm of the Week pick!

Valentine's dinner!

I asked Akemi where she wanted to go for Valentine's dinner?  She informed me that she'd prefer to eat at home.  And so, inspired by the occasion (and a recipe from Gordon Ramsay), I made beans for dinner – supplemented by a couple of schnitzels.  Romantic, no?

And, of course, the Valentine gifts…

From me to her: long-stemmed red roses.

From her to me: my favorite regular chocolate bar and a handsome container of Greek yogurt. (note: her first choice of chocolate dessert was a no-go because she thought it looked to dry).

I'm pleased to report that my sister's dog, Aspen, is on the mend following a couple of nights at the animal hospital.

Rapini and Aspen (feeling much better).

Turns out he had E.coli.  I didn't think dogs could get E.Coli but, apparently, they can – especially if they consume tainted chicken strips from China.  If you're Canadian, you can be forgiven for not having been warned.  Presumably, the gang at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have better things to do.

http://goneforawalk.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/a-word-of-warning/

Not so the FDA that issued the following:

http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm280586.htm

Read the labels, folks!

In an effort to get Jelly, my eldest pug with the bad hips, some exercise, I have to resort to bribery when we're out for walks…

Hey, speaking of dogs, my sister directed me to this little story.  All politics aside, this guy seems like a complete douche:

Fox News' Lanny Davis: Why Romney's Dog on Car Roof Story Makes Him Unfit to be President 

Hey, in Cookie Monster's rush to finish off his last movie review, he forgot to mention next week's selection for our Supermovie of the Week Club: Superman II.

There are bunch of versions floating around so, to make things simple, let's go with the glorious 127 minute version readily available on iTunes!