WHAT ?? McDonald's Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese and OREO Fudge McFlurry

You had me at Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder !! 

Out on November 21st McDonald's all up in Cuffing Season's grill ( their slant not mine ) with this pairing

Why yes please !!!!

Opposites really do attract. Here's the hot goss on McDonald's sizzling new pairing:-- [Once again their slant not mine]: 

The Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese features a 100% fresh beef quarter pound patty cooked right when you order, so it's hot and juicy every time. It's topped with two slices of melty American cheese, thick-cut Applewood Smoked bacon, fresh Roma tomatoes, shredded lettuce and smoky sauce - and it's all served on a toasted sesame seed bun for a savory finish. For double the fun, try the Double Smoky BLT Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

The OREO Fudge McFlurry blends McDonald's classic, creamy vanilla soft serve with hot fudge topping and OREO cookie pieces for a perfect sweet treat combination.

YUM !! [My words not theirs] 

Straight Up Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

 

So news from the fine folks at Jennie-O Today.

They're back in participating in 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and they have a float. Its a giant blinged out turkey.

 On said float  making her first Macy's Parade appearance will be Paula Abdul 

That said, the best news about all that... she will be performing on the float her 1988 smash hit Straight Up !! Not as good as when Rick Astley literally RickRolled us at the parade in 2008. That may never be bested. Still, this is darn close. I'll be watching. 

And a gentle reminder, get something to write with and on. Jennie-O reminded us: "Throughout November, Jennie-O consumer engagement experts will be on hand to help alleviate stress around holiday meal planning at the company's 1-800-TURKEYS hotline, through live chat on the Jennie-O website, and even by texting "Turkey" to 73876. From advice on how to prep and cook a turkey to recipes for side dishes and how to use leftovers, consumers can reach out for real time support through Nov. 27 via the method that is most convenient for them. Also, this year, in the days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, Jennie-O specialists are available around-the-clock."

I prefer that hotline to the Butterball hotline. But who am I ? I've been a fool before Wouldn't like to get my love caught in the slammin' door How about some information please ????? Straight up now tell me Do you really want to love me forever ??

 ( pictured above courtesy Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images) 

Avatar: The Way of Water

How are we feeling about the Avatar franchise? The original Avatar was released on December 18th , 2009. Thirteen years ago, Do you even remember 2009?  The song of the year was "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas. The current iPhone was the 3GS !!! And we had Avatar which became the highest grossing movie of all time. Now we have this. With a reported budget of $250 million , based on the trailer, this thing is poised for the big screen. Do we even go to movie theaters anymore? The big caveat is it clocks in at just over 3 hours ( 3 hours 10 minutes) !! Is there an intermission? Gone With the Wind (3 hours 42 mins) had an intermission. . Ben-Hur (3 hours 32 minutes) had an intermission, 2001: A Space Odyssey  ( 2 hours 19 minutes) had an intermission . Dances With Wolves ( 2 hours and a minute) had an intermission. I think intermissions are cool but alas Avengers: Endgame (3 hours, 2 minutes)  2022’s Elvis (2 hours, 39 minutes) didn't have intermissions. We have history and precedent with Avatar The Way of the Water's director, writer and producer James Cameron in his Titanic (3 hours, 14 minutes)  and Avatar (2 hours, 40 minutes) flicks having nary an intermission. In fact Cameron has told us to pound sand. He told told Empire magazine: “I don't want anybody whining about length when they sit and binge-watch (TV) for eight hours. ... Here's the big social paradigm shift that has to happen: It's OK to get up and go pee.” Sigh. A new trailer for Avatar: The Way of Water came out this week ,amping up the hype train. 

This new full Avatar 2 trailer follows a teaser trailer that came out in May and drew 25 million views in five months. And its visually spectacular. Cameron shot many sequences underwater, using new cameras developed for that purpose.

Getting into the nuts and bolts of the plot. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, CCH Pounder and Giovanni Ribisi are among those reprising their roles from the  original film, with Sigourney Weaver back in a different part. Worthington plays Jake Sully, who left his human body to wed Saldaña's Neytiri and join her in life on Pandora. Weaver played a human, Dr. Grace Augustine, in the first film, but returns as Jake and Neytiri's daughter Kiri. Kate Winslet joins the cast as a free diver named Ronal. Winslet learned free diving for the film and reportedly held her breath for a whopping seven minutes.

It opens nationwide December 16th. 

Note three sequels to this film are planned, coming in 2024, 2026 and 2028 and I do believe principal filming has begun for the 2024 release. 

Are we going to see this at the theater?

Trailer here: