Murton, Bacon and Hamburger

I found this article in the Charleston Post and Courier this morning. "Murton's walkoff single cuts Power". I have been following the career of Matt Murton for a few years and he fell off the radar. He played for the Chicago Cubs for a while and the last time I heard about him, he was in the Oakland A's organization. As it turns out this Murton is not Matt, but his younger brother Luke. He is playing for the Charleston Riverdogs. Both of the brothers played for Georgia Tech in college and I know about them because they are the sons of my long time best friends' neighbor. My friends, Harold and Davina, live near Atlanta.

This reminds me of the "six degrees of Kevin Bacon" theory. I think it means that everyone is related to some famous person within six relatives. For example, my cousin's cousin's cousin's cousin's cousin's cousin is Luke Murton. In the case of my friend Harold, his last name is one of the most common names, so I think he is related to everyone by two degrees. In my case, even though it seems like I am related to everyone within 2 degrees, it's probably more like eight degrees.

Another thing about my friend Harold, he is an excellent cook. I think that's what I should call him. I would have said excellent chef except I think chefs get paid to cook. On the other hand, as you may have read in some of my previous articles, I experiment with food. Here's another experiment. Put a lb. of ground beef in a skillet. When it is about half cooked, add 3-4 cups of fresh mushrooms. I love mushrooms. When the mushrooms have cooked down for a while, add 3 cups of water. Bring it to a boil and add two packages of Ramen noodles. Turn the heat down and let it simmer for about 5 minutes. Then add a family sized can of mushroom soup. Stir all that up and let it simmer for a while. This is kind of a homemade version of hamburger helper.

I reviewed a couple of movies last night. One was "The Closed Book" and the other was "Drool". You will see from these reviews that there is a benefit to reading my reviews. You won't have to go to the video store and waste your time and money on these two dogs. I've done that for you. "The Closed Book" was like a basketball game to me. It only gets interesting in the last few minutes. The main actors were two that I haven't seen in a while...Tom Conti and Darryl Hannah. I would rate this movie at 1.5 stars. With a title like "Drool", you might really get excited about the movie. Don't let your curiosity get the best of you. I've never heard of the actors in this movie except the guy who was dead most of the movie did look familiar. I would give this movie a half star. As a public service, if you've heard of a movie that you might want to see, leave the name of it in the comment section below and I will review it and give you my opinion.