*Sorry about yesterday.  I spent the morning standing in line outside my Taco Bell to get a Cool Ranch Doritos Taco.  Let’s just say I was underwhelmed.  In fact, I didn’t even really taste the Cool Ranch.  As the kids would say, it was “Meh.”

*Reggie Tales shout out to Big Doug who’s kicking it old school in Stephen for a few days.

*I’d really like to see the East Grand Forks Green Wave knock off that semi-pro team from St. Thomas Academy today.

*Reggie Tales bonus shout out to Bro #1 and his better half on the anniversary of their nuptials in a couple of days.

*Aleve is the best over the counter back pain relief on the market.

*When talking about movies, why do people sometime say, “I liked the book better.”?  Ok…I get it…you read books.  I go to movies.

*Reggie Tales shout out to the good people at The Tavern.

*Reggie Tales bonus shout out to Jared in Neche.

*Lots of Internet buzz about Out of Work Hockey Guy’s movie review yesterday.  The words most often used are “brutally honest.”  Other words tossed around were “bizarre” and “interesting”.

*I hear a storm is going to hit near Omaha and the lower Midwest.

*I keep one eye on the Minnesota Gophers basketball team.  How could a team with so much alleged talent be so mediocre?

*I hope we skip this Monday’s blizzard.  I fear the local newspaper is running out of names.

*Reggie Tales shout out to Richy in Felton.

*My Roomba knows seven languages.  I’m not making that up.  My favorite is when it speaks German to me.  It sounds mad.

*I think I’ve seen every movie I intended to see for the time being.  And even a couple I didn’t intend to see.  I actually went to a movie called “Mama” recently.  It is the first “scary” movie I’ve gone to since “Misery.”  Remember when Kathy Bates hobbled that one guy?  That was scary.

*Happy Thursday!

*Rain Man and Mrs. Rain Man went to “Identity Theft” last night and they loved it.  “Identity Theft is a must see movie,” said Rain Man.  He continued, “It’s a 4 Skittle kind of a movie…that good.”  Keep in mind that the Rain People thought “Ted” was waaaay funnier than it really was.

*Reggie Tales shout out to Ron at the North End.

*I’m probably going to do a surprise movie review tomorrow.

*I’m fixin’ on going to George Strait on Saturday night with the Good Doctor, Hot Dog John: Straight outta Fosston, and his baby brother.  Should be fun.  I reckon I won’t wear a cowboy hat.

*Multiplicity with Michael Keaton…one of the worst movies of all time.

*My new favorite television show:  Tattoo Nightmares.  It’s a reality show where tattoo artists in Los Angeles “repair” really bad/inappropriate/aggressive tattoos.  Sheer genius.

*I might have misunderstood, but did the Minnesota Wild trade for Lindy Ruff?  I question that move.

*Lot of buzz yesterday with Summer Sidekick’s scalding review of “Gangster Squad.”  SSK really took a blowtorch to that place.  And “.25 stars?”  Historians will love that.

*Reggie Tales shout out to Jeanette at Valley Dairy.

*A lot of people wondering if I want to become the next mayor of Stephen, since they’ve been without one since November.  I’m willing to listen.  Especially if the kickbacks are lucrative.

*Nothing really brings the people of this country together more than a good lip-synching controversy.  It’s really heartwarming, watching people argue for days and days whether Beyonce actually sang at the Inauguration.  I have an idea, why doesn’t somebody just ask her?  Better yet, how about we don’t worry about it?

*In a league that recycles head coaches year after year after year, I wonder why Brian Billick and Herm Edwards haven’t gotten another NFL coaching job.

*Reggie Tales shout out to Hawke from South Bay.  He’s going under the knife and some other surgical tools today and I’m sure he’d welcome the thoughts and prayers of Reggie Tales Nation.  Yes, Reggie Tales Nation.

*My next movie will be “Silver Linings Playbook.”  I’m on an unprecedented string of seeing great movies.  And I fully expect it to continue.

*People say the cold “keeps the riff raff out.”  Well, I think they’re gone now.

*My good friend Bokko sent me this text this morning:  What’s the ruling on getting a new toothbrush after you are sick?  Doesn’t that make sense?  He asked that I open it up to the readers for discussion.

*On an unrelated note, I’m worried about my good friend Bokko.