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The Sherlock Holmes Visual Media Classification System
by Sam Starbuck, age 31.

Sherlock Holmes Starring Dying Jeremy Brett: "Granada Sherlock"

Sherlock Holmes Starring Robert Downey "How Am I So Awesome?" Junior: "Sherlock Holmes (The Good One)"*

Sherlock Holmes Starring Gareth David "Bad Trousers" Lloyd In Bad Trousers: "Sherlock Holmes (Not The Good One)"

Sherlock Holmes Starring Benedict "Name's Funny Enough Already, Thanks" Cumberbatch: "Sherlock"

Sherlock Holmes Starring Basil Rathbone: *crickets chirp*

* Sherlock Holmes (The Good One) is not meant to imply that Granada Sherlock or Sherlock are bad. It's meant only to differentiate the good film from the not good film (Sherlock Holmes (Not The Good One)).

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This was our New Year's Eve dinner:

Brioche and Rosemary Bread
Warm Brie en Croute with cranberry sauce
English Cheddar and Bacon Cheese Ball
Crackers
Sardine and Olive pate*
Chive Deviled Eggs
Salami and Olive platter
Miniature Walnut Scones for dessert

* Complex but ultimately very fishy.

And you all wonder why I'm a foodie.

My mother's cheese ball is the stuff of legends. She got the recipe from a Good Housekeeping magazine the same year I was born, and has improved it over time. You mix cream cheese, shredded cheddar, dijon mustard, a bit of oil, and a few shakes of cayenne, and after it has chilled for a few hours you roll it in bacon bits. If there is any left, it makes a great sandwich spread the next day.

AND NOW: WHITECOLLARPALOOZA.