Review No. 172: JinWei Chinese Express 2235 Dave Ward Drive, Suite No. 106 (501) 504-2014 78.4 Percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said: He Said wasn’t feeling well and we were in a Sunday mood, so take-out seemed like a good idea, and JinWei had been on my radar for awhile. We had… Continue reading JinWei Chinese Express
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Review No. 171: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 1105 Dave Ward Drive (501) 499-9849 76.7 Percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: Last week “Cream-Filled Doughnut Day” appeared on the calendar, and She Said and I decided it would be a very auspicious day on which to actually go to a doughnut shop and… Continue reading Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
East of Eden
East of Eden John Steinbeck (1952) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Shakespeare-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’76’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Ruud Rating 4 Shakespeares [/av_image] Having read and enjoyed John Steinbeck’s classics Of Mice and Men and the The Grapes of Wrath during my senior year of high school back in 1968, and spurred on by renewed interest in… Continue reading East of Eden
Stacey Margaret Jones’s “Adho Mukha Svanasana”
Skinny J’s
Review No. 170: Skinny J’s 2235 Dave Ward Drive, suite #201 (501) 358-6586 76.2 Percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation He Said: In the former location of the now defunct Roux’s Cajun Creole restaurant, a new Skinny J’s franchise has now opened on Dave Ward Drive. Skinny J’s, which bills itself as “not… Continue reading Skinny J’s
Percy Bysshe Shelley, from “Adonais”
Blinded by the Light
Blinded By the Light Gurinder Chadha (2019) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Tennyson-180×180.jpg’ attachment=’77’ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] In 1927, the movie industry was revolutionized by Warner Brothers’ release of The Jazz Singer—a musical drama that featured the first sound dialogue and the first synchronized recorded musical score, including six songs performed by Al Jolson, the… Continue reading Blinded by the Light
Love’s Donuts
Review No. 169: Love’s Donuts 317 West Oak Street (501) 781-8888 75.7 Percent finished reviewing Conway restaurants The Situation She Said:I needed some real motivation for my Wednesday-morning workout, so I promised myself doughnuts from a newer purveyor of this perfect food in Conway. After I put down my weights, I jumped in the… Continue reading Love’s Donuts
Carrie Fountain’s “Prayer (Close)” & “Prayer (Stranger)”
Baudolino
Baudolino Umberto Eco (2000) [av_image src=’http://jayruud.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/3-12.jpg’ attachment=313′ attachment_size=’square’ align=’left’ animation=’left-to-right’ link=” target=” styling=” caption=’yes’ font_size=” appearance=’on-hover’] Three Tennysons/Half Shakespeare[/av_image] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] The historical Baudolino was an early eighth-century saint who lived in the Piedmont area of northwestern Italy. A hermit reputed to have prophetic powers, Baudolino eventually became the patron saint of the… Continue reading Baudolino