After being sidelined by the busyness of life the last month or so, my wife and I were finally able to carve out an evening for a "date night." My wife has one of the very first Honda S2000s
 ever brought into the United States - back in the fall of 1999. It has just over 5,000 original miles. Every once in a while, we slip off the cover, unplug the battery trickle charger, and take it out on a spin. Last night was the perfect night to do so. We haven't been to the movies as of late, other than to see Pixar's new offering Up (two thumbs up), so off we went in great anticipation of seeing the latest
Star Trek


episode. I won't attempt to describe the plot or give any sort of detailed review, other than to say that since we both grew up watching the original series on TV, we were greatly entertained and amused to watch the forming of the relationships and the backgrounds of this young Star Trek crew. There were a number of times that I laughed out loud, although I was aware that at least on two occasions I was the only one laughing in the theater. So be it. Character and plot development, special effects, the assumed nuances of the cast to resemble William Shatner,


Leonard Nimoy, etc... - we loved it. After the movie, we headed over to one of our favorite local restaurants, Abellas, and enjoyed the selections we had made off their new menu. Much in opposition to my cycling training schedule, after eating way too much carpaccio, garlic bread, soup, and chicken piccata, we shared the pear/pastry/caramel dessert, accompanied by vanilla sorbet. Unbelievable! Go for a long workout to relieve any guilt, and then head over to Abellas and spend the evening enjoying getting fat!