Well, how do you like them apples? It turns out that I already posted the recipe for zesty onion ring dipping sauce before.

I'm gonna go back to Burger King and (assuming the shortage is still going on) ask for a different kind of dipping sauce, like the ones they have for the chicken nuggets or something. I mean, is it really forbidden to get another sauce with the onion rings? Hell, it might open me up to a new world of flavor.

Having exhausted every option I had for dining out in a 30-minute time frame within reasonable driving distance, I went to Burger King for lunch today. Of course, I substituted onion rings for fries, but - much to my horror - I didn't see the zesty dipping sauce.

Quickly weighing my options (drive back and still have time to eat the stuff or go back in and make a scene), I choose 'b'. I'm ready to demand to see a manager when I see a sign on the wall: 'Due to limited quantities, onion ring dipping sauce unavailable through March'.

Granted, that answers my question, but why didn't the cashier think to mention that when I said I wanted onion rings? How do you not know something like that? People do order onion rings from Burger King still, right. (And this isn't even some Szeuchan sauce whining; this is a long-time feature of the restaurant. Imagine getting mashed potatoes from KFC and they didn't have gravy. Tell me you'd keep a cool head in a situation like that.)

Well, just another something I'd have to make on my own.

Amos & Andrew (Richard Gibbs)

Writer Andrew Sterling (Samuel L. Jackson) is getting settled in his vacation home when he's mistaken for a burglar by concerned neighbors and the ensuing chaos introduces him to petty criminal Amos Odell (Nicolas Cage). It's quite unusual how some movies can go from inconsequential to accidentally relevant over time. A lot of talented people seem lost in this middling comedy, though Cage is fun revisiting (more or less) Raising Arizona's H.I. McDunnough.

Richard Gibbs had an impressive run as a comedy composer in the early 90s and this score is but one example of his talents, with some lively Southern-flavored writing and a catchy-as-hell main theme.

1. Amos Thinks it Over/Home Sweet Home 0.55
2. Intruder! 2.02
3. Hostages? 0.49
4. Night Walk 0.11
5. Police Raid 0.47
6. Lights Out/Breaking News 1.25
7. Andrew is Armed 0.11
8. Race for the Phone 0.27
9. Wrong Man 0.14
10. Police Escort 0.29
11. No Service 0.07
12. Night Patrol 0.40
13. Shots Fired 1.58
14. News Caravan/Call from Tolliver 1.22
15. What's on TV? 0.58
16. The Surrender 1.04
17. Demands 0.16
18. Tolliver Busts In 0.53
19. Calling the Cavalry 0.31
20. Confiscation/Donny on the Move 0.48
21. The Defiant Ones 0.43
22. Get on the Bus/Light 'em Up 1.00
23. "He's got the Chief!" 1.31
24. Rommel Needs a Walk 0.16
25. More Hostages 0.31
26. Donny Takes Control 0.05
27. Making a Deal 3.00
28. Chopper in the Air 0.20
29. Donny Sneaks Around/Chopper Arrives 1.04
30. Grenade Toss 0.41
31. House Full of Cops 1.03
32. Down to Business 0.41
33. The Fight/Some Truth 2.05
34. Bloodhounds/Barricade 0.46
35. News Tape 0.30
36. The Rescue 1.18
37. Andrew's Plan 1.38
38. From Bad to Worse 0.39
39. Ferry Ride 0.43
40. A Little More Work 0.38