The Cheese Stands Alone

 Mo 10/5/26: Pre-colonoscopy; 230pm 815am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 11am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 315pm (3-B: Green Crack). 435pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie). 530pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie). 835pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack....Different company).  ***Mary Klunick; West Campus, 2nd floor: 230pm*** Up 710am: Sunny with temps to mid 70's.  Watched 'LION' (Netflix). The kid gets on the train and goes 1600 kilometers which is just about 1,000 miles; from Ganesh Talai, India to almost Bangladesh on the eastern border. His brother was struck by a train and killed the same night that they got separated. His name in Hindu meant 'Lion' and he had been mispronouncing it; with Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman. "69" Metascore and I would go to "81" and I think it was rated so low because "we don't like movies where ya gotta read".   I asked AI Mode and was surprised that it located the answer so quickly. It said that last night's power failure was caused by "an equipment...

 Su 10/4/26- Serious Computer Problem/ Power Outage 930am (5-LB: Green Crack). 1250pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack- I cleaned the GB & will use it without H20). 535pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie). 845pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie).  Up 7am: Lots of sunshine and temps to upper 70's.  Weekly Cleaning and I had planned to trim the tree in front because branch pickup is next week for my area (I think; conflicting reports on the internet). After looking at the situation I think I'll call in the professionals. Maybe they can take care of the broken limb that hangs over my driveway because that needs attention before the winter. I'd like to trim the branches that hang over the street and this would require a ladder and that seems like a recipe for disaster if I attempted it.  I wrote an email to Joe about the upcoming colonoscopy, but I haven't sent the note because I feel like I'm asking for emotional charity. I don't know exactly what my relationship is. Most of this is probably in my hea...

 Sa 10/3/26 8am (4-B: Maui Wowie). 1255pm (GB: 4/ Maui Wowie). 440pm (5-LB: Maui Wowie). 535pm (5-LB: Maui Wowie).  Up 710am: Bright & sunny with temps to low 70's.  Watched 'BOYHOOD' (Netflix- leaving soon). The film was ranked No. 3 on The Guardian's 2019 list of the top 100 films of the 21st century; with Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane (Mason), Lorelei Linklater (Samantha).  Filmed over a period of 12 years and began when Ellar Coltrane (Mason) was only six years old. The actress that played Samantha was Lorelei Linklater, Richard Linklater's (writer/director) daughter. Won 1 Oscar; 179 wins & 222 nominations. "100" Metascore. Six  Metascores of "100" and nothing lower than a "75". I would go to "99", nothing is perfect, but this one was damn close. Charlie Sexton is a guitarist and band leader who toured with Bob Dylan and played Ethan Hawke's roommate in the film. This was a beautiful movie fro...

 Fr 10/2/26 8am (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 1255pm (2-B: Green Crack). 535pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie). 815pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie).  Up 645am: Partly cloudy with temps only to about 70. I filled out my midterm ballot. I checked all of the judges for party affiliation and found only one Democrat (Allison Lorton) and voted 'No' to the rest.  Watched 'GENERAL MAYHEM: THE KILLING OF BRIGADIER J' (Netflix). A high ranking general in the national police force of Thailand claims that his wife was raped and their driver was the perp and was killed in a gun fight. Actually, the general had the driver/assistant executed because (1) the man was developing a relationship with the general's wife or (2) the man refused to remain silent about the general's corruption. The general was sentenced to death and his wife got 20 years for her role in the coverup. Later the Thai supreme court reduced the general's sentence to twenty years and dropped ten years from his wife's sentence. Cle...

 Th 10/1/26 805am (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie). 850am (2-B: Green Crack). 1255pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 430pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 530pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie). 825pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie).  Up 710am: Light rain was to begin by late morning but didn't kick in until about 5pm with temps to about 80. ***When I logged on to the upstairs PC it wanted something about the PC 'battery'. The update must be related to laptops, but this is a PC. Does the PC have a battery? ***I tried to pre-register for the appointment on 10/5 and pay the copay of $40 plus the $8.12 that I owe. I will pay when I can get a receipt.   In the middle of the film I wrote up, 'DO WITH ME WHAT YOU WILL' by Joyce Carol Oates for the blog.  Watched '23,000 LIVES' (Netflix). A 'feel good' film about the noble aspirations of youth that draws critical attention to the abject immorality of contemporary laws concerning refugees. European nations have decided to close their borders even though it means th...

 We 9/30/26- Computer Issue PC Downstairs 815am (GB: 4/ Maui Wowie....New Strain- Sativa). 845am (2-B: Maui Wowie). 1105am (2-B: Maui Wowie). 1pm (GB: 5/ Green Crack). 545pm (5-B: Green Crack). 815pm (GB: 5/ Maui Wowie).  Up 7am: {Restless Night}. Early threat of drizzle (nada), then cloudy with temps to low 80's.  ***8am: I got the 'blue' prompt to upgrade to 26H2. Kwik & EZ. Watched 'ESTA ISLA' (Kanopy).A slice of life about the lamentable conditions of some poor kids in a very rural area on the coast of Puerto Rico. The title literally means 'this island'. They worship The Virgin Mary, family ties & traditions, but gangs & guns are a major factor in everyone's lives.  Filmed in western Puerto Rico around Mayaguez. San Juan is in the northeastern part of the island.     ***I borrowed 'NATCHEZ' (Kanopy) and I'll watch it at the workout this afternoon.  More 'THE PERFECT LIE' (Netflix). I finished the third episode and I...