The Cheese Stands Alone

 Sa 3/28/26- Bathroom Remodel: Day Two Up 530am: {15 minutes before the alarm; surprisingly well rested}. Sunny & breezy with temps to mid 50's.  Constipation is still an anxiety issue and the biggest downside to the entire project. 710am: Bowel movement is not going to happen, however, three moderate sized 'pebbles' at 740am. I ate very little yesterday and I only took one 'tan' laxative and tonight I will be sure to 'double up'.  805am: The installer called and said it would be about an hour before he arrived. He stopped at Menards for more of what he needs and he'll get something to eat. It's over 100 miles from here to Pontiac. Began 'THE NEIGHBORS' (Kanopy). The plan is to finish the film downstairs when the installer arrives. The story is set in Gyeonggi Province which includes the city of Seoul, South Korea.    ***Began work about 930am and the tub demo and sledge hammers will be involved. 950am: I relocated downstairs.   Finished ...

 Fr 3/27/26- Bathroom Remodel: Day One 535pm (GB: 5/ Frozen Lemonade). {Another 'T' Break?} Alarm 7am: Partly cloudy & breezy with a 40% chance of snow showers and temps to upper 40's. Nearly fifty degrees cooler than yesterday.  Watched 'BERNADETTE LAFONT, AND GOD CREATED THE FREE WOMAN (Hoopla). A fluff piece on a famous actress of '60's New Wave'. It was only an hour and not that interesting because I was completely unfamiliar with any of her films.  ***It's almost 10am and no word from Perfect Choice. I was put on hold for over 5 minutes and when I called back they said that the installer would be on Westview within the hour. It's 1210pm and still no call and no installer. At 1215pm I got a call from the installer and he said he would be here in about a half hour. He was surprised that I was replacing the floor tile and didn't seem to know about the new light with the vent. I've got a bad feeling about all of this.  And, I got a promp...

 Th 3/26/26 830am (GB: 5/ Hybrid Popcorn). 1225pm (GB: 5/ Hybrid Popcorn).  535pm (GB: 6/ Frozen Lemonade).  Up 725am: Partly cloudy & breezy with temps to 90 degrees! Strong storms for late tonight that could include everything from tornadoes to volcanoes.  ***7pm: Checking the radar it looks like 'battle conditions' after 8pm through early morning.  ***three of the tiny tan colored laxatives were just a little too much, however I am 'cleared'. Tomorrow I will back off to 2 for the beginning of the bathroom remodel. 945am: an attack of diarrhea that was just as strong as a 'pre-colonoscopy' flush. This is not helping the anxiousness of not having a bathroom for most of tomorrow.    Watched 'THE DONNER PARTY' (Hoopla). {A film by Ric Burns}. "The Donner/ Reed Party": James Reed was a prominent Springfield business man who had made his fortune, but was convinced that he could make much more in the far west. In the last part of the journey he...

 We 3/25/26 845am (GB: 6/ Hybrid Popcorn). 1255pm (GB:  5/ Frozen Lemonade). 230pm (2-B/ Frozen Lemonade). 535pm (GB: 5/ Hybrid Popcorn).  Up 735am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps to about 75. Watched 'KOLN 75' (Hoopla). The film is based on an incident in the life of the record promoter, Vera Brandes. She booked Keith Jarrett to play at the Koln Opera House and this concert recording went on to become the best-selling recording of a piano performance ever. The big problem in the film is that the piano was not up to snuff. I wonder how much of this narrative is true? {According to Wikipedia the 'broken' piano that Jarrett used was historically correct}  However, the movie is more about female empowerment in a patriarchal system than a film about a pivotal moment in the history of jazz. And, why use a song by the Bee Gees instead of one of Keith Jarrett's pieces? And I think that I look as much like the real Keith Jarrett as the actor who portrays him in the mo...

 Tu 3/24/26- Vehicle Sticker Online 850am (GB: 5/ Hybrid Popcorn). 915am (1/4 VIIA 'Day Drift' 100 mg: 25 mg total). 1205pm (GB: 4/ Frozen Lemonade). 545pm (GB: 4/Frozen Lemonade). 830pm (GB: 3/ Frozen Lemonade).  Up 745am: Breezy & a mix of sun & clouds with temps to about 60. Watched 'INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL' (Hoopla). This one I watched in 2024 and is rated 'one of the best foreign films' on Hoopla. A man's sister in law is killed in a motorcycle accident. He must take his brother's five year old son back to their home village. Stunning & mesmerizing photography of daily life in Saigon and the hilly terrain of rural Vietnam. Nobody in the tiny villages takes money. They will provide a service for free because 'it's just family'.  The funeral expense for the boy's mom was $16,000,000 Vietnamese dong or $607.00 usd.  Filmed over two years in Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City, Lam Dong province, Bao Loc and Di Linh. I watched a...

 Mo 3/23/26 815am (GB: 6/ a mix of Hybrid & Frozen). 1020am (GB: 2 fat rips/ Frozen Lemonade). 2pm & 230pm (1 hit portable black vape). 535pm (GB: 4/ Hybrid Popcorn).  Up 730am: A mix of sun & clouds, breezy and temps only to 50 degrees.  Watched 'ALONERS' (Hoopla). I gave this '5 stars' when I watched it in January of 2024, so it must easily be worth another viewing....{I  hoped and it was}. A young woman has a boring job as a telephone business rep. She talks all day, but is basically alone. Her mother passed away recently and left the entire estate to her estranged ex-husband. And, to make matters worse, her next door apartment is haunted. A wild study of a young woman under intense psychological pressure due to her 'aloneness'.  90% of the problem is that she has never dealt with the loss of her mother. I watched a five minute YouTube review and agreed with the reviewer (we were both impressed). "72" Metascore and I would easily go to ...