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Tu 7/30/24

  Tu 7/30/24 725am (2-LB). 815am (1-B). 1050am (1-LB). 1235pm (2-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 6am:  Scattered storms & very windy conditions this morning, then hot & humid with temps to 90. I tried to set up Free delivery of MICRO FACTOR vitamins, but 'no can do'. The fucking website is designed to NOT allow this to happen.  ***A huge storm blew through The Oaks beginning around 730am. Winds had to have been in the 40-60 mph range. The power went off for about ten seconds and the PC rebooted, but I had to reconnect the modem with a couple of keystrokes. {As I restarted the film later I noticed that the sound bar was not working. I had to turn it 'on'} The fierce storm seemed to leave the area, but at 750am... I got freaked out and turned off the PC from 750am- 905am. The worst of the storm already passed and hardly any rain fell during the entire storm. The film starts at 820am.     Watched '...

Mo 7/29/24- Ting Installed

 Mo 7/29/24- Ting installed 7am (2-LB). 750am (1-B: SATIVA). 845am (1-LB). 130pm (2-LB: SATIVA & INDICA). 440pm (1-LB: SATIVA). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 545am: Severe storms early morning, then partly cloudy & humid with temps to 90. It's going to be very hot & sticky for the next several days.  I had to do a Windows Update and it only took a few moments and No Discernible Difference. Watched 'SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION' (Hoopla- last pick of the month).  A young black hustler employs an intimate knowledge of  the milieu of the rich and powerful to intrude into the lives of The Entitled. It seems his motivation is that he does it only because he can. The film's title implies connectivity between people, but it's actually about the randomness of events and how little control we have over how people become part of our lives. Based on the play by John Guare; with Will Smith, Stockard Channing, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce...

Su 7/28/24

 Su 7/28/24 720am (2-LB). 810am (1-B). 10am (1/2-LB). 105pm (SATIVA: 2-LB).  235pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB).  Up 530am: Cloudy & humid with temps to mid 80's and we got about a half inch of rain last night. Buddy threw up in the sink sometime last night. No dishes or utensils were impacted and hopefully this is not a trend. Weekly Cleaning Watched 'FREUD'S LAST SESSION' (Netflix).  The film is largely based on a hypothetical meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis in which they debate and discuss the existence of God and Freud's relationship with his daughter, Anna. She 'comes out' as a lesbian at the end of the movie and it's stiff and not believable in the slightest.  FACT:  Freud's daughter never married and was in a forty year relationship (she claimed platonic) with a woman. Ana is credited with founding the discipline of psychoanalysis for children; with Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode, and Liv Lisa Fries. "48" Metas...

Sa 7/27/24

 Sa 7/27/24 705am (2-LB). 805am (1/2-LB). 10am (1/2-B). 1245pm (2-LB). 310pm (1-LB). 540pm (1/2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 530am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps to mid 80's. There was a small puddle of vomit in the kitchen when I awoke... Internet Observation: "Dogs prepare you for babies and cats prepare you for teenagers". ***Ordered 2 pairs of workout shorts from Amazon.  Watched 'BLOOD VESSEL' (Netflix- Nollywood). A group fleeing Nigeria and heading for Brazil as stowaways on an oil tanker learn that they have been hijacked by a Russian gang. Mayhem ensues; a little corny and overwrought, but somewhat worth a look. Nollywood drama is tolerable, but Nigerian comedy (even action/ adventure) is too clownish and silly. Set in the Bayelsa State, Nigeria; cities of Twon Brass & Okpoama.    Watched 'SLY' (Netflix). Stallone was born in Hell's Kitchen, NYC and several years later his parents divorced. He went to Maryland to be with his...

Fr 7/26/24

 Fr 7/26/24 740am (2-LB).  825am (1/2-B). 1210pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 630am: {Tired?} A mix of sun & clouds with temps to mid 80's. The white van is back next door and it looks like he is repairing the rotted wood along the garage roof.  Watered Flowers Watched 'THE MONSTER' (Netflix). An excellent courtroom drama about a young black high school film student who is on trial for robbery and murder. Two questionable characters from the block asked him to go into the bodega prior to the robbery to check if there were customers. He was completely unaware that this action would be considered active involvement in an armed robbery, but he soon realizes that if found guilty he could spend his youth and most of his adult years in prison; Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Ehle, Paul Ben-Victor, and Jeffrey Wright. "56" Metascore and from a 1999 YA novel by Walter Dean Myers.  Watched 'ORBITER 9' (Netflix). A young woman astronaut believes she has...

Th 7/25/24

 Th 7/25/24 730am (2-LB). 830am (1/2-B). 950am (1/2-LB). 1240pm (2-LB). 225pm (1-LB).  440pm (1-LB). 535pm (1-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 620am: Cloudy with morning showers and temps to just over 80. Watched 'LUCY' (Netflix- leaving soon). A hapless party girl becomes a drug mule and when the drug enters her system (she's kicked in the stomach) her entire metabolism changes and her mind expands to infinite power. Some great shots of car chases & wrecks on the streets of Paris; with Scarlett Johnansson & Morgan Freeman. Directed by Luc Besson; 1 win & 12 nominations. "62" Metascore and that's about where I'd put it or maybe a bit higher..."Ignorance brings chaos, not knowledge". Watched 'THE LAND' (Netflix).  Six quirky & independent tales of Poland... 1) A man pulls over to take a leak and as he returns to the car it's T-boned and his family is killed.  2) A guy's baby is kidnapped at the supermarket and he strikes back...

We 7/24/24- Sprained Wrist

 We 7/24/24- Sprained Wrist 715am (2-LB). 815am (1-B). 950am (1-LB). 12pm (2-LB). 135pm (1/2- LB). 445pm (1/2-B). 535pm (2-LB). 820pm (2-LB).  ***Last night's big phone update took some time and, as usual, No Discernible Difference!   Sometime yesterday in the afternoon or evening I sprained my right wrist. Very uncomfortable and I had to use muscle rub last night. This morning it feels much better, but I can't understand how I did it. It didn't seem to be connected to 'leaning' while on the treadmill at Esporta and it might have been using the new scrub brush on the tub, but I really don't know. Buddy had thrown up next to the coffee maker during the night or this morning. Up 545am: 20% chance of showers later this afternoon and temps to the mid 80's.  Watched 'LAND OF BAD' (Netflix).  A drone operator is assigned to a commando team to rescue a CIA operative being held at a fortified jungle location. It's only his second field operation. The ...

Tu 7/23/24

 Tu 7/23/24 710am (2-LB). 8am (1-B) 12pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 820pm (2-LB).  Up 545am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps to mid 80's.  1st Bong: A mix of Indica and a pinch of Sativa.  Watered flowers Watched 'CLEAN SLATE' (Hoopla). The film documents a couple of movie buffs in a drug treatment program as they attempt to make a professional quality short film about their struggles with addiction. The blatant Christians overtones are diabolically 'cult-like',  but the actual problems that the filmmakers experienced while creating the film was very interesting. Dealing with unpredictable weather,  'losing the daylight', and directorial indecision make the cast and crew lose all of their romantic notions about 'the art of making movies'.  Featured at The Atlanta Film Festival.  More of 'THE YARA GAMBIRASIO: Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt' (Netflix). I finished episode #2 and will continue this evening. 1120am: The PC is 'Off' and the p...

Mo 7/22/24

 Mo 7/22/24 710am (2-LB). 750am (1-B). 9am (1-B). 10am (1-B). New dope sativa 135pm (1-1- Lb/B). 535pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB).  Up 615am: Sunny to partly cloudy with temps to low 80's.  Did the vacuuming and wet mop, but no dusting; watered the flowers (25" total).  Watched 'MAY DECEMBER' (Netflix). A 36 year old woman has a sexual affair with a seventh grade boy. The woman has done jail time for sex with a minor and the film takes place twenty-four years later. The boy and woman have had a successful married life and their twins are graduating from high school. An actress is living with the family because she is playing the lead in a film about the May December affair; with Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore. Directed by Todd Haynes. Nominated for 1 Oscar; 45 wins & 173 nominations. "86" Metascore and that's about where I'd rate it. An odd film and so similar to the novel I'm reading, 'A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR' by John Irving. That's al...

Su 7/21/24- Power Outage/ Biden Drops Out

 Su 7/21/24- Power Outage/ Biden Drops Out 710am (2-LB). 920am (2-LB). 855am (1/2-B). 1205pm (1-B).  425pm (1-LB).  535pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB).  Up615am: Partly cloudy with temps to about 80. Out of the blue, we had a light rain during the early afternoon and it was so humid that the water didn't dry up until later afternoon. None of this was in the weather report or on weather radar.  When I got up to take a leak and feed Buddy at 4am the power was 'On' and when I awoke at 615am I noticed that the overhead fan was not running. I thought I might have switched it off at 4, but then I noticed that the nightlight was out.  ***Later I noticed that somebody had posted that the power was out in the Oaks and someone else replied that there was a bad accident on Chatham at Lawrence. Was there a connection?  I knew it's best to get out of the house because there is nothing worse than waiting for the internet to come back. While I was smoking the bong to prepare...

Sa 7/20/24

 Sa 7/20/24- Pot Shop 710am (2-LB). 8am (1-B). 1145am (2-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB).   Up 6am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps only to 80.  Buddy threw up clear liquid in the living room just before I fed him a snack around 130am. The roofers (it might have been just one guy) arrived next door a few minutes before 7am.   Watered flowers Watched 'THE TRUMAN SHOW' (Hoopla). Reality Television of the not too distant future or what it's like to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia; with Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, and Natascha McElhone. Directed by Peter Weir; nominated for 3 Oscars; 40 wins & 69 nominations. "90" Metascore and although I really liked the film, I wouldn't have rated it this high.  ***Placed a pot order to the new shop south of Veterans; I'll pick it up at 3pm.  Total: $249.76 High Supply (1) Lemon Daddy | Super Shake | Sativa - (1/4oz); $89.00 Mid Week Friday (2) White Truffle | Popcorn | Indica - (...

Fr 7/19/24- Gummy: 100 mg

Fr 7/19/24 7am (2-LB). 740am (1-B). 920am (1-B). [1145am- 1/4 of 200mg Diet Smoke gummy]. 1210pm (2-LB). [210pm- the rest of the gummy: 100mg total]. 230pm (1-LB). So stoned on the gummy that I didn't smoke until 815pm (2-LB).  Up  530am: Bright & sunny with temps almost to 80. Another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Watered flowers & the roofers next door are back again. I noticed some activity yesterday and they left the hose on the roof (for over a week!) for a reason. They were coming back! Usually a roofing job is a couple of days and this has gone on for months. And, we've had some hard rains during that time.  Watched 'ALLHAMOUR H.A.' (Netflix).  A Saudi security guard gets rich the fast way and it's almost legal.  The scam is that they sell reloadable  debit cards. This card allows you to add money to the account but it is not linked to your checking account like a debit card. This led him to create enough capital to create an investment ...

Th 7/18/24- Dr. Garg: 1pm/ Mowed Lawn

 Th 7/18/24- Dr. Garg: 1pm/ Mowed Lawn  Up 530am  625am (2-LB). 835am (2-LB). 940am (1-B). 540pm (2-LB). 820pm (2-LB).  Watered flowers  625am: FIVE MILES AT 4.1 PACE AND ZERO SLANT; watched a complete 'WE MIGHT BE DRUNK'. No Weights I was going to watch 'LAST MOMENT OF CLARITY' (Amazon Prime), but I remembered that Sam Morill mentioned on this morning's podcast that he really liked 'DARK CITY', so I checked ReelGood.com and found it on Tubi. Watched 'DARK CITY' (Tubi). An alien race removes an entire city and puts it on an interstellar spaceship. The people in the city are hypnotized and never see daylight. The aliens steal memories from the trapped people and try to use them to understand human consciousness.  And, the aliens have the ability to shift reality into whatever they want. It's a very dark film since nothing happens in daylight and the story is intentionally comic book simple. I can see why many would love this film, it just didn...

We 7/17/24

 We 7/17/24 725am (2-LB).  825am (1/2B). 945am (1/2B). 1240pm (2-LB). 330pm (2-LB). 440pm (1/2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 820pm (2-LB).  Up 615am: Partly cloudy with temps to mid 80's.  Watched 'LAYLA M.' (Netflix). A teenage Muslim woman living in Amsterdam with her parents has become much more conservative than her family. She marries a young militant, they head to Syria and the Middle East, but the repressive nature of this version of Allah's 'Good News For Modern Man' becomes too much for her. The movie ends as she seeks repatriation, but the authorities want to treat her as a terrorist.  Theme: Europe is faced with the problem of what to do with kids who want to return home after abandoning their radical beliefs. Should they be punished or forgiven? A great film and the lead actress was stunning. Filmed in Amsterdam, Jordan, Netherlands, and Belgium. 6 wins & 8 nominations. More of 'CRIMINAL: France' (Netflix).  I watched the first two chapters and each...

Tu 7/16/24

 Tu 7/16/24 655am (2-LB). 8am (1/2-B). 1030am (1/2-B). 115pm (2-LB). 440pm (1-LB).  535pm (1-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 530am: Cooler, but very humid with temps to mid 80's. Stray thunderstorms are in the forecast. Last night I didn't hear the rain, but the gauge registered just over 2 inches. I watched a 14" YouTube - Andrew Sandino & Theo Von talk about Trump's attempted assassination. They featured a video of the rally showing Trump speaking and people in the crowd yelling, " he's on the roof, he's got a gun". I wonder if this really happened because that recording could be so easily doctored. Just an audio superimposed over the video. You could have done this with 60's technology, but nobody would have considered it several decades ago.  Watched 'RIDE OR DIE' (Netflix). A terrific Japanese Art Film about two young women who shared an attraction in high school and ten years later they meet up again. One girl is married to a man who beat...

Mo 7/15/24

Mo 7/15/24 655am (2-LB). 750am (1/2-B). 1230pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 530am: Very hot & humid with temps to upper 90's. Heat Advisory is in effect, but rain is in the forecast for tomorrow.  I tried to connect to Kanopy, but it was still not accessible. I'll call Emily after 10am.  Watered flowers (5")  Watched ten minutes of 'LADY J' (Netflix) and decided there was too much dialogue and I'll get back to it some other time.  Watched 'KILL ME IF YOU DARE' (Netflix). A Polish Rom-Com about a couple who win a million dollars in the lottery. After they cash in the lucky ticket both think that the other is trying to kill them for the money. It was so weird and crazy that I didn't understand 'what or why' things were happening. Maybe it's a Polish thing. They lost the money because the safe that they bought to store the cash was just a scam. The seller of the safe had his own key and came back and robbed them. But, where d...

Su 7/14/24

Su 7/14/24 720am (2-LB). 805am (1-B). 945am (2-LB). 1210pm (1-LB). 110pm (1-LB). 415pm (1-LB).  535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 905pm (1/2-LB).  Up 530am: Hot & nasty with a Heat Advisory in effect until 8pm on Monday. Heat index values up to 110 are expected. AC is 'On' until this passes.  Weekly Cleaning and watered the flowers (5"). Watched 'VANISHED INTO THE NIGHT' (Netflix).  The first act seemed like this would be really something, but it's just a down & dirty custody battle set on the beautiful southeastern coast of Italy. The wife tricks her husband into doing a drug deal so that she can discredit him as a responsible parent in the continuing custody battle. I was expecting more twists and the film kind of went out with a whimper. An Italian remake of an Argentinian film. Filmed in southern Italy in the regions of Apulia and Matera- especially the coastal city of Otranto on the Adriatic Sea.  930am: Even though the 'feels like' temperature i...

Sa 7/13/24- Gummy

 Sa 7/13/24- Gummy 755am (2-LB). 830am (1-B). 920am (1-B). [1230pm- 50mg gummy]. 1230pm (1-LB). 220pm (1-LB). 435pm (1/2-B). 530am (1-LB).  820pm (2-LB).  Up 640am: {I must have been tired} A mix of sun and clouds and very humid with temps almost to 90. I didn't even open the windows and I probably will not for the next couple of days.  Watered the flowers (5") I tried to watch 'THE RIVER WILD' (Netflix) but the sound was too low. Everything else on Netflix sounded OK, but just that film. Very odd.  Watched 'BORN AND BRED' (Netflix). An affluent couple and their young daughter are  on vacation and get into a terrible car accident. The film shifts abruptly to the story of a few guys working at a very remote airstrip in Patagonia. I didn't connect the dots, but the husband was one of the workers at the airstrip. In the final scene you learn that he must have lost his daughter in the accident, but he has returned to Buenos Aires, Argentina to reunite with his ...

Fr 7/12/24

 Fr 7/12/24 705am (2-LB). 8am (1-B). 12pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 820pm (2-LB). 855pm (1/2-LB).  Up 530am: Partly cloudy with temps almost to 90. The next couple of days are going to be hot and muggy.  Watered flowers A black late model Cadillac is parked in the drive across the street.  It looks like it belongs to an elderly black woman who is possibly a friend or family.  ***Buddy threw up his 430am snack in front of the toaster. I noticed when I was making the coffee after I got up.  No more food during the night.  I had to do a Windows Update and it went slightly better than the downstairs PC last night.  Watched 'THE CAPTAIN' (Amazon Prime). Near the end of WWII a German desertor (looter?) escapes, steals the uniform of a captain and then organizes a fake squad that goes after German looters and deserters. He becomes more and more brutal and the film shows how quickly violent behavior can become a 'necessary evil'. German soldiers brutally assa...

Th 7/11/24

 Th 7/11/24 650am (2-LB). 8am (1-B). 920am (1-LB). 1020am (1/2-B). [NEW BATCH Indica: 'Shine]. 1255pm (2-LB). 235pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 855pm (1/2-LB).  Up 520am: Mix of sun & clouds with a possibility of rain and temps to low 80's. Tried to sign up for Kanopy, but because I deleted the account I have to wait until next month. I'll call the library and find out if there is a way to get around this silly situation.  Watched 'POSSESSOR' (Tubi). In the not too distant future scientists are able to transfer one person's 'psyche or persona'  to another. Example: I could put my personality into a friend's body and I could actually 'be' him. A 'transfer hit woman' gets lost in the process. She's been 'sent in' to murder a man and the ownership of the corporation will change hands. She merges with the male host, but there are problems. This was a crazy ride with wild set designs, outrageous gender confusion whe...

We 7/10/24

 We 7/10/24 715am (2-LB). 805am (1-B). 925am (1-B). 1230pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 855pm (1-LB).  Up 530am: Mostly sunny with temps to mid 80's.  ***New signage across the street:  "Happy Birthday Vivian"- she's 9. 9am: No roofers showed up next door this morning. Maybe they're done, but there is a compressor hose still on the roof.  I wanted to watch 'ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU' on Kanopy, but I couldn't access my account so  I streamed it on Tubi. I will visit the library this afternoon. {The head tech was out to lunch and no help} Watched 'ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU' (Tubi). It's an Asian blockbuster set during the Somali civil war of late 1990 when both the embassies of North and South Korea were under attack. North and South Korean staff had to work together to get out of a country that was in the throes of a bloody revolution. It's a compelling drama with some well choreographed car chases and apparently the film is historically...

Tu 7/9/24

 Tu 7/9/24 645am (2-LB). 720am (1-B). 955am (1-LB). 1215pm (2-LB). 155pm (1-LB). 440pm (1-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 810pm (2-LB). 855pm (1-LB).  Up 520am: Cloudy & muggy but much cooler and rain all day with temps only to the lower 70's. It didn't really begin raining until 10am and periods of steady, soaking for the rest of the day; two or three inches is predicted for today.  I put 'CHEESE STANDS ALONE' on a memory stick and into Dropbox.  It's a long file that stretches from December 2023 to early July 2024. Watched 'MOTHER' (Hoopla).  From the film's page at Hoopla: "A mother desperately tries to overturn her son's murder conviction, find the killer who set him up, and have him released from prison." However, it's really about a mentally challenged man who actually committed a murder, and his mother commits another murder as the cover-up. And, with extreme irony, another mentally challenged youth is falsely charged with the crime. Dire...

Mo 7/8/24

Mo 7/8/24 655am (2-LB). 745am (1-B). 920am (1-LB). 1230pm (2-LB). 210pm (1-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 9pm (1-LB).  Up 545am: Cloudy with periods of rain and temps to low 80's. (No rain during the day- just haze & clouds) ***The one of the roofing guys showed up about 6am and he's working on the section adjacent to 940. He was gone within a couple of hours. Rain is in the forecast to begin early this afternoon.{no rain later}   Just before 8am they were screaming at each other in the house across the street. The younger woman with the hair extensions was yelling into their living room from the front door.  Quiet soon after. Watched 'AN AMERICAN CRIME' (Netflix). A couple of carnival workers leave their two daughters with a woman so that they can work the summer circuit. The woman appears to be reliable because she is watching several other children, however the woman is crazy and allows one of the daughters to be tortured to death; with Elliot Page, Catherin...

Su 7/7/24- Gummy

Su 7/7/24- Gummy  645am (2-LB). 720am (1-B). 810am (1-B). 1005am (2-LB). [105pm- one half 200 mg Diet Smoke gummy]. 110pm (2-LB).  245pm (1-LB). 440pm (1-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 930pm (1-LB).  Up 510am: Partly sunny with temps to almost 90.  Weekly Cleaning. The roofing guys next door arrived at 6am. The two guys that put up the fence (Slim & Ghetto) are working on the garage roof and the old man is tacking down sheeting on the house roof. The whole operation is so much quieter with only one guy working the nail gun.  Watched 'THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME' (Netflix). 'Hillbilly Noir' set in early to mid 20th century America in the poverty stricken hills of West Virginia near the Ohio border. It's a classic literary tale involving several intertwined stories about sex, murder, and religion; with Bill Skarsgard, Riley Keough, Jasan Clarke, Harry Melling, Robert Pattinson, and Mia Wasikowska (CLUB ZERO)."55" Metascore and I would rate it a little highe...

Sa 7/6/24- Gas Leak Planet Fitness

 Sa 7/6/24- Gas Leak Planet Fitness 650am (2-LB). 740am (1-B). 845am (1-B). 1210pm (2-LB). 555pm(2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 855pm (1-LB).  Up 520am: Mostly sunny with temps to low 80's.  While I was watering the flowers at 6am the guy doing the roofing work next door arrived and his crew arrived soon after; total- an old man and the two guys that put up the security fence.  Entered 'THE QUIET GAME' by Greg Iles in the blog.  Watched 'ANATOMY OF A FALL' (Kanopy). A man falls from a window in a remote cabin near Grenoble, France. Did he fall from the attic window or did his wife knock him out and then shove him out the window? However, the film is not primarily focused on an answer to that question, but offers more of an examination of the couple's marriage, their relationship to their son, and how they handled  their careers. He's a frustrated teacher and she is a successful fiction author. I didn't think there was not a clear resolution because the film attemp...

Fr 7/5/24

 Fr 7/5/24 720am (2-LB).  815am (1-B). 1240pm (2-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB). 855pm (1-LB).  Up 620am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps to low 80's. Watered flowers Watched 'GOD'S CROOKED LINES' (Netflix). The film is set in late 70's Spain and concerns a rich woman who has been committed to a mental asylum for attempting to poison her husband. However, she claims that she is 'undercover' and trying to solve a murder. She is a compulsive liar and very intelligent, so you never understand if she is telling the truth or suffering from mental illness. It's a classy film and it's not necessary to know exactly 'what happened' because all points of view share a certain degree of truthfulness; 4 wins & 20 nominations. The film is based on a novel by Torcuato Luca de Tena.   ***9am: The guy across the street was power vacuuming away the fireworks debris from last night. 915am- as he was sweeping, two guys in an over-sized pickup delivered...

Th 7/4/24- Oiled Treadmill

 Th 7/4/24- Oiled Treadmill  715am (2-LB). 8am (1-B). 9am (1-B). 1230pm (2-LB). 210pm (1-LB). 330pm (1-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 6am: Steady light rain through the morning, then cloudy & muggy with temps to about 80.  Tried to login to the State Farm account and could not change the password. I'm trying to get a free fire sensor for 940. Call on Friday! Watched 'RUN SWEETHEART RUN' (Amazon Prime). It's a surreal Crazy & Gross Feminist Lady Boss Man film. A professional woman is sent by her boss to meet a man for a 'work date' and her date is a demon. The demon allows her to flee but needs her dead by sunrise. He's got the advantage because he can smell her blood and she's on her period. "51" Metascore. I'd rate it slightly higher because it aimed very high and it was a hoot.  Frome IndieWire.com: "... blood-soaked yowl of feminine rage in a tidy horror package that can barely contain all its biggest ideas."   **...

We 7/3/24

We 7/3/24 720am (2-LB). 820am (1-B). 955am (1-B). 1245pm (1-LB). 245pm (2-B). 340pm (1-B). 535pm (2-LB). 820pm (2-LB).  Up 510am: Light rain early then cloudy with temps to mid 80's & very muggy. [One half inch of rain fell last night] Watched 'INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL' (Hoopla).  A Vietnamese Art Film about a man who becomes the ward of his sister in law's four year old boy. She was killed in a motorcycle accident and he must handle her burial and then try to reunite the boy with his father. The plot is secondary to the mesmerizing scenes that are shot as if they were recording dreams.  Motorbikes slowly navigating a two lane highway through a small rural town in dense fog is a real show-stopper and there are a dozen scenes that are just as haunting. ***The funeral was 20 million dongs (Vietnamese currency) or approx. $786.*** I had seen this one before and it felt like revisiting old and half-forgotten dream fragments. 5 wins &16 nominations. "94...

Tu 7/2/24

Tu 7/2/24 730am (2-LB). 810am (1-B). 955am (1-LB). 1230pm (2-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 620am: I had an anxiety dream that I was stranded late at night at a factory (?) or a workplace along Rt. 55 south of Springfield. I was trying to make it home. Bright & sunny with temps to about 90 degrees. Watered the flowers {Probably the last time for a while since rain is back in the forecast} ***Buddy was sick in the hallway before I fed him at 230am. He seems OK at breakfast.  Watched 'TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME' (Netflix). "Labels are for jars, not people"... A female psychologist works with a severely disabled man and over a period of time falls in love with him. Is she actually communicating with him, or is she merely talking to herself? 'FC'- Facilitated Communication- a helper assists a non-verbal person in the use of a keyboard device. The use of FC has been rejected by several psychological associations, but some institutions still feel that it has va...

Mo 7/1/24

 Mo 7/1/24 715am (2-LB). 810am (1-B). 920am (1-B). 1035am (1-B). 115pm (2-LB). 305pm (1-LB). 535pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  ***Buddy got sick sometime after I fed him around 245am. this morning. He seemed OK when I fed him at 6am.  Up 545am: Partly cloudy with temps to upper 70's. Watered flowers Watched 'CLUB ZERO' (Hoopla). A total mind blower! A teacher in a posh private school convinces a group of her students that people do not need to eat. Nutrition is only a matter of mind over matter. The film is a superb satire of people who embrace rigid and absolute beliefs of any kind. Extremism is just another form of 'Faith'. In the final scene the parents decide if they want to stop eating and one of the students exclaims, "But, you would need Faith".  Beautifully colorful sets, a very unique soundscape, and the fact that it happens during Christmas is really a nice  touch because the mood of the film is the very antithesis of 'The Holiday Season'; wit...

Su 6/30/24

 Su 6/30/24 7am (2-LB). 745am (1-B). 955am (1-LB). 1235pm (2-LB). 540pm (2-LB). 815pm (2-LB).  Up 530am: Bright & sunny with temps to mid to upper 70's...Beautiful! Weekly Cleaning & watered the flowers Watched 'KILL BILL Vol. 1' (Netflix). A female martial arts expert seeks to exterminate 'The Viper Squad'. The ending leaves the door open for the 'KILL BILL Vol. 2' and 'The Bride' can continue to take her revenge on the remaining members of the group. A truly superior piece of cinema and if you're a fan of 'chop-socky', there is none better; with Uma Thurman (The Bride/'Black Mamba'), David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Lucy Liu). Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards; 30 wins &104 nominations. "69" Metascore. Watched 'JANKY PROMOTERS' (Netflix). Two naive rap promoters struggle to bring a popular rapster {Young Jeezy} to Modesto, CA. A few laughs, but this type of fi...