The Cheese Stands Alone

 Th 2/27/25 710am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 8am (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker).  1150am (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 540pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 810pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 6am: Sunny & windy with temps to mid 50's.  Wrote up 'DARK SEEKER' by K.W. Jeter for the blog.  This morning there is a lot of activity next door. The father & son (?) are removing the washer, dryer,  hot water heater, and large metal objects into a trailer. Sell for scrap? Moving to a new location? Watched 'FORBIDDEN FILMS' (Hoopla- borrowed yesterday). The film begins with footage of the concrete storage units for these vintage films. The old film stock is highly flammable & explosive and is stored in a rural area in fortified structures. "Between 1933 and 1945, 1200 feature films were made in Germany. After the war the Allies Banned over 300 films as propaganda. There are still restrictions on over 40 of these films today." Interesting and not an easy moral dilemma. S...

 We 2/26/25 710am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815am (1- hit: Permanent Marker).  1155am (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 135pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 435pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch),  Up 545am: Cloudy with a slight chance of rain this morning and temps to about 60. [No precipitation]. Borrowed 'FORBIDDEN FILMS' (Hoopla). Watched 'CALIGULA: The Ultimate Cut' (Kanopy). I shut down the film at 54 minutes and still two hours to go. Lurid to the point of silliness and full frontal nudity doesn't make it any less hokey.  If I continue, I'll probably skim and skip.  Watched 'WHEN THE WORLD BREAKS' (Amazon Prime).  Many stars & media personalities talk of their personal experiences of the Great Depression; Art Linkletter, Hugh Downs, Ray Bradburry, Phyllis Diller. One of the experts talked of the importance of 'shame' during the Great Depression. Even FDR couldn't understand why people were not rioting in...

 Tu 2/25/25- Gummy: 100 mg 750am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 750am {I took one quarter of a 200 mg DIET SMOKE gummy: 50 mg total and the plan is to take the other 50 mg a little later}. 1230pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker) & also took the remaining 50 mg of DIET SMOKE:  100 mg today. 235pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 435pm (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  ***50 mgs early, on an empty stomach and then another 50 mgs during the walk outside or on the treadmill. A nice even and pleasant high for a maximum part of the day. I liked it.   Up 645am: Bright & sunny with temps to 60. Sent a 'signed' {e-signature} to Brittney and made an appointment to see Dax on 4/9 at 1pm. Watched 'Watcher' (Netflix). A young couple relocate to Bucharest, Romania after hubby's promotion. Their apartment building is bleak and inhospitable, a serial killer is on the loose, and a man in the apartment across the courtyard seems to be obsessed...

Mo 2/24/25: Agnes Fenner 130pm 625am (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 9am (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker). 1030am (1/2- LB: Panama Punch). 440pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 530am: Cloudy with temps to mid 50's.  Doctor visit today so it's an early walk on the treadmill.  630am:  FIVE MILES TO 4.0 PACE AND ZERO SLANT; began DAN SODER on 'WE MIGHT BE DRUNK'.  Watched 'SNIPER' (Netflix). A macho sniper and his wimpy spotter wreak havoc in Panama. They are to take out a presidential candidate and the drug cartel boss who bought the election. An ode to phony alpha males who fervently believe that it's a good thing to have more guns than sense.  My first 'thumbs down' in a long time (although I watched the whole thing); with Tom Berenger, Billy Zane, J.T. Walsh. "45" Metascore I'd give it a failing grade or do it over. Baltimore Sun: "It's for those of us for ...

 Su 2/23/25 725am (2-LB: Permanent Marker). 820am (1-LN: Panama Punch). 1210pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 435pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 6am: Bright & sunny with temps to lower 50's. Weekly Cleaning The son & grandson are in a moving frenzy; looks like tools that were in the garage are going into a trailer. Yesterday & today there were a variety of people removing odds & ends. Watched 'SEA OF LOVE' (Netflix- leaving soon). A NYC detective is part of a sting operation to find out who is killing men who answer ads in The Personals. He becomes involved with one of the female suspects, but she isn't the killer...it's her ex-husband; with Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Richard Jenkins, and Samuel L. Jackson as 'the black guy'- he only gets one line in the very beginning of the film. "66" Metascore and I think this is 'criminally' underrated and I'd go to ...

Sa 2/22/25 645am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 750am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 940am (1/2-LB: Panama Punch). 1205pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 540pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 530am: Bright & breezy with temps to mid 30's and we'll enjoy 40's and 50's through next week.  Watched 'THE WIDOWS OF THURSDAYS' (Kanopy). Three rich & depressed family men decide to end it all in a group suicide. Remove circuit breakers, throw plugged-in electrical devices into the pool and then go for a swim. Unfortunately, we never see exactly what transpired, but that's the gist of it. The men are financially overextended and have lost all of their assets in an economic collapse (Argentina's economy is 'not serious'). They are convinced (hopeful?) that their life insurance payouts will make things right.  The film is set in the 'Altos de la Cascada', a fictional neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 'Altos de la Cascada' transl...

 Fr 2/21/25 715am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 750am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 840am (1/2-LB: Panama Punch). 1015am (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker). 1155am (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 135pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 435pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread).  ***At 10am I noticed a huge orange lugger being delivered to the old lady's driveway next door. I think it's official. I watched the death of my neighbor last Saturday morning. I'll never forget it and my only regret is that I didn't think to use the binoculars.  Up 6am: Bright & sunny with temps to mid 20'. Temps will soar to the mid 50's early next week.  Caught up with the 'Books Read' blog. Watched 'REST IN PEACE' (Netflix). I liked this movie, but within seconds I realized that I had seen it a couple of times. So... Watched 'DON'T LET GO (Netflix). It's a Time Travel Tale...An LA detective must solve the murder of his brother's family. He is close...

 Th 2/20/25-  Gummy 645am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 640am {I took 1/2 of a 200 mg 'Acapulco Gold'- Diet Smoke: 50 mg total}. 730am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 910am (1/2-LB: Panama Punch). 1005am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1250pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 215pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 435pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 545pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread).  Up 530am: Frigid, breezy & cloudy with temps to mid teens. A 'cold weather advisory' is in effect and wind chills to 10-15 degrees below zero.    Watched 'UN PROPHETE' (Netflix-leaving soon). A terrific French prison film. A seventeen year old Arab/Muslim youth lands in prison and becomes the French/Corsican bossman's servant. But in the end, the kid becomes the top dog. It sounds cliche, but it seemed fresh and realistic. Nominated for 1 Oscar; 52 wins & 57 nominations. "90" Metascore and that's where I'd put it. Watched 'AFTERMATH' (Netflix).  Homegrown terrorists...

We 2/19/25 820am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 915am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1035am (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker). 1225pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 540pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread).  Up 715am: Cloudy and frigid with temps only to low teens. Spent five minutes sweeping the quarter inch of flurries from the sidewalk and driveway. Just as I finished I noticed a young woman in a minivan bringing a couple of armloads of cleaning supplies, mops & vacuums into the new neighbors house; a low-end cleaning service? Finished 'APPLE CIDER VINEGAR' (Netflix). Belle Gibson is an actual 'health/cancer guru' who was prosecuted for fraud in Australia. This was a thought provoking series, and although the health claims were bogus, they did provide hope. Is it ok to mislead if you can deliver a positive & hopeful expectation? Began 'ADORATION' (Netflix). I watched the first episode and I'll continue the series later tonight. Filmed in Latina and Sabaudia, It...

 Tu 2/18/25 810am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 9am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1055am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1255pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread).  3pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 435pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 705am: {Well Rested}.  Cloudy & frigid with temps only to mid teens and a 'cold weather advisory' is in effect.  Watched 'THE SPANISH PRISONER' (Amazon Prime). A classic film about an elaborate financial scam that celebrates the art of a nuanced and complex swindle. An executive/inventor is targeted and tricked into revealing his 'lucrative secret process'; Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara, Campbell Scott, Ricky Jay, Rebecca Pidgeon (wife of the director), Felicity Huffman. Directed by David Mamet. "71" Metascore and I would go to at least "90". I loved it and it was one of Warren Zevon's favorites.  More 'APPLE CIDER VINEGAR' (Netflix). I shut it down 20 minutes into episode #4. Under the ...

 Mo 2/17/25 655am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 740am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 905am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 925am (1 hit-B: Permanent Marker). 1235pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 210pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 440pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 540pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 530am: Cloudy and frigid with temps only to mid teens. A 'cold weather advisory' in effect until noon tomorrow and wind chills expected to be 20 below zero. {A little before sunset and through early evening we had flurries that accumulated to about an inch and a half. It's so cold that every single flake that fell stuck.} Began notes for 'The Chat' concerning the EMT's next door on Saturday morning.  Watched 'THE VOURDALAK'(Hoopla). A young & callow member of the French court takes refuge with a weird family after he was robbed in the spooky Balkans. 'Granddad' is some kind of skeletal vampire (obviously a prop) and his interactions with the others ...

 Su 2/16/25- Gummy Up 545am: Cloudy & breezy with a few random snow showers and temps to upper 20's.  615am {I split a 200 mg 'DIET SMOKE'; I took slightly less than a half & hoping for about 75 mg}. 725am (1-LB: Panama Punch).  8am (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker). 1030am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 130pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 305pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 440pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread).  Weekly Cleaning 715am: The rushes are coming...This level (approx. 75 mg) provides a formidable buzz  without psychic decapitation.   Watched 'GOLD RUN' (Kanopy).  The Germans invaded Norway in 1940 and the Norwegian National Treasury must be removed from the country.  First, the gold shipment was going to Lillehammer, Norway from Oslo; 115 miles. Then, Lillehammer to Åndalsnes, Norway; 160 miles. Final destination Molde, Norway and the British take it from there. The movie concerns the log...

 Sa 2/15/25- EMT'S Next Door 715am (2-LB: Permanent Marker). 8am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 855am (1-LB: Permanent Punch). 955am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 145pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 310pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 435pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Punch).  Up 605am: Cloudy with light 'rain/ mist' for most of the day and temps to upper 30's. When I got up there was a light glaze of ice on everything and Westview looked very slick.  Watched 'ODDITY' (Hoopla). So odd- not much of a resolution of the storyline, but what a ride. It's got it all, a creepy English mansion, a sinister mental asylum, a blind psychic, and a lifesize wooden figure with murderous intent. 6 wins & 9 nominations. "78" Metascore and I would go to "86".   ***1015am-1030am: Two Springfield fire engines (#8 & #7) and one American ambulance. I was watching a commercial on Tubi and for several seconds I thought that the sir...

 Fr 2/14/25 705am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 755am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 905am (1 hit-B: Panama Punch). 1015am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1205pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 540pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 610am: Breezy with a mix of sun & clouds with temps to 32.  ***Just as I was starting the movie I noticed a prompt for a 'restart'. It happened last night downstairs.  Was going to watch an 'iffy' Polish comedy, but the 'restart' made me reconsider something more challenging.  Watched 'TRIAL BY FIRE' (Netflix).  In 1991 an angry & frustrated married man from Texas was convicted of the murder of his three young daughters.  He's definitely an abrasive character in a tumultuous marriage, but does that make him a murderer? He was found guilty of burning his children in their beds, but it looks like the forensic evidence was flawed. The movie doesn't really convince me of the forensics, but clearly there is more than reas...

 Th 2/13/25 720am (2-LB: Permanent Marker). 810am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 1015am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 12pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 140pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 440pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 610am: Frigid, breezy & partly cloudy with temps only to upper teens. Ten minutes to 're-shovel/sweep' the drive and walk. We probably didn't get more than 2 inches of snow yesterday. Watched 'BALLOT' (Netflix).  It's about a contemporary mayoral election in a rural province of the Philippines. Armed thugs seem to run the town and a female election official (one of the teachers in the town) is hunted down with the yellow ballot box still handcuffed to her wrist. The movie doesn't resolve anything, and it seemed odd that there were so many gays in the movie. Is this really typical of rural Southeast Asia? Set in Don Salvador Benedicto which is a province of the Philippines. Gritty & strange. Mo...

 We 2/12/25- Gummy 705am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 710am {I took 1/2 of a 'DAY DRIFT' Hybrid: 50 mg}.  750am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 920am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1035am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 125pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).330pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 435pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Punch).530pm (1-LB:  Cookie Bread). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 515am to take a leak and then went back to bed and listened to WMAY from the kitchen till 6am. Snow flurries began to fall and we were under a 'Winter Advisory' until early Thursday morning. One to three inches of snow is predicted. {1pm: about an inch has fallen} ***Two trucks from Henson Robinson at the old couple's house across the street. Plumbing issues or just new stuff? 850am: I noticed what looked like the 'casing' for a furnace, so it's likely a new heating & cooling system. Watched 'FREESTYLE' (Netflix). A gritty Polish gangster picture that was very difficult to follow. R...

 Tu 2/11/25 715am (2-LB: Permanent Marker). 755am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1005am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1230pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB): Permanent Marker).  Up 615am: Cloudy & breezy with temps to upper 30's. The snowstorm seems to be definitely 'on' for tomorrow.  We could see a half a foot of flurries...or not.  Watched 'DINNER IN AMERICA' (Kanopy). A true punk rock movie. It's a coarse, crude, vulgar and hilarious broadside that lampoons the tedious decorum of contemporary American suburbia; with Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs.  14 wins & 6 nominations. "80" Metascore and I would go to "89" and I really liked this one. More 'FORMA' (Netflix). I shut it down 27 minutes into episode #6. The series is well shot, but the comedic tone doesn't work for me.  This would be much better as a straight Police Procedural. I'll complete the series, but I don't think I'll be arou...

 Mo 2/10/25- Gummy: 50 mg 705am {I took 1/2 'DAY DRIFT': 50 mg}. 835am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 910am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1035am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 245pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 440pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 435pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 530am. Partly to mostly cloudy with temps to mid 30's.  715am & put away by 815am: To County Market: $105. Very uneventful and didn't really connect on the edible till I got home.  Watched 'THE SNOW SISTER' (Netflix). A Swedish Xmas film about a grief stricken boy that was just too sweet. I decided that yesterday's Indian film would be time better spent.  Finished 'THANGALAAN' (Netflix). As the end credits roll they show photos of the real Kolar Gold Fields at Mysore. The film is set in 1850 although the indigenous people looked, acted, and lived like cavemen.   Began 'INFORMA: Beasts of the Underworld' (Netflix). A Japanese rookie jou...

 Su 2/9/25- 5th Stoney Sunday 725am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 820am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 10am (1/2-LB: Permanent Marker). 1245pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 225pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 435pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 6am: Partly cloudy with temps to low 30's. ***Five years ago today, Su 2/9/2020 I smoked cannabis for the first time in about 50 years... Happy '420' Forever! Weekly Cleaning ***Yesterday there was a nineteen dollar U-Haul at the guy's house across the street. I held out hope that he was selling to his daughter who was apparently living there.  However, it looks like he's gone for good and I'll bet Westview will remain snow covered and untouched next winter.  Watched 'THE BIG 4' (Netflix- used 'Netflix Code').  Too much silly 'Chop-Socky' and cartoonish 'Secret Agent Man' nonsense, so it gets the boot after five minutes. Watched 'THE PERFUMIER' (Netfli...

 Sa 2/8/25 705am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 750am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 935am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1030am (1/2-LB: Panama Punch). 1235pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 215pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 440pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 545am: Random light showers during the morning, then cloudy with temps to upper 30's.  Watched 'UNSANE' (Hoopla). A clever Black Comedy/Thriller about insurance scams at residential mental health facilities. You go in for counseling, you mention 'suicide', and they force you to stay at a mental health facility until your insurance runs out. A woman is admitted under very questionable circumstances for in-patient psychiatric treatment, however she really is an unhinged psycho. On the other hand, her stalker was real as well;  with Claire Foy, Juno Temple, Amy Irving, Robert Kelly. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Metascore of "63". A wide range in the scores and went fro...

Fr 2/7/25 740am (2-LB: Cookie Bread). 840am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1025am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1pm(1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 435pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread).  Up 640am: A mix of sun & clouds with temps to upper 30's.  Watched 'NOTTING HILL' (Netflix). So Romantic that the film should include a warning that it is 'so sweet that it might cause diabetes in certain individuals'. A super famous Hollywood actress falls for a very ordinary London bookstore owner; with Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans. Won 1 BAFTA Award; 11 wins & 17 nominations. "68" Metascore and that's about where I'd put it.  Finished 'NARCO-SAINTS' (Netflix). A great series and there might be a season #2. It might tie into the autographed baseball which was so valuable to the evil Christian pastor.  1240pm: PC is 'Off' and preparing for a walk on the treadmill. I will try to avoid any leaning, so ...

 Th 2/6/25 750am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 830am (1-LB: Panama Punch).  935am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1035am (1 hit-B: Panama Punch). 1240pm (2-LB: Cookie Bread). 535pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 630am: Cloudy early, then breezy & mostly sunny with temps to about 40.  Watched 'CARRY-ON' (Netflix). The film is an effective 'cliff hanger'/ 'pot boiler' about a TSA officer and what happened one Xmas Eve at LAX. The Overall Premise: A major American weapons subcontractor wants to kill off a US senator because she is against expanding work in the bioweapons sphere. The company will release a Russian made bio weapon and the American people will think that the Russians did it. Then the public will be scared enough to pour more tax dollars into a dangerous project; with Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris. "69" Metascore and I would go to "75" for pure entertainment value.    Began 'AMERICAN MA...

 We 2/5/25- Gummy  805am (2-LB: Panama Punch). 850am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 950am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1045am (1 hit- B: Panama Punch). 1235pm [I took 1/2 'DAY DRIFT' Hybrid- 50 mg total]. 1255pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 230pm (1/2- LB: Permanent Marker). 440pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 530pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 815pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker).  Up 7am: Cloudy with occasional light (freezing?) rain this afternoon and temps to mid 30's. Watched 'THE MENU' (Netflix). It's a scathing 'Black Comedy/ Horror' film that examines (spoofs!) the higher realms of Haute Cuisine and they all go out in a blaze of S'Mores; with Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, John Leguizamo. 2 wins & 66 nominations. "71" Metascore and I would go to "81". THE PLAYLIST: "Everything on the menu of The Menu looks good enough, but once its moldy tirade against the one percent has been fully dished out, it’s plain to see th...

 Tu 2/4/25- New Running Shoes 655am (2-LB: Permanent Marker). 755am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 930am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1150am (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 130pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 315pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 445pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 540pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). Up 545am: Breezy with a mix of sun & clouds and temps to about 40. Much cooler than yesterday.  Watched 'BOGOTA: City of The Lost' (Netflix). It's a 'Gangster/Coming Of Age' film about a kid from South Korea who relocates to Columbia with his family.  Their first glimpse of the new land was like a scene out of Dante.  The father folds under social and economic pressure, and it's his son who becomes a major player as a smuggler for Korean expats.  He rises through the ranks and becomes 'Numero Uno' because he's smarter and more ruthless than the local bad asses. It's a trite plot, but it's an engaging Korean production shot in Bogota, Columbi...

 Mo 2/3/25- Brandenburgs 3pm  730am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 920am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 1010am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1230pm (1 hit- B: Permanent Marker). 120pm (1-LB: Panama Punch). 820pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 915pm (1 hit-LB: Permanent Marker...Happy Birthday to me!).  Up 640am. Mostly sunny & breezy with record breaking temps to upper 60's. 735am: FIVE MILES AT 4.1 PACE AND ZERO SLANT; watched 45" of 'WE MIGHT BE DRUNK' with DAVE STANHOPE; watched 30" of 'ARE YOU GARBAGE?' with ARI SHAFFIR. Watched 'QUEEN & SLIM' (Netflix). It's a kind of 'Black Bonnie & Clyde' as told by Social Justice Warriors. More fable than fact, but the point of view is both relevant and applicable to today's racial divide; with Daniel Kaluuya (Slim). Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen), Bokeem Woodbine, Cloe Sevigny, Flea. 13 wins & 44 nominations. "74" Metascore and I would boost it to "88". "Today, Law Enforcement is ...

 Su 2/2/25 745am (1-LB: Cookie Bread). 830am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 920am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1015am (1 hit-B: Permanent Marker). 1135am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1230pm (2-LB: Cookie Bread). 440pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch).  815pm (1-LB: Permanent Mark).  Up 630am: Cloudy & breezy with temps to mid 50's. Weekly Cleaning  Watched 'THE MAN FROM NOWHERE' (Netflix). (I found this one on the 'Movie Codes' at Netflix]. A bad-ass is minding his own business as a pawn shop owner and becomes involved with an eight year old girl who lives next door. He's  actually an ex-super agent who has dropped out because his wife and unborn child were killed in a mob hit. And, in spite of his self enforced solitude, he risks his life to save his young neighbor from organ harvesters who have kidnapped her and want to sell her corneas. Set in the Yongsan District which is an area in the city of Seoul, Korea. Wikipedia: 'THE MAN FROM NOWH...

 Sa 2/1/25 650am (2-LB: Cookie Bread). 730am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 825am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1010am (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 1225pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 205pm (1-LB: Permanent Marker). 445pm (1-LB:  Panama Punch). 535pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 820pm (1-LB: Cookie Bread).  Up 545am: Partly sunny & breezy with temps to lower 40's.  Watched 'LOST HIGHWAY' (Kanopy- borrowed yesterday). I thought it was more of a Surreal Black Comedy that was pretty clumsy with the noirish themes- 1) The Duality of Good & Evil 2) Perverse Sexual Desire. Although some of the dialogue is flat out hilarious and the sets, characters, and tone are painstakingly crafted to be as spooky as possible. 4 wins & 6 nominations. "53" and I would go to "83" just for the outrageousness. First line of the film- "Laurent is dead"....Tailgating scene in the Hollywood Hills- "I want you to get a driver's manual and read that motherfucker". Fin...

 Fr 1/31/25 840 am (2-LB: Permanent Marker). 920am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 1010am (1/2-B: Panama Punch). 1110am (1-LB: Panama Punch). 105pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 535pm (1-LB:  Permanent Marker). 815pm (1-LB: Panama Punch).  Up 735am: {well rested}. Cloudy with temps to mid 40's and light rain/drizzle this afternoon. I borrowed 'EILEEN' & 'LOST HIGHWAY' from Kanopy to finish out my picks for January. Watched 'EILEEN' (Kanopy). A classy Noirish B-movie about a shy female clerk at a juvenile detention center who takes a shine to the new lady psychiatrist. Does she see the shrink as a way out of her dull existence or is it Love? A crazy plot turn has them collaborate on a murder and then the cover-up. In the end, they both leave town, but not together and their new lives begin. It's an ambitious (and morally ambiguous) film and I really liked it; with Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, and Thomasin McKenzie. 1 win & 8 nominations. "72" Metasco...