The Cheese Stands Alone

 Th 10/30/25 720am (1-LB: a mix of Sour & Blood). 805am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 910am (1/2-LB: Sour Diesel). 12pm(1-LB: Sour Diesel). 535pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 815pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). Up 620am: Bright & breezy with temps to high 50's. Finished 'INSIDE FURIOZA' (Netflix). The title translates as 'furious, ferocious, raging' and fits perfectly with the tone and temper of the film. Some great local color in Dublin, Ireland and Gdansk, Poland and the ambiguous ending leaves open the possibility of more 'FURIOZA'.    Finished 'PLAY DIRTY' (Amazon Prime). In this one the violence was not meant to be believed. It was all played for laughs (it was a droll and somewhat witty film) and the violence was only 'cartoonish' at best; with Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Gretchen Mol, Tony Shalhoub. "46" Metascore and I would go to "76". PASTE MAGAZINE; "{The Director Shane Black}......

 We 10/29/25- Gummy: 35 mg 705am (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 740am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 915am (3 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1225pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 1pm [I took 35 mg 'VIIA]. 235pm (3 hits-B: Sour Diesel). 435pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 535pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 810pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel).  Up 615am: Light rain ended by mid morning, then partly cloudy with temps to upper 50's.  Watched 'INSIDE FURIOZA' (Netflix). A terrific gangster (street gangs) movie and this is a stand-alone sequel to 'FURIOZA' and begins with a 'recap'. The format might have worked better if this was a series. ***I do not like the 'new' setup for The Notepad. It seems like there are no guardrails & I'm afraid that I'm going to clear 'THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE'. A little after 9am I quit 'INSIDE FURIOZA' (Netflix) at an hour and 34 minutes, but there is an hour and 13 minutes remaining. I will finish this tomorrow.  For a change of pace I began a mini-s...

 Tu 10/28/25 750am (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 820am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1040am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1230pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 205pm (1/2-LB: Blood Diamond). 430pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 535pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 815pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). Up 655am: Cloudy with temps only to mid 50's. Watched 'WHAT REMAINS' (Amazon Prime). Based on the most famous serial killer in Nordic history. Very slow moving and intentionally deep. The mood is dark and unrelenting and a moving experience for the viewer, but it is somewhat confusing. I guess the alleged serial killer didn't do any of this because he withdrew all of his confessions; with Andrea Riseborough, Stellan Skarsgard. A slow burn, but didn't have much of a payoff.   Finished 'TOUCH' (Amazon Prime). The reason that the Japanese family left London was because the father believed that his daughter's DNA was compromised because she was exposed to the radiation at Hiroshima. He took her to be sterilize...

 Mo 10/27/25 725am (1-LB: Sour Diesel).  820am (1/2-B: Blood Diamond). 1040am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1240pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 535pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 810pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel).  Up 630am: Mostly sunny with temps to mid 60's.  Watched 'ROSEMARY'S BABY' (Hoopla). The classic film about a young couple who move into 'The Dakota' (1 West 72nd St., NYC) and fall under the spell of a coven of witches; with Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Ralph Bellamy, Charles Grodin. Directed by Roman Polanski from a novel by Ira Levin. Won 1 Oscar {'Best Actress in a Supporting Role'- Ruth Gordon}; 13 wins & 13 nominations. "96" Metascore and that's about right. The film is undeniably one of the best psychological horror films ever made, but it's also a beautifully crafted time capsule from 1966.   From AI Mode: "The tannis root is not a real plant but was created for the story. In the film, a passage in the book All of Them Wi...

  Su 10/26/25 820am (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 905am (1/2-B: Sour Diesel). 1025am (3-hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 435pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 440pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 815pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel).  Up 730am: Cloudy and temps to low 60's. Weekly Cleaning Watched 'TAKEN IN PLAIN SIGHT' (Netflix). A mom and her young teenage daughter stop at a highway rest stop and the girl is kidnapped. Mom can't 'move on' and six months later she miraculously locates the abductor and the old lady who was the brains of the 'kidnapping couple'. This might be the lamest Abduction Genre film that I've ever seen. I should have nixed it as soon as I learned that it was a Lifetime production. The film is set in Michigan, but filmed in Mississauga, Ontario, a neighboring city of Toronto, Canada.  Watched the first few moments of 'TOUCH' (Amazon Prime- leaving in four days).  Too intense and I'll put it first tomorrow morning.  Watched 'PARKER...

  Sa 10/25/25 720am (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 810am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1015am (4 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 1255pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 235pm (2 hits-B: Blood Diamond). 535pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 530pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 815pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel).  Up 630am: Cloudy with temps to upper 50's.  Watched 'IMAGE OF VICTORY' (Netflix). It's a compelling film that leads up to The Battle of Nitzanim. That incident occurred in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on June 7, 1938 and was the first major Egyptian victory of the war, and one of the few cases of Israeli surrender. The setup is that a filmmaker from Egypt is sent to the front lines to film the Arab's failed attack on Telaviv. This kibbutz was on the way up the coast and when the Arabs were forced to retreat, they attacked the Kibbutz on the way back so that they could give the king at least one victory. The story is set in the Nitzanim kibbutz in southern Israel along the Mediterranean coast. It's about 8 miles so...

 Fr 10/24/25 7am (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 755am (1-B: Sour Diesel). 920am (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 1230pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 535pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 815pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond).  Up 6am: Partly cloudy with temps to just over 60. Watched 'SLEEP' (Kanopy). A Korean couple has a problem. Hubby has a sleep walking problem that escalates into something much more. The ghost of a cranky old man has taken over the husband's soul...and then the spirit leaves after some weird shamanistic Korean rite. "80" Metascore and I would only go to "75". Link to 'Ending Explained' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB_fOe7qgnM Finished 'NO ONE SAW US LEAVE' (Netflix). The book written by Tamara (the little girl) is the basis for the series. I was a bit surprised that the Israeli courts didn't take the custody case. They said that the Mexican authorities should handle it, but if the husband lived with the kids on a Jewish Kibbutz wouldn't he be conside...

 Th 10/23/25- Cowan Epperson: 10am 845am (1-LB: Sour Diesel/Hella Jelly....1st time). 1120am (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 125pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 3pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel). 305pm [I took approx. 37 mg 'VIIA'].  540pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond). 815pm (1-LB: Sour Diesel).  Up 730am: Sunny & breezy with temps just over 60.  Request for a 'restart' and it only took a couple of minutes More of 'NO ONE SAW US LEAVE' (Netflix). This series is truly candy for the eyes. I shut it down 18 minutes into the third episode. 935am: The PC is 'Off' and preparing for the trip to Cowan Epperson at 10am. The Sour Diesel is some kickass weed! I got to Cowan Epperson just before 10am and a young guy did the procedure. There's no chance that I would have been able to do this on my own. You had to do a 'photo scan' of my face'. He didn't know why anyone would want to file a tax return in my name. We created an account with the IRS and an access pin number. I mad...

 We 10/22/25- Gummy/ New Strains 655am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse).  740am (4 hits-B: Diablo's Hearse).  940am (4 hits-B: Diablo's Hearse).  1245pm [I took 1/4 of 100 mg 'VIIA': 25 mg total]. 1250pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 240pm (3 hits-B: Diablo's Hearse). 435pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 540am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 810pm (1-LB: Blood Diamond....1st time!!!). Up 6am: Sunny & breezy with temps to about 60. Watched 'THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR' (Hoopla). In the early 1930's a philosophically minded German couple traveled to the island of Floreana in the Galapagos Islands. A few months later a Countess and a couple of male friends arrive and attempt to 'take over' the island. The adventures of the countess and her escorts garner worldwide attention, but murders and disappearances plague Paradise. The lesson is that Paradise is not a place, but a state of mind..."Little Town, Big Hell". The documentary is a clever curation of st...

 Tu 10/21/25 750am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 830am (1-B: a mix of Citrus & Diablo's). 1210pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 540pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 810pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse).  Up 7am: A mix of sun & clouds with gusty winds and temps only to about 60.   Watched 'ERIC LA RUE' (Hoopla). The story begins some months after the crisis. A mother is confused as to 'what and how she should feel' after her teenage son murdered three of his classmates during a school shooting. The boy has been convicted and sentenced to prison and mom hasn't visited him or been able to deal with the stigma to her family.  Most of the people in her community are devout Christians, but what they are advocating (preaching) really does nothing for the mother of the school shooter. The Christian 'words of healing' are nothing more than bible school jargon. I really liked the film and I can see how it would be really offensive to many; with Judy Greer, Paul Sp...

 Mo 10/20/25 745am (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 825am (1/2-B: Diablo's Hearse). 1055am (1/2-B: Diablo's Hearse). 1pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 435pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 540pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 815pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 640am: Sunny & blustery with temps to about 70. ***First time to use the heat this season Trouble with Hoopla and Amazon Music (My Music). Later I had problems with NPR (I could get NPR but not classical music) and then IMDB. I think there is something wrong with Amazon streaming services. Not sure what's going on at NPR.  Watched 'THE DOUBLE HOUR' (Amazon Prime). An Italian security guard meets a foreign hotel worker at a 'speed dating' event and they become a couple. He is head of security at a huge mansion filled with valuables and on the day that he escorts his new girlfriend to the estate they are attacked and the mansion is robbed. The guard is shot and the bullet leaves him and strikes the woman in the head. She en...

  Su 10/19/25 830am (one can of WYNK- 10 mg). 945am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse).  1240pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 535pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 815pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 730am: A mix of sun & clouds and much cooler with temps only to upper 50's with wind gusts to 20-30 mph. {We got an inch of rain last night at 940}. Weekly Cleaning Watched 'SHARP CORNER' (Kanopy). A couple and their six year old son leave the city and move to the country. Their home is located on a hairpin turn and soon several people have died in car accidents on their front lawn. The film is about how mom, dad, and son process the deadly turn of events. Dad obsesses over the fatalities and feels that he can be a kind of  'an angel of protection'.   It's a clever and engrossing character study about an authoritarian personality who tries to gain control over a personal universe that has veered into chaos; with Ben Foster, in a stellar performance.  A random c...

 Sa 10/18/25 735am (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 815am (4 hits-B: Diablo's Hearse). 1pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 435pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 535pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 815pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 630am: Cloudy, mid 70's and then rain predicted for this afternoon and through the night. We could get a couple of inches....Feast or Famine.  Instead of CCleaner use 'Disk Cleanup' through the start menu. Watched 'ALL WE IMAGINED AS LIGHT' (Kanopy). Total immersion into the private worlds of a couple of nurses and a female cook who work in an Indian metropolitan hospital. First, their claustrophobic urban lives in Mumbai, and then in the Edenic coastal town of Ratnagiri. Mesmerizing...Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award; 48 wins & 93 nominations. "93" Metascore and that's about where I'd put it.  2024 nominee for Palm d'Or, Cannes Film Festival.    Watched 'THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND' (Amazon Prime). A nerdy & eccentric multimi...

 Fr 10/17/25- RSV Shot 815am (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 915am (1/2-B: Diablo's Hearse). 1155am (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  535pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 815pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 7am: {up 5am} Partly cloudy with temps to about 80 and rain predicted (wished) for tonight and tomorrow. Messed with 'CHEESE STANDS ALONE' Watched 'EVERYBODY LOVES ME WHEN I'M DEAD' (Netflix). The premise is that two low level employees in a Bangkok savings institution come up with a way to steal money from dormant accounts. The money has been untouched for years because the account holder has died. Mayhem ensues when gangsters force the two clerks to give them the money in the vacant accounts. Not nearly as good as it could have been. Set near Pattaya City which is on the eastern coast along the Gulf of Thailand and about 90 miles south of Bangkok, Thailand. The big score is for $25,000.000 baht and that is approximately $762,000 usd.  Yesterday I got a text that The Brandenburg's might...

 Th 10/16/25- Tech2Door: 1030am 745am (1-LB): Diablo's Hearse. 130pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 435pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 535pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 815pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). Up 645am {phone alarm}: Mostly sunny with temps to about 80. Watched 'SOME OTHER WOMAN' (Netflix). Another film about 'Gaslighting', but this one was not very good. A woman lives with her husband in a beautiful beach house in the Cayman Islands. Someone is stalking her, or is it herself? Is everyone else in her life in on the scam? Are 'higher powers' involved? A waste of time and a big 'one thumb down'. I played around and got a reasonable size for the Chrome email font size, but I think (according to the internet) that the Windows font size can't go below 100%. 1015am: Waiting for Christian. Arrived a little after 1030am and left about 1145am. He assembled the recliner with no problems. $200 & worth every cent. Oatmeal & a walk was the plan, but too tired...

 We 10/15/25- Secret Nature Delivery 830am (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 9am (3 hits-B: Diablo's Hearse). 12pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 540pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 815pm (1/2-B: Citrus Mac).  Up 730am: Partly cloudy with temps to upper 70's. Watched 'SWIM TO ME' (Netflix). A fine Chilean film that stars one of the cutest child actresses that I've ever seen; She thinks that stars are 'those things on the roof'; The maid tells her that she's the same age as the kid's mother and the little girl asks if they will die at the same time also. A little thin on plot, but really nails the complicated social relationship between 'those that serve' and 'those who are served'.    More '6IXTYNIN9' (Netflix). I finished episode #4 and two remain.  1130am:  The PC is 'Off' and the plan is to workout at Planet Fitness, then to BLH to pick up the PC, then beer, apples, soda, and finally (hopefully) a car wash.  Weights: 3 sets/ 15 reps 1210pm: ...

  Tu 10/14/25- Tech2Door: 8am/BLH 1015am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 1255pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 435pm (1/2-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 535pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 805pm (1/2-B: Diablo's Hearse).  Up 545am [phone alarm]. Partly cloudy with temps to upper 70's. Up 130am and tried to shit, but nada. Back to sleep & no problem when the bowels were ready to evacuate at 6am. Even so, the constipation issue seems to be on the mend. I will still consider talking to a nurse to learn if a doctor visit is necessary. Maybe get my remaining shot at the same time.   Over an hour reading 'UNNATURAL HISTORY' and silently swearing to NEVER arrange an appointment this early again. One cup of brew & one cup instant. Christian arrived a little after 8am and we finished by 830am. Then I left for BLH and bought a $450 (one hundred bucks less than the living room PC). They will clone the old computer and I should be able to get it today or tomorrow. I made an appointment for Christian to...

 Mo 10/13/25 840am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 920am (3 hits-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 115pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac). 520pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 810pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 730am: Light rain (more misty drizzle) ending before noon, then cloudy with temps to upper 70's. Is the constipation issue tied to the tenderness on the left side?  Anxiety...I feel significantly better, but after tomorrow's visit from Tech2Door I might consider a call to my doctor about a checkup. Watched 'THE HOUSEMAID' (Amazon Prime). A young 'goodhearted, yet naive' woman becomes the maid in a very rich Korean household. The mother is pregnant with twins and the husband is sexually attracted to the maid. She gets pregnant by the husband, they force her to abort, and in the penultimate scene, she hangs herself from a chandelier and self-immolates. The final scene shows the rich couple in a new house acting more 'entitled' than ever. A strange, sexy, and moving piece of film. ...

 Su 10/12/25- WYNK/ Gummy  715am (one can of WYNK- 10 mg....'The High End of Low Dose'...). 745am (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 835am (1/2-LB: Citrus Mac). 1230pm (1-LB:  a mix of Citrus & Diablo's). 1235pm [I took 1/3 'VIIA' 100 mg: 33 mg total]. 235pm (3 hits-B: Diablo's Hearse).  435pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse).  535pm (1-LB: Diablo's Hearse). 815pm (1-LB: Citrus Mac).  Up 615am: Plenty of sunshine and temps to upper 70's. ***The constipation issue is noticeably better. I haven't eaten rice in a couple of days and the 'blockage' seems to be dissipating. I'll continue to eat exactly the same things for the next few days; apples, oatmeal in the morning, tuna casserole at night.  Weekly Cleaning Watched 'THE WOMAN IN CABIN 10' (Netflix). A billionaire's wife is dying of cancer and he invites a large group of socialites on a luxury cruise to Norway to 'celebrate her life'. He learns that his wife is going to cut hi...