The Cheese Stands Alone

Tu 4/30/19- Permanent Crown at 2pm. Up 650am; overcast and threat of rain all day. When I was in the dentist chair around 2pm it looked like it would really pour, but it missed us. Rain began in earnest around 8pm. Before it's over, we could get an inch and a quarter- to low 60's. Watched Netflix disc, 'A PRIVATE WAR'. A masterful performance by Rosamund Pike. She became the journalist, Marie Colvin. I watched some Youtube videos of the Colvin and Pike really got her down pat. spent time on the phone with the one thousand dollar life insurance policy, paid the $46.00 bill to Clinical Pathology, called CWLP, called Doug Bishop to cancel the remote start, and talked to Janny and Joe about the letter that I got for Janny yesterday from MetLife. Watched a little over an hour of the first episode in the mini-series, 'WOMEN IN LOVE' (Amazon Prime). Left for the dentist 140pm: The permanent cap went on with no pain or fuss, but the new dentist (Dr. Chang) not...

Mo 4/29/19- New Black Elantra Today Up 715am; cool, overcast with periods of light rain- 50's. Spent some time loading more films on Xfinity. Watched 'THE IDES OF MARCH' (Xfinity)  George Clooney stars and directs, with Ryan Gosling/ Evan Rachel Ward/ Philip Seymour Hoffman/ Paul Giamatti/ Marisa Tomei... "You can start wars, bankrupt the country, but you can't fuck the interns". Called Brittany? to put the money in the account, and I was surprised to learn that I've got two million 12 thousand dollars! Then Emily called back to say that I would need a little more money to cover the taxes and she called Epperson and they set up the deal. I called Doug Bishop at Green and he said the car would be finished by 1pm. Watched '1945' (Amazon Prime) A black and white Hungarian film about two orthodox Jewish men who return to their village in August, 1945. It could almost be a 'European Western'- two taciturn men dressed in black facedown ...

Mo 4/28/19 Up 8am; After midnight before I hit the hay last night because of the very late workout. Sunny, breezy, temps to upper fifties. Watched 'BE COOL' (Amazon Prime)   The sequel to 'GET SHORTY' and in that film Chilli Palmer gets into the movie business, and in this one he cracks the music scene. A star-studded cast with a few laughs, but not as good as the original; from novels by Elmore Leonard. 1245pm: mow the lawn, raked and done by 245pm. Putting the clippings on the beds in the back to retard weed growth....will this work? 3pm on the machines at FitClub West. 45" Octane (ARMED FORCES- Elvis). 45" Walk (Reality TV all workout). 45" Cross. 30" Walk. 30" Cross. Home to do the Weekly Cleaning, and then read downstairs and listened to live Sonny Rollins and more Harry Hole. In the tub with Hole and MY BLOODY VALENTINE. Watched the first episode of season one of , 'SIX FEET UNDER' (Amazon Prime), then an episode of...

Sa 4/27/19- Brandenburgs at Noon on 19th- BO Up 730am; overcast, 50's and light rain beginning late morning and continued through most of the day. Watched Netflix disc, 'ON THE BASIS OF SEX'   Not merely a biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but more about the strange US Supreme Court case that paved the way for more sexual equality under the law. A caregiver was not allowed to deduct his taxes because he was a man. Played around looking for cars. I think I'll just buy a Hyundai. Many can be had for way under twenty grand. Leaving for the Brandenburgs 1140 am and will hit the PO on Monroe to mail the disc on the way. Talked until 230pm then I left and took a leak at the Arby's on Sangamon. I was going to buy a coffee, but the clerk turned her back, so I left. To the Hyundai dealership on Dirksen across from Penney's. Bought a new ( 4,000 miles; used as a loaner) 2019 Hyundai Elantra SEL- $17,000). This was the best deal because I got the most off becaus...

Fr 4/26/19 Up 650am;  sunny, very breezy, to mid 60's. Watched 'THE INVITATION' (Netflix) Dir. Karyn Kusama (DESTROYER)  A man and his girlfriend attend a dinner party in the Hollywood Hills hosted by his ex-wife and her new husband- Menace, Murder, and Mayhem ensue:  "Manson- Esque". I loved it! Downloaded a Clapton/ Blues album from Hoopla. Called Dax and got the 'Full Authority' of Joe straightened out. Dax will not do anything to my account on Joe's sayso unless I am incapacitated. This was not stated in the letter from Ameriprise. Called insurance about bill from Clinical Pathologies of Central Illinois. Aetna denied the test, and I will pay by credit card, and they'll send me a receipt so that I can send it to 'Your Spending Acct'. Watched a 17" short film called 'THE HUMAN VOICE'. A one act play where Rosamund Pike gets dumped over the phone. Then I skimmed the highlights of 'HOSTILES' Rosamund Pike...

Th 4/25/19 Up 730am; overcast and cool- temps to mid 60's. Wrote up 'PAGAN BABIES' for the blog. Watched Netflix disc, 'DESTROYER' Nicole Kidman is phenomenal as Detective Erin Bell, a washed up LA policewoman who wrecked her life when she infiltrated a gang of bank robbers. It's seventeen years later and she must find, Silas, the leader of the gang. Watched all the bonus features and looked for other films by the director, Karyn Kusama. Ordered books for the Contemporary Book Club through October; $28. 1pm: reading 'THE LEISURE SEEKER'. 315pm- Wabash PO and Planet Fitness. 45" Walk (HANNA). 45" Recumbent Bike (read 'THE LEISURE SEEKER). 45" Cross (HANNA). 30" Walk (FLEABAG). 30" Cross (OFF CAMERA- Rosamund Pike). In the tub for the 'Best of  Clapton' (this is truly the best compilation of  his work!) and more '80's Road Trip'. 'MOMENT OF TRUTH' (Amazon Prime) Low budget, film fes...

We 4/24/19- Contemporary Book Club Up715am; light rain early, cloudy to 60. Xfinity Is Back!!! Watched 'THE 15:17 TO PARIS' (Xfinity)   One of the strangest movies of all time! Based on an actual event- In 2015 three American friends subdue a terrorist on a train while on vacation in Europe. The film tracks their journey from middle school to the day of their heroism; "My God is bigger than your statistics", "I went to war to save lives", "I didn't want my friends and family to find out that I died hiding under a desk", "Black people don't exactly hunt in the leisure time", and all of the 'toy weaponry' is seen as a normal (noble?) part of childhood. The three heroes, and the Frenchman that was wounded, all play themselves in the film! Strange as Hell!!! 1015am: Began the preparation for tonight's meeting. Computer on sleep and I'm skimming, 1045am. Finish the prep-work, then to FitClub West- 130pm, and wil...