The Cheese Stands Alone

Fr 5/31/19 Up 620am; party sunny with temps to low 80's. Watched Netflix disc, 'FREE SOLO' This is my favorite kind of documentary. It concerns a subject that did not interest me, but watching the film was a completely riveting experience. Alex Honnold is the free solo champion of the world, and the film is about his successful climb of El Capitan at Yosemite-  "Imagine having to compete for an Olympic gold medal, and if you make one single mistake, you die". Then, the next episode of 'SNEAKY PETE' (Amazon Prime). Watched the last part of the 'Foundation' conversation on YouTube with Adam Driver. 1115am: mowed the lawn. Done in just over an hour- not much raking required. Got a text from Biketek and I didn't understand what Jeff? was saying. Although it was clear that there was a problem with the rear wheel. It needed replacement and that would be $115. I thought in the text that he was saying that he could get a replacement by ...

Th 5/30/19 Up 615am; pretty sore today, but the knot on my left hip bone is going down. Sunny and to high 70's. Watched 'RONIN' (Amazon Prime) Some of the best car chases ever recorded on film! Mixed reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, but I disagree. I loved the fact that 'what's in the case?' is never revealed; Robert De Niro/ Jean Reno/ Natascha McElhone/ Stellan Skarsgard. 11am: Biked to Biketek to have the wheel straightened. He didn't have a tech on duty to work on any bike (strange!), but he said it would be ready tomorrow by 11am. A bent wheel is fixed by adjusting the tension on the spokes. No spokes were broken, but he didn't mention a price. I asked if he carried bike racks and he said that they had a very good model for sixty bucks: for two bikes. I checked online at Walmart and their single racks were fifty. I told him to go ahead and put me down for one, and when I pick up the bike they'll put the rack and the bike on the Elantra. He ord...

We 5/29/19 Up 630am; rain last night and more expected late this afternoon; to mid 80's. Entered the Product Code for the new PC with no problem. However, I couldn't get the Windows Media Player to play the Netflix disc: 1) Put the disc in the PC. Uses VLC media player pinned to Start Menu 2) Open 'This PC' on the Windows 3) It will display a player Watched Netflix disc, 'WE DON'T BELONG HERE' Catherine Keener and Elvis Presley's granddaughter. Dysfunctional family- 4 kids; 2 bipolar girls (one is a pop star), 1 gay son, and 1 'normal' girl. Too Art House, and the ending made no sense- they're all waiting for a sailboat? Why? Then watched 'DEUCES WILD' (Amazon Prime- this will be dropped on 5/31, so I'll check it out) Rival gangs, The Deuces and The Vipers, duke it out on the mean streets of Brooklyn, 1958; Stephen Dorff/ Brad Renfro/ Matt Dillon/ Debbie Harry/ James Franco 110pm: bike to FitClub West 45" Oc...

Tu 5/28/19- Sundown One AT Ten AM Up 7AM; partly cloudy, to mid 80's. Watched 'THE JONESES' (Freedive) David Duchovny/ Demi Moore  The perfect, upscale suburban family is not what they seem- they're really just a marketing team designed to 'up-sell' the neighborhood. I called Sundown One and spoke with Mike. He apologized and said that'The System' shouldn't have allowed him to book the install on a holiday and that the text was just automatic and I'd get the first installation appointment today. 930am: Hope to finish the film before they arrive. The film ended just as they pulled into the driveway at 10am. The installation went fine and they didn't have to move the rack. However, they didn't bring the sound bar. They went back to get it, and shortly the sales rep called and said that the reason they didn't bring it was because the unit has not arrived at the store. He said it would be a couple of days, and I was anxious beca...

Mo 5/27/19- Sundown One at 1pm. Up 630am; partly sunny, a slight chance of rain- to low 80's. Wrote the 'Weekly Wrap' And then, 'WE OWN THE NIGHT'  The title is a slogan that the NYC street cops used during the 80's in the city's War On Drugs. The film is an emotionally intense film about a brother who runs a Brooklyn nightclub that's a hotbed of drug activity and how this conflicts with his father and older brother who are senior officials in the police force; Mark Wahlberg/ Joaquin Phoenix/ Robert Duvall/ Eva Mendes/ Danny Hoch. Then watched the next, 'SNEAKY PETE' (Amazon Prime). Then a little exploring on Freedive. I created a Watchlist, although not sure it's connected to Freedive. 115pm: PC on sleep and I await. I read the book of essays about women in extreme religions until just before 3pm. I called the store and learned that they were closed for Memorial Day. Why the fuck did I get a text yesterday saying that "Ben...

Su 5/26/19 Up 630am; humid, overcast, strong chance of rain late this morning and afternoon, but by 5pm all was mostly sunny and perfect- to mid 80's. Very happy to learn that the downstairs soundbar is Bluetooth, and now I can listen to my Amazon Music/ Google Play over the speaker. Watched 'THE PERFECTION' (Netflix) A prestigious academy for female cellists is really a den of sexual abuse. The film can be viewed as a lurid slasher/ revenge flick about all the coaches, teachers, priests, and any adults in positions of authority who abuse children. Removed the album frames over the PC and covered the holes. That white goop works perfectly! Then, 'DADDY'S HOME 2' (Amazon Prime) Part amusing and part corny. Two Dads co-parent with their wives and one Christmas the grandfathers are invited for one big celebration with all of the blended families; Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg/ Mel Gibson/ John Lithgow/ Linda Cardellini. Then, another 'SNEAKY PETE'...

Sa 5/25/19 Up 630am; cloudy and warm, humid- showers forecast throughout the day; to 80. Watched Netflix disc, 'ALBERT NOBBS' Glenn Close was in the off-Broadway play in 1980, and the film retains the theatrical flavor in addition to some great ensemble acting. Not so much a Gay film, but more about what constitutes a person. Began 'BLOWN AWAY' (Amazon Prime) Jeff Bridges is on the Boston police bomb squad and a criminal bomber from his Irish past resurfaces; Tommy Lee Jones/ Forest Whitaker/ Lloyd Bridges as Jeff's father. Noon: will save the last hour for tonight and I mowed the lawn. Mowed the lawn and raked (not much) and on the bike to the Wabash PO/ Planet Fitness around 145pm. On the way I realized that I wrote a note to the federal pension that the other heir, Janet Worden...but, when I got there, I asked if they had tape so that I could open the envelope and change it to 'Janet Brandenburg/ Worden'. No problem. 45" Walk (THE OA). 4...