The Cheese Stands Alone

Sa 11/30/19 Up 735am: Periods of rain, drizzle, and chance of light snow through tomorrow- to about 50 today. Watched Netflix disc, 'Medicine For Melancholy'. I reported this disc missing. It should have arrived last week. A couple awake after a drunken hookup and grow to know each other over the next 24 hours. A cinematic valentine to the city of San Francisco with some slightly grating information about gentrification and race; Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins. Then 'PARTS YOU LOSE' (Hoopla) I have one more choice and this is the last day of the month! A young deaf boy takes in a wounded fugitive. He tells no one, and cares for man in a barn on his family's farm and they develop a kind of friendship; with Aaron Paul, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Scoot McNairy. Shot near Manitoba, Canada in the dead of winter. 120pm: PC is 'Off' and I'm filling in the form to get the $47 for the shingles shot from YSA. Read for a while and then to the Wabash PO an...

Fr 11/28/19 Up 730am: Cloudy, rain to begin late this afternoon or early evening and to continue through the weekend- to 40. I noticed an ad for 'THE REPORT'(Amazon Prime) on The Drudge Report, and decided that I must see it! It concerns the cover-up of the CIA's 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques' program and the senate investigator who worked for over five years to make it public. Even though the agency knew that the torture techniques were not effective, they continued the program and then made up 'false/ positive' results; with Adam driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm- Steven Soderbergh directs. Then watched, 'AWAKE' (Netflix) A man is forced off the road, crashes, and wakes up in a hospital and he can't remember anything. The body of a dead girl is in the trunk and he's being framed for a series of murders. He didn't do it, but it was the sheriff's son. If the man was a detective in the town, how come nobody recognized him...

Th 7/28/19- THANKSGIVING Up 745am: Cloudy, calm, and some drizzle by late afternoon- To upper 30's. Watched the last two hours plus of, 'THE IRISHMAN' (Netflix). Based on the 2004 book by Charles Brandt, 'I HEARD YOU PAINT HOUSES' that tells the story of hit-man, Frank Sheeran, who was probably responsible for the murders of Joey Gallo and Jimmy Hoffa; Robbie Robertson- (Music), and Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Jesse Plemons, Marin Ireland in key small roles. I loved the film, but I wish it was an eight to ten hour mini-series. Then, 'END OF WATCH' (Netflix) The story of two cops on patrol in gang infested Hispanic neighborhoods in contemporary LA- A terrific police action/ thriller; with Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Natalie Martinez, and Anna Kendrick. *****My first Thanksgiving that I didn't visit the Brandenburgs. I'm fine with this.....Any holiday based on overeating and football is of absolutely no interest to me. 145pm: PC is 'Off...

We 11/27/19 Extremely windy conditions with gusts over 60 mph. Of course, today is trash day, but I'm not going to put out the big blue can until the wind dies down a bit- Cloudy with temps to about 40. Buddy knocked over the living room table lamp and broke the bulb. The body of the lamp is in fine shape, but I have no idea how to reattach the lamp shade, so I'll go over to Jeffrey Alans later to find the answer. Watched 'THE IRISHMAN' (Netflix) with Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, and Al Pacino. Since the film is over three and a half hours, I watched not quite half and I'll save the rest for tomorrow. The next two episodes of 'JACK RYAN' (Amazon Prime), and then watched some more of 'THE IRISHMAN'- One hour and 48" left for tomorrow. 130pm: to the 'Y'. 45" Walk (TV all workout). 45" Recumbent Bike. 35" Cross. 35" Walk. 35" Cross. It was pretty busy, so I had to...

Tu 11/26/19 Up 630am: Cloudy and rain in the forecast all day- to upper 50's. Watched Netflix disc, 'THE INDIAN RUNNER'. Sean Penn was inspired by the song, 'Highway Patrolman' on Springsteen's album, 'NEBRASKA'. Penn was dating Springsteen's younger sister at the time. Penn wrote the screenplay and this was his directorial debut; with David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Patricia Arquette, Charles Bronson, Sandy Dennis, Dennis Hopper, and a very small role for Benicio Del Toro. Shot in Nebraska. Watched the bonus features and then watched, 'BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, PREDATOR' (Netflix). The similarities to this man and Donald Trump are glaringly unavoidable! Both men are crooked, rich narcissists who believe their own lies and are convinced that they are above the law. 1245pm: Began the response to Janny about Thanksgiving....'Please Mr. Custer...I don't wanna go...' I basically said that I will not be attending, "hope ya'll ...

Mo 11/25/19 Up 710am: Sunny and temps to upper 50's. Watched, 'A LITTLE TRIP TO HEAVEN' (Amazon Prime) A couple living in a remote area of Minnesota scam an insurance company. The man kills a drifter in a staged car accident and tags the body with false ID. This allows the woman to claim the million dollar life insurance policy....The plan unravels; with Forest Whitaker, Julia Stiles, Jeremy Renner, and Peter Coyote. Not a bad Noir-ish thriller and filmed mostly in Iceland. Then watched, 'BEFORE THE SUN EXPLODES' (Amazon Prime) A married stand-up comic bombs at The Laugh Factory and goes home with a sexy and flirtatious comic. She claims to be bothered by a stalker, but she's stalking him. An open-ended finish, but very intriguing. No major stars, but nominated for awards at SXSW FILM FESTIVAL, 2016. 1240pm: Writing the Weekly Wrap then, PC 'Off' and reading CHAMELEON and listening to the living room Altec. Car was is still closed and on the mac...

Su 11/24/19 Up 725am: Bright and sunny- temps to low 80's. Watched, 'BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON' (Amazon Prime) It starts like it might just be corny and trite, but it evolves into less of a comedy, and more of a heart-warming drama with some jokes and witty asides thrown in. Then, the next two episodes of, 'JACK RYAN' (Amazon Prime). Action packed thrills in sleazy Venezuela.  ODD QUESTIONABLE FACT: This country has more minerals and oil than any place on earth....Is this true, and if so, why are the citizens starving? Corruption at The Top. 1215pm: Cutting a tree along the side of the backyard. I cut back most of the trees to the level of the fence and it looks....better than it did. Will work on it in the Spring. I sawed up the branches and put them on the piles in front. Then I did the Weekly Cleaning, and was on the machines at FitClub West by 2pm. 45" Octane (WTF- Patricia Arquette). 45" Walk (TV the rest of the workout). 45" Cross. 30...