..... the ' Last Air Bender '. A movie version of a cartoon show.
The good guys , Benders of Water , Earth and Air. The bad guys , the Fire Nation. Fire = bad , got it.
This movie received negative to hostile reviews from fans of the genre. This information reveals that adults watch the LAB cartoon series. Alright , adults = cartoons , but so critical
My take , sci - fi fantasy , mysticism et al. Cute , stereo - typical
overall entertaining. I've wasted way more money on other more adult sounding and more mainstream movies.
Such as......
' That Championship Season '. To be fair , we didn't watch past the setting up of the tragedy. The plot : a 20 year re - union of the starting 5 ( minus 1 , why ? dunno , ah the plot thickens) of a PA state championship team. Stars are Paul Sorvino , Vincent D'Onofrio , Tony Shaloub and Gary Sinese.
We (M and I ) kept looking at each other going ' well , are you liking this ? ' . Obviously , no.
Take aways : I always thought Tony Shaloub should do soemthing w/ that haircut on ' Monk ' , his TV show. Apparently , it doesn't matter - all haircuts look weird on Shaloub.
Good actors make bad movies too ! Duh , just figured that out , right.
Weather : Weatherboy is dressed for winter , he's right , he's smart
Dreary describes the day.
We are busy , or will be busy running errands. A big day for us - rugs to be cleaned , mops to be bought - getting a theme here ?
I am.
JD news. The bust of John Denver on loan from the Colorado Music Hall of Fame was discovered missing from a radio station hosted masked ball. The radio and TV announcement asked for JD s return , no questions asked.Yes , bring back the dead .. head.
Oh ,there are good guys in the Fire Nation , too , not many but you can tell I'm very prejudiced against Fire people.
Friday, 31 October 2014
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Line in the Water and ...........
........... who knows
.JPG)
Cold , windy , hopeless and then .............
4 lb , maybe 3 1 / 2 anyway
Off the dock , looking into off colour water , and there he was
The weather is fall for sure - night time temperatures approaching freezing. Winds are cool to cold - rain threatens. We are faced w/ cool winds cycling over the Grt Lakes Basin absorbing moisture from relatively warm water.
At QMH , raking went well. And.......... the leaf blower contraption - leaf blower extension blew out the gutters. Awkward and very warm , as the outflow from the leaf blower hits my wrist. However it worked , and can be expanded , I think.
' Success is measured sweetest by those who ne'er succeed
to comprehend a nectar requires sorest need '
E Dickenson
Cold , windy , hopeless and then .............
4 lb , maybe 3 1 / 2 anyway
Off the dock , looking into off colour water , and there he was
The weather is fall for sure - night time temperatures approaching freezing. Winds are cool to cold - rain threatens. We are faced w/ cool winds cycling over the Grt Lakes Basin absorbing moisture from relatively warm water.
At QMH , raking went well. And.......... the leaf blower contraption - leaf blower extension blew out the gutters. Awkward and very warm , as the outflow from the leaf blower hits my wrist. However it worked , and can be expanded , I think.
' Success is measured sweetest by those who ne'er succeed
to comprehend a nectar requires sorest need '
E Dickenson
Tuesday, 28 October 2014
Congrats
Jonas Salk would be 100 to - day. The key figure in the discovery of a Polio vaccine
Weather : rising temperatures , topping off at 70 + but bringing rain all day.
The leaves are way thicker on the lawn however there is still an abundance in the trees just waiting a big blow.
The photo is our ravine , approx 1 / 2 mi from our house
M's favourite TV drama , ' the Blacklist ' was on last night. James Spader is the villain / not close to hero guy. I'm a captive when M watches it but it is getting interesting
Our election , for city , happened yesterday. If you thought that you knew the mayor of Toronto from the ' Jimmy Fallon Show ' or somesuch then you only have about a month. He lost or rather his brother stand in lost.
The ex - mayor's followers are called ' Ford Nation ' we live in the heart of FN. How embarassing but our neighbours vote for the dude
I gave money to the other guy to make sure FN failed
Apparently , I'm part of the establishment , well to do and an elitist
... really ?? This is the FN line for donors to the John Tory campaign by the opposition.
Weather : rising temperatures , topping off at 70 + but bringing rain all day.
The leaves are way thicker on the lawn however there is still an abundance in the trees just waiting a big blow.
The photo is our ravine , approx 1 / 2 mi from our house
M's favourite TV drama , ' the Blacklist ' was on last night. James Spader is the villain / not close to hero guy. I'm a captive when M watches it but it is getting interesting
Our election , for city , happened yesterday. If you thought that you knew the mayor of Toronto from the ' Jimmy Fallon Show ' or somesuch then you only have about a month. He lost or rather his brother stand in lost.
The ex - mayor's followers are called ' Ford Nation ' we live in the heart of FN. How embarassing but our neighbours vote for the dude
I gave money to the other guy to make sure FN failed
Apparently , I'm part of the establishment , well to do and an elitist
... really ?? This is the FN line for donors to the John Tory campaign by the opposition.
Monday, 27 October 2014
TV Madame Secretary
First , I adore Tea Leoni. She starred in the semi - comedy , mostly dark movie " You Kill Me " w/ Ben Kingsley.
Madame Secretary started this past month or so , sort of a ' West Wing ' but not in the WH. Bess McCord works out of another building and is ' called ' to the WH
So far , best show that I've seen. ' Marvel Agents.... ' , well , I'm struggling to be interested , as opposed to last season which was intriguing and cute
Weather : Sunny , cool to start but headed for a balmy 50 +. Rain is due.
And the eavestrough are full of leaves after the weekend and over-stuffed is the best descriptor.
On YouTube , a store owner was showing the Stihl extension for a leaf blower - reaches 20 ft into the air w/ a curve at the end. Cost $ 35 , reasonable.
We'll see how my cheapie version works using vacuum hose. You never know said the Zen Master.
Op Osm weigh in was yesterday , you thought that I forgot. Nope.
My weight was up almost a pound but the Zen Master has me convinced to keep at it.
Madame Secretary started this past month or so , sort of a ' West Wing ' but not in the WH. Bess McCord works out of another building and is ' called ' to the WH
So far , best show that I've seen. ' Marvel Agents.... ' , well , I'm struggling to be interested , as opposed to last season which was intriguing and cute
Weather : Sunny , cool to start but headed for a balmy 50 +. Rain is due.
And the eavestrough are full of leaves after the weekend and over-stuffed is the best descriptor.
On YouTube , a store owner was showing the Stihl extension for a leaf blower - reaches 20 ft into the air w/ a curve at the end. Cost $ 35 , reasonable.
We'll see how my cheapie version works using vacuum hose. You never know said the Zen Master.
Op Osm weigh in was yesterday , you thought that I forgot. Nope.
My weight was up almost a pound but the Zen Master has me convinced to keep at it.
Sunday, 26 October 2014
Re - reads
Overall , I'm finding it hard to find films and books... TV shows , that are interesting.
Thus , I've read ' Instrumentalities of the Night ' 4 times in the last year and a half and..... the last vol. 2 x in a month and a half.
I've just finished a detective mystery from Martha Grimes , American writer who uses English pubs as the title and locale of her murders.
The TorStar is lauding the new show ' the Flash ' but I couldn't get into it.... way too modern ... I used to read the Flash in comics.
Films , I re - watched ' the Prairie home Companion ' , sort of plain but a nice story in all.
I do enjoy the English detective series' such a ' Foyle's War ' , ' Inspector Lewis ' and ' George Gently ' , these are the current productions available.
Weather : pleasant if cool and soon to warm up w/ rain
The wind has blown the leaves into a carpet on the back lawn - very fall - ish - gold , and brown.
This week's By the Numbers , was another winner , as in , ' How Crooked are Thai Police ? ' e.g. how much to bribe a cop ?
A cousin was sent to Bangkok for work. In his prep bundle was a tip sheet of ' Tourist don'ts ' , his wife was rolling when she read ' in strip clubs , do not lick a girl's nipples , you could get drugged '
OK ...........haven't been there and haven't done that
That was you morning giggle
Well ,off to tidy the yard and shorten the vent hose on the dryer --- its way too long and has 2 bends in it... I'll straighten it out a bit
Thus , I've read ' Instrumentalities of the Night ' 4 times in the last year and a half and..... the last vol. 2 x in a month and a half.
I've just finished a detective mystery from Martha Grimes , American writer who uses English pubs as the title and locale of her murders.
The TorStar is lauding the new show ' the Flash ' but I couldn't get into it.... way too modern ... I used to read the Flash in comics.
Films , I re - watched ' the Prairie home Companion ' , sort of plain but a nice story in all.
I do enjoy the English detective series' such a ' Foyle's War ' , ' Inspector Lewis ' and ' George Gently ' , these are the current productions available.
Weather : pleasant if cool and soon to warm up w/ rain
The wind has blown the leaves into a carpet on the back lawn - very fall - ish - gold , and brown.
This week's By the Numbers , was another winner , as in , ' How Crooked are Thai Police ? ' e.g. how much to bribe a cop ?
A cousin was sent to Bangkok for work. In his prep bundle was a tip sheet of ' Tourist don'ts ' , his wife was rolling when she read ' in strip clubs , do not lick a girl's nipples , you could get drugged '
OK ...........haven't been there and haven't done that
That was you morning giggle
Well ,off to tidy the yard and shorten the vent hose on the dryer --- its way too long and has 2 bends in it... I'll straighten it out a bit
Saturday, 25 October 2014
The Way You ......
see it.
The city pressure flush the eavestrough experiment produced wet windows and water on the roof.
To paraphrase Thomas A Edison ' I have discovered 2 ways not to flush the gutters '
The steel roof overhangs the eavestrough so much that the space allows for poor aiming of the water stream.
The effort did create a leaf dam that I was able to reach w/ an extension pole and clear the major blockage of leaves.
I've decided that a try w/ a leaf blower hooked up to the extra vacuum hose that I have might work.
Barring that I might be able to create a shepherd's crook affair for the nozzle to get the stream of water into the gutter.
We shall see said the Zen Master
JD or Mr Poems , Prayers and Promises , John Denver has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. JD died in a plane crash in 1997 after an almost pop culture career. JD was an army brat who caught on w/ the Kingston Trio and moved on to a solo career.
The worst accent in the U.S. , the poll says Pittsburgh followed by Scranton. This data would leave one to believe that PA has the worst accents period in the U.S.
Amazon builds a store. A building in NYNY. The store will showcase goods , allow for pick ups from on line orders and bring the physical to the virtual. The thinking is that items such as the Kindle Fire will sell better if potential buyers can handle the e - reader.
Weather :Partly sunny and 52 on the back deck - slight chance of rain
The city pressure flush the eavestrough experiment produced wet windows and water on the roof.
To paraphrase Thomas A Edison ' I have discovered 2 ways not to flush the gutters '
The steel roof overhangs the eavestrough so much that the space allows for poor aiming of the water stream.
The effort did create a leaf dam that I was able to reach w/ an extension pole and clear the major blockage of leaves.
I've decided that a try w/ a leaf blower hooked up to the extra vacuum hose that I have might work.
Barring that I might be able to create a shepherd's crook affair for the nozzle to get the stream of water into the gutter.
We shall see said the Zen Master
JD or Mr Poems , Prayers and Promises , John Denver has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. JD died in a plane crash in 1997 after an almost pop culture career. JD was an army brat who caught on w/ the Kingston Trio and moved on to a solo career.
The worst accent in the U.S. , the poll says Pittsburgh followed by Scranton. This data would leave one to believe that PA has the worst accents period in the U.S.
Amazon builds a store. A building in NYNY. The store will showcase goods , allow for pick ups from on line orders and bring the physical to the virtual. The thinking is that items such as the Kindle Fire will sell better if potential buyers can handle the e - reader.
Weather :Partly sunny and 52 on the back deck - slight chance of rain
Friday, 24 October 2014
# 900
The following is the entry #1
In the movie " Thor " the hammer is too big. Thor looks like he's swinging a doll house.
It must be tough striking the balance between those who read ' Thor ' comics or know Norse Edda and the frosh who see a new action-fantasy movie.
Dr. Don Blake ( Thor's alter ego, on earth ) used a cane and limped. The cane became Mjolnir.
Of course, I pronounced it ' ma jol neer ' instead of ' mol-neer ' my Norse, not being fully developed at age 15.
I'm getting used to the hammer now that I've seen the " Avengers "
update 2012
The original entries were 2 sentences - pithy and poignant.
Evolution or the natural tendency to exploit a vacuum , that vacuum being between the ears , led to the present format.
I read Thor comics and Dr Strange as well.
I remember thinking the comics were not plentiful and waited for the next issues a long time.
Actually ,in the series that I'm reading " Instrumentalities of the Night " the author uses Norse mythology and " Ordnan or Odin " as characters out of the past for many nations.
I photographed the cover of the first vol and made the picture , the wallpaper background for the iPhone. Neat. Real , neat
Queen Elizabeth tweets - she's way ahead of me
Weather : beutii , sun and all
Overall , I deserve some credit for sticking w/ this blog thingy.
As mentioned when I go on an exploration of following blogs to this one , approx 8 / 10 are no longer running. Many of the blogs stopped upwards of 2 yrs ago.
Now ,we haven't covered the thought that maybe , when you've got nothing to say , you should stop.
Or reaching out is always good
Thank you Norton and Northborough for being my audience
In the movie " Thor " the hammer is too big. Thor looks like he's swinging a doll house.
It must be tough striking the balance between those who read ' Thor ' comics or know Norse Edda and the frosh who see a new action-fantasy movie.
Dr. Don Blake ( Thor's alter ego, on earth ) used a cane and limped. The cane became Mjolnir.
Of course, I pronounced it ' ma jol neer ' instead of ' mol-neer ' my Norse, not being fully developed at age 15.
I'm getting used to the hammer now that I've seen the " Avengers "
update 2012
The original entries were 2 sentences - pithy and poignant.
Evolution or the natural tendency to exploit a vacuum , that vacuum being between the ears , led to the present format.
I read Thor comics and Dr Strange as well.
I remember thinking the comics were not plentiful and waited for the next issues a long time.
Actually ,in the series that I'm reading " Instrumentalities of the Night " the author uses Norse mythology and " Ordnan or Odin " as characters out of the past for many nations.
I photographed the cover of the first vol and made the picture , the wallpaper background for the iPhone. Neat. Real , neat
Queen Elizabeth tweets - she's way ahead of me
Weather : beutii , sun and all
Overall , I deserve some credit for sticking w/ this blog thingy.
As mentioned when I go on an exploration of following blogs to this one , approx 8 / 10 are no longer running. Many of the blogs stopped upwards of 2 yrs ago.
Now ,we haven't covered the thought that maybe , when you've got nothing to say , you should stop.
Or reaching out is always good
Thank you Norton and Northborough for being my audience
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