Saw an interesting but troubling Israeli movie at the Detroit Film Theater, AHED'S KNEE. Is Israel about to lose its democracy too? Is there this much censorship? And yet this film was made in Israel so I am not sure. I should be more up to date on this.
It was a cold, windy week and I am not getting outside enough. Have to do better.
What about you?
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I'm off at O-dark-hundred for a sedated biopsy this morning. Not sure how that will affect the rest of the day.
Kitty is scheduled to meet with the heart people on Wednesday to discuss options. Actually the only option is to replace the heart valve so most of the meeting will probably be about scheduling the procedure. Although her condition is severe, the fix will be fairly easy.
The girls went on their first camping weekend of the Spring this weekend to a place called Alligator Lake. Even though they had a great time, much better them than us.
Watched the first episode of MOON KNIGHT -- reserving my opinion for now. Watched FREUD, an eight-part mystery about you know who -- an interesting blend of illusion, delusion, and bloody crime. Also watched this episode of BIG SKY, the late night comics, various mindless YouTube offerings, and the slap.
Mainly comfort reading this week. A new Agatha Christie collection which was just a compilation of previously published stories, CHARLIE THE CHOO-CHOO by Beryl Evans (a children's book that inspired Stephen King to include the title character into his DARK TOWER series, three Perry Mason books by Erle Stanley Gardner, and KILLING TOWN by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins (a prequel to Spillane's first book, KISS ME, DEADLY). I also read a number of stories from THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION from 1954 t 1956, finishing abut eight issues.
As I wrote this post the "o" key on my computer went wacky and I had to go back and replace every "o" by hitting that key real hard. First world problem, I guess.
May your coming week be problem free and fruitful, Patti. Stay safe.
I'm glad you have plenty of good stuff to watch, Patti, since the weather isn't conducive to going outside a lot. That's what I like about streaming TV; there's usually something good on.
I loved SLOW HORSES on Apple TV+! I can't wait to see the next episode. I also watched MOON KNIGHT on Disney+ but like Jerry I'm reserving judgement until I see more episodes.
Diane and her sister, Carol, leave for New York City on Wednesday. They will join up with Patrick and Katie for dinners and site-seeing. Katie, Diane, and Carol will see THE MUSIC MAN and FUNNY GIRL. I'm staying home to collect the mail.
I'm working ahead on my blog because Diane and I will be traveling to Ohio to spend Easter with Carol. When we return home, we have an evening at Shea's Performing Arts Center to see a live performance of WAIT, WAIT DON'T TELL ME, the NPR show. We had tickets to a performance in 2020...but it was cancelled by the Pandemic. Now, two years later, we'll be able to see Peter Sagal and his crew create their mix of news and comedy! Stay safe!
I am probably the only person who has never listened to Wait, Wait. Sounds like the Kelley's are out and about.
Yes, streaming TV got my through the pandemic, Margot. Sometimes it seems like there is too much to watch.
Glad Kitty's problem is an easy fix, Jerry. Life really seems to be about doctor visits nowadays.
We're home after four days on the road. Free advice: stay off I-95 North when thousands of Canadians are heading home to Quebec and Ontario at the beginning of April, many in giant RVs and hauling cars, motorcycles and bicycles with them. April 1 in South Carolina was the worst. Otherwise, the trip was fine. Yes, gas prices are ridiculous - in ONE WEEK, it rose from $3.46 to $4.19 a gallon at the Costco in Palm Beach Gardens. I felt sorry for people who have to drive a lot and don't have a financial cushion . Don't know what we will do next year yet (Jackie, of course, is freaking out to get things settled). It depends on if our landlady succeeds in selling the apartment or not. We'd like to stay in the same general area. So far, three months in Florida in the winter works for us.
Jackie swears that next year she is definitely, positively going to BRING LESS STUFF and buy less while we're away, but that's what she said this year. You would not believe how many bags of Ricola she brought back, let alone Lily's Chocolate (Dark and Milk) Peanut Butter Cups (70 calories, 6 grams of fiber), which were on sale at Publix, buy one get one free. Then there were the towels, the two years worth of deodorant, the pants, the shoes, etc. Good thing our Forester has lots of storage space.
Not getting much reading done this week, of course, and we've probably been watching the same stuff as before. We tried REQUIEM on Acorn (I think), but we both found it too creepy and decided to skip the rest.
It is good to be home, in any case. No big trips planned, only to Connecticut for a few days with my cousins after July 4, and several one day trips to stay on Long Island after concerts at Jones Beach and Westbury this summer.
And I thought the Canadians were all on the gulf side. Or maybe there is enough to go around. Glad you got home safely!
Going down in January, the roads were quiet. No Canadians. But going back, they were ubiquitous. I know there are many on the Gulf Coast too, but Hollywood has always had a large French Canadian presence, for one. I always thought Midwesterners go mostly to the Gulf side, but there were a large number of Michigan drivers too, plus many from Ohio. Not many Illinois at all, and a handful from Minnesota. It was largely as I said, plus New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and lesser numbers of other Northeast states.
Another appt today with my retina specialist. As one eye improves the other gets worse.
Read a lot of short fiction this week. Also reading the first of Paul Vidich's spy novels, An Honorable Man. It's nice that they are all short by today's standards.
Didn't watch much on streaming this week, but a whole lot coming in a few weeks-Better Call Saul, Barry, Ozark, Bosch. Rewatched a lot of favorite movies-The Apartment, No Country for Old Men, The 400 Blows.
THE APARTMENT is my favorite movie. I love Jack Lemon and he is at his Jack Lemonish in this one.
Five Favorite Movies (for today anyhow)
The Apartment
All the President's Men
The Graduate
Bringing Up Baby
Some Like it Hot
Runners up
Three Days of the Condor
The More the Merrier
Jaws
Casablanca
Rear Window
Jerry, I hope the biopsy goes well. And I will be thinking of you and Kitty this week and hope that the procedure is scheduled and she gets some relief from all her problems.
Steve, I am sorry to hear about all the retina problems. My husband has had retina problems for 20 plus years.
Patti, sorry about the cold and wind. I don't like cold but I hate getting out in the wind. This week we are supposed to have higher temperatures (in the 80s) and LA is going up to the 90s.
We have been watching our standard shows: DOCTOR WHO (now at the 11th Doctor), STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, THE PERRY MASON SHOW (the original). Recently we have been watching KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER (Glen's choice) and last night we watched a MIDSOMER MURDERS episode.
I am currently reading DOG ON IT by Spencer Quinn. Mostly enjoying it but not so sure about a story told by a dog.
Last week I read THE GAZEBO by Patricia Wentworth and GO, LOVELY ROSE by Jean Potts. Two very different books. THE GAZEBO was a Miss Silver book, published in 1955, and those are comfort reads for me. GO, LOVELY ROSE was much darker, about two families in a small midwestern town. An early book of domestic suspense. I did not expect the ending; it was very well done. John Norris wrote the introduction to the Stark House edition that I read, which also included THE EVIL WISH.
It is snowing as I sit here. I don't remember so much wind in the past. My friend's eyes have been adversely affected by her cataract surgery and is going to another specialist this week.
Interesting list of favorites. CASABLANCA is still #1 for me, though I have a hard time narrowing things down to five. There are movies that I can watch repeatedly that I might not put in the top 5.
The Godfather 1 and 2
Goodfellas
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Chinatown
The Big Lebowski
Casablanca
The 400 Blows
The Seventh Seal
The Seven Samurai
PsychMulholland Drive
Supposed to be
Psycho
Mulholland Drive
I have never seen THE SEVEN SAMURAI. Good list!
I started watching the second season of THE WITCHER. These episodes are more interesting than the first season and the series is always wonderful to look at with all the scenery - I suppose much of it is CGI.
I'm on the fourth book by Glen Erik Hamilton's Van Shaw series. I blindly tried out the first one out a couple months ago and their are five novels in the series.
I also heard ALL BOYS AREN'T BLUE by George M Johnson. ALL BOYS is a current punching bag for people wanting to ban discussion about topics of gayness, race, etc. from school libraries.
On Friday my wife and I got a text from Boy #1 with a photo of a less-than-life-sized ceramic or plastic skull for sale. The skull was in a gas station in northern IL. His way of letting us know his running club was driving to Olivet College in MI for a track meet.
Nothing to watch here, but we don’t the fancy e tea channels everyone else has. Having back troubles making it hard to read. We need rain. Wordpress says my 3 year old computer is too old so I may have to drop the blog. Barbara is walking every day and losing weight. Daffodils still blooming.
Three years too old? I was using one eight years old until the fall. It snowed today as I said above. We can't seem to settle into spring. I have had hip issues since my move. Mostly when I stand from sitting. Afraid it's arthritis.
Gerard my comment to you disappeared. I think it was something about what I would have thought the skull in a gas station was about.
I ditched my new PC doctor today and went back to my old one. I sent him a text and he called me to say of course, I could come back. If she had once shown that sort of concern, I would have had less anxiety. The PC doctor is mostly a referral person but you need to think they could spot your face in a crowd.
Rick, I am sad that your back is causing you so much pain and affecting what you can do.
Also sorry to hear that WordPress and your computer are not getting along. Three years doesn't seem that old to me, but not my area of expertise at all. I would miss your blogging very much if you gave it up.
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