Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee was made with $7 million and took in over $300 million at the box office. It was the commercially most successful Australian film ever. Because the film became so popular, I wasn’t sure whether I had seen it or not. It turns out I had never seen at least the first “Crocodile Dundee” [Read More]
The Escort
This film is inspired by Pretty Woman. This time, the girl is a graduate of Stanford University who found out that she can make easy money by not using her degree from the elite university. The boy/man in this film is not rich. In fact, he is so behind in his rent that he [Read More]
Elvis
I love films about music legends such as Marley, Walk the Line, and Ray because the soundtrack is guaranteed to be excellent. So I could not wait to see Elvis. It starts out strong but pretty soon it fails to create the magic of great movies that pull you in and make you believe what [Read More]
SNL funny take on Trump’s indictment
The actor does a great job imitating Trump’s mannerisms. It is a well-written piece and made me laugh.
My own sense is that the change that Trump will indicted in Georgia is 80%. At the federal level it put the probability at 50%.
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A Little Alcohol Won’t Kill You or Make You Stronger
“People who drink a little don’t die sooner than people who never drank, study shows.
The findings suggest that the average man can drink up to about three drinks a day and expect to live as long as nondrinkers. Women might want to stop at about two drinks, the research suggested.”
Rupert Murdoch marries again
Rupert Murdoch has made it into my blog because he is one of the strongest believers in the institution of marriage that I know (See my previous entry on Murdoch marriage adventures. Not long after his divorce from Mick Jagger’s old flame Jerry Hall, he got himself a new wife at age 92. Here are [Read More]
Do also strength training
Washington Post reports:
“We found that just 1-3 hours per week of moderate exercise — brisk walking and/or vigorous aerobic exercise such as [high intensity interval training] training — and just 1-2 times per week of strength exercise substantially reduced the risk of death by all-causes,” McDonough says.
Given that walking to the bus or store [Read More]
AI wrote this poem
I gave the chatgpt3 AI toll these three words “morning coffee poem,” and it came back with this poem:
Morning coffee, black and strong
A aroma that wakes me up
The warmth of the cup in my hand
A ritual that never gets old.
A sip, a taste, a moment of peace
As the world outside starts to [Read More]
Poem “House Made of Evening Light” and others by N. Scott Momaday
Words are names. To write a poem is to practice a naming ceremony.
These figures moving in my rhyme,
Who are they? Death, and Death’s dog, time. [Read More]