In an episode from the third season of The Fugitive, Ed Asner plays a former football player and when we get a peek inside his room: That photo looked awfully familiar. I knew I had seen it dozens of times in the office of Lou Grant:
Can You Name Them?
In The Fugitive episode “Moon Child” Virginia Christine played the mother of a girl with a learning disability, and her performance would have an eerie pre-echo of a series of commercials for Folgers Coffee that she would make in the 70s and 80s as “Mrs. Olsen”. Here’s a gallery of some of the second season guest … Continue reading Can You Name Them?
Brussels Sprout Gratin
I found this recipe for Brussels Sprout Gratin and decided to try it, but I only made half the recipe. It turned out very good. Here’s the video, cued to the start of Brussels Sprout Gratin: On my way back from the Acme I saw Ted in his doorway trying to coax Tugboat to come … Continue reading Brussels Sprout Gratin
Artificial Intelligence
18th century chess robot scam On Saturday’s Q&A at EV.com one of the questions answered dealt with so-called artificial intelligence. I thought AI was nonsense when I first heard the term forty or more years ago, and I still think it’s nonsense. Anyway, the question was answered by (V), the pseudonym used by Andrew S. … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence
Slavery, Low-knowledge Voters, and Stephen Colbert
On January 22 at the direction of that rapist currently sitting in the Oval Office the National Park Service removed exhibits that discussed the history of slavery at the President’s House at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park. Apparently any mention of slavery gets that rapist’s panties in a twist. A judge has now ordered the … Continue reading Slavery, Low-knowledge Voters, and Stephen Colbert
Three Things
The new Wuthering Heights movie is in theaters and while I wait for a blu-ray or other way to see it, The Moya View has this to say: Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights starring Margot Robbie as the fiery Catherine Earnshaw and Jacob Elordi as the tumultuous Heathcliff, warmly greets viewers with its vivid energy. The film … Continue reading Three Things
Meet Larry Hart
The blu-ray of Blue Moon is available. That’s the good news. Alas, there are no extra features on it. That’s the sad news. Like a ship without a sail, as a lyricist might have put it. If you have any interest in the film, then I don’t have to tell you that it takes place … Continue reading Meet Larry Hart
The Fugitive WAS a Western
In the first post that I wrote about The Fugitive, I mentioned that I saw parallels between it and westerns such as The Lone Ranger, where the hero used to roam around the country helping out those he came in contact with. What I didn’t realize at the time was that was actually the genesis of the … Continue reading The Fugitive WAS a Western
I Thought Technology Was Supposed To Make Our Lives Easier?!
I’ve been using a digital scale to weigh myself every morning for years, decades really, as I think I bought my first one, well, it was decades ago. A few months ago I decided that my current scale, which I’ve had for well over ten years, probably going on close to twenty, was getting a … Continue reading I Thought Technology Was Supposed To Make Our Lives Easier?!
All On Account of the Tariff
Tariffs are in the news again. I mean, when are they not? On Wednesday EV.com had an item on tariffs and quoted a verse of an 1890 song by banjo player Ike Brown: The Democrat says prices now will be higher, All on account of the Tariff.The Republican says, "Democrat, you're a liar," All on account of … Continue reading All On Account of the Tariff