One of the famous I Love Lucy episodes involves Lucy making wine and getting into a fight with her fellow grape stomper. That’s in the fifth season episode “Lucy's Italian Movie”. A few years ago the last boss I had at the Defense Support Center Philadelphia, Jeannie Lacovara, sent me a photo of her at a … Continue reading Lucy and Jeannie
Gallimaufry
Tell Me Why
At the opening of South Pacific, the children sing: Dites-moiPourquoiLa vie est belle? You probably don’t need a translator to tell you what that means: Tell meWhyIs life beautiful? Well, I have a “Tell Me Why?” question, and it has nothing to do with life. For the past nearly 40 years I’ve been eating practically … Continue reading Tell Me Why
Christmas Movie Trivia
The folks over at electoral-vote.com are running a Twelve Days of Christmas series of trivia quizzes, and today’s quiz involves Christmas movie trivia. So I thought I’d link to it for those of you who might be interested. The fifteen top grossing Christmas movies of all time. Should be a piece of cake, right? Obviously, … Continue reading Christmas Movie Trivia
Catching Up
Quote of the day: Man is no match for woman where mischief reigns.—Honore de Balzac Sometimes things pile up on me. Here are short takes on a few items, each one of which could have had a post of its own. First up is the new Benoit Blanc movie from Rian Johnson called Wake Up … Continue reading Catching Up
A Twofer
Quote of the day: In a time of universal deceit—telling the truth is a revolutionary act.—George Orwell I’m not sure if I’ve made my disdain for AI clear, but I’m quite certain that I’ve made my contempt for a particular wealthy egomaniac more than evident on multiple occasions. In any case it gives me great … Continue reading A Twofer
Thanksgiving
Quote of the day: When angry, count four. When very angry, swear.—Mark Twain Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, and often people talk about the things they’re thankful for. Well, yesterday I saw a dog with three legs. It didn’t seem that the missing appendage slowed him down at all, as he was … Continue reading Thanksgiving
Most Hostile
Quote of the day: The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.—Robert Bloch On May 14, 1994, Philadelphia residents discovered that they were living in the Most Hostile City in America according to Duke University researcher Redford Williams. New York City came in second. Yeah, right. Clearly, … Continue reading Most Hostile
Dental Floss
Quote of the day: To every problem, there is a most simple solution.—Agatha Christie There was an underground newspaper that was published for a time while I was at Penn State. I forget the name of it, but it had a regular record review column that I think was called Mental Floss, if I recall … Continue reading Dental Floss
Quick Takes
Quote of the day: I am terribly shy, but of course no one believes me. Come to think of it, neither would I.—Carol Channing According to Ashley Cullins in her new book, Your Favorite Scary Movie, the writer of the original Scream movie, Kevin Williamson, was inspired to create that horror film by of all people, … Continue reading Quick Takes
Bye Bye Hatred
Quote of the day: The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.—Friedrich Nietzsche I may not have made it to a No Kings protest—and to be clear, I was only going to go in order to snap some photos, although I was wearing my Visit Canada T-shirt so if someone … Continue reading Bye Bye Hatred