My hip is on full blast this morning. It hurts just to stand.

Good Trump

 

LOL

A stranger just texted me and offered me a job. All I have to do is follow the link he provided and I'm guaranteed $100k a year! Hot dog!

Hypocrite

 Ahem.

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

I saw this for my 11th birthday party. Anyone still remember?

From Lisa

 

The Ones Below

 A quiet, restrained horror film about two couples expecting their first child. Recommended by both of us.

 Guess its time to invest in a humidifier upstairs. Too many nose bleeds and sore throats. - Lisa

Well Done

When the news broke that Trump had fired the acting AG I literally broke out in extended applause. Moments earlier I had urged the action, but didn't think a President would have the guts to risk the political firestorm. I forgot that we finally have a Commander in Chief more interested in getting the job done than keeping the media happy. Well done sir!!

Hardcore Henry

Judging by the trailer I thought this movie would be ridiculously stupid but you know what? I thought it was a lot of (albeit violent) fun and a hoot to watch.

There's Only One Correct Way

He's solving everything LOL 

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

A harmless 10 minute documentary from 1966 that can only be seen as tragic and creepy in light of the fate ahead of her.

World Without End

 A truly awful film where '50's astronauts mistakenly travel forward in time to a dystopian Earth. It is so grievously sexist that NOW may have produced it for propaganda purposes. The actresses should have resigned in protest.

My Thoughts - on the "Muslim" Ban

 I appreciate that Americans tend towards hysteria of late, but let's deal with facts. It cannot be a Muslim "ban" if Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Chad, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, etc. are not included on the list.

Here are the nations - NOT the religion - subject to the temporary ban: Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, and Somalia. All 7, with the exception of Iran, have no functioning government capable of vetting emigrants.

Many Presidents, including liberal darling Carter, have enacted bans on immigration from specific countries. Quit listening to the lying MSM and do some thinking for yourself.

Split

At the Avalon with Lisa: 

 M. Night Shyamalan's latest tale is about three teenage girls held captive by a man with split personality disorder. James McAvoy (sp?) is wonderful, and the story is strong. It's not Shyamalan's best work, but it's far far far from his worst.

LOL

 My oldest came down this morning and said "I had the worst dream, you were screaming at me in the grocery store, really loud". I replied, "that's not a dream, that's a flashback". Lmao.....i amuse myself!! - Lisa

So Disrespectful

I saw something at Mass today I never have before: a few pews in front of me was a young woman and her son. She spent a chunk of the Mass on her phone, then abruptly got up to leave. Rather than ask the lady beside her to move, she stood on the pew bench and climbed over the pew. It was so unexpected that I found myself saying "No No No."

EW Sucks

 Someone leaves old issues of Entertainment Weekly behind at work. I read them on lunch to aid my weight loss efforts, as EW's obnoxious, pandering, SJW agenda inspires me to purge. From a single review of a sitcom: "the intolerable wrongheadedness of middle aged men" "lack diversity" "white male entitlement" "alpha male lout" and ends by saying masculinity should disappear or else men should. #gag

John Hurt

RIP actor John Hurt. The War Doctor's reign was short.

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale, best known as Della Street on Perry Mason, has died. RIP

Mike Connors

 RIP Mike Connors, TV's "Mannix," age 91.

Cookie Sales are Ending!

 Girl Scout Cookie Sales are ending tomorrow. If you haven't ordered from my girls yet, now's the time!

This is a lie. I never voted for Dion Tennuci.

 I'm married to a man who can't dance and who voted for Dt, I'm living a nightmare. - Lisa

The Stock Market

 The Dow hit 20,000 for the first time ever today

14 Oscar nominations for La La Land?? Really?

14 nominations?? Hollywood really must be on the decline. It was a pleasant little musical that featured below par signing and flat footed dancing (then tried to say the mediocrity was intentional). NO WAY it deserves 14 nods.

Enough with the Hyperbole

 No one was jailed or executed just for protesting Saturday. If he's "literally Hitler" Trump better step up his game.

Crazy Hair Day

 Crazy Hair Day at school!

The Girl on the Train

 As is the case more often than clichés allow, this movie was far better than the book that inspired it.

An Old Neighbor's Son!

Guess who we saw at Stonefire Pizza Brenda!

A Sad Truth

I think the Packers have become the "Groundhog Day" team of the NFL. They keep repeating the same season over and over. Every year they stubbornly bring Dom Capers back and use their first draft pick on defense. Every year they are one of the youngest and most injured teams in the league. Every year they start out slow and finish strong. Every year they make the playoffs and every year their defense collapses at the most crucial point of the post season. -Jim F

Maybe She Was Right

The press seems to take pride in the relatively low turnout for the inaugural events, but look at stuff like this. My boss, a die-hard Trump supporter from the minute he joined the race, would not go to DC because she feared violence from the Left. Apparently, she wasn't far off.

The 45th President

Congratulations Mr. President! The open and orderly transition of power.

Edge

 If you feel the need to constantly call yourself edgy, I assure you you are not.

My Upcoming trip to India! - YaYa

If you didn't already know, I'm going on a trip to India this winter through Girl Scouts. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity- not to mention that it would be a great experience.

If you feel like contributing to my trip, as little as $1, you can use the link below. I'd really appreciate any help and support. Thank you!

Emergency!

My favorite show as a youngster, although *I* called it "John and Roy" after the names of the two main characters. The first half hour featured the pair responding to a paramedic call (back in the days when paramedics rolled out alone, without the fire truck), and the second half of each show typically had them fighting a fire. 

I loved it. I had a black toy firefighter helmet (with an Emergency! logo if I remember right) and my Little Grandma fashioned an "oxygen tank" to strap on my back from a plastic bread bag stuffed with newspaper and tied with string. Great memories!

The dedicated members of Squad 51 of the Los Angeles County Fire Department's newly created Paramedical Rescue Service take on a series of life-or-death challenges in this drama filmed in semi-documentary style. Partners John Gage and Roy DeSoto put their lives on the line to save people from all sorts of mishaps - IMDB

To the New President

Welcome to Cooperstown!

Tim Raines

Jeff Bagwell

Ivan Rodriguez 

Bagwell was overrated IMO, and Vlad should have got his spot instead. Tim Raines is a borderline selection, and Pudge deserves it, no question. But congrats to all!

My Day

Not a great day. My hip hurts, I'm very tired, my weight has plateaued for yet another week, both George HW and Barbara Bush are hospitalized (prayers for them please), and Marquette finally posted the grades for last semester but they fell short of my expectations. I've had enough of this day.  I'm going to bed.

is OJ Innocent?

This morning I finished watching "Is OJ Innocent?," a three night, six hour docuseries on the Simpson case. Most of it is preposterous and in poor taste, and unreasonably besmirches the reputation of a "suspect" created for the series. But two points of value in this show: they revisit many of the people involved in the case, both the big names and the obscure, and it's great to see them again. And, in the end, they debunk their own theory and exonerate their suspect, so at least they had some shred of integrity.

Passengers

It's difficult to talk about my issue with this movie without revealing spoilers. Let me leave it at this: the movie hinges on an immoral act. An understandable act, in many ways, but immoral all the same. And rather than make that the focus of the movie, it's merely the midpoint reversal of a plot that adamantly clings to the mistaken notion that it's a romance. I consider this movie a disturbing failure.

 Spring semester of law school has begun.

Girl Scout Cookies

 It's that time of the year again, girl scout cookies

. All three girls selling.... We need all the help we can get. Every year we find out after the sale someone was looking for cookies and didn't find a seller, so please spread the word as a personal favor. Also, in case someone wonders, Dan and I don't sell for them other then asking for help on fb. They sell door to door and at multiple cookie booths, and school. The money earned goes to help fund their incredible summer camp experiences and many other areas of scouting. - Lisa

JImmy Snuka

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, a WWE superstar from my days as a fan, has died. RIP

My Thoughts

Disclosure of embarrassing information should not be confused with disinformation.

 you know you're from wisconsin when every post on your feed is about the packers.. - YaYa

RIP Ringling Bros

Whhhhattt?? Oh no, this is legitimately awful news. Score another ill-deserved victory for the animal nuts. Ringling Brothers . . . man, they seemed as eternal as the stars. RIP.

Zoe Saldana Spits Some Truth

 True. 

Girl Scout Cookies for Sale!

My girls are selling Girl Scout cookies! If you want some yummy treats, and/or have a familial or cultural obligation to support GSA or one of my girls, let me know!

Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be by Joel Mchale

Book #3 of 2017 was funny, pointless, and showed only the faintest knowledge of the written word. I enjoyed it.

LOL

And well deserved.

William Peter Blatty

I'm very sorry to hear that William Peter Blatty, the writer of the exceptional "The Exorcist," has passed away. 

RIP sir. You done good.

Girl Scout Cookies Are Coming!

 Count down!! Gonna need alot of help from friends and family.... Three girls selling this year!!! - Lisa

We Eat Our Own by Kea Wilson

#2 of 2017: I have mixed feelings about this book. Wilson can write, to be sure, and the first few pages alone took my breath away and sucked me in. But I soon grew fatigued. In the end there is too much style, too much talent on display just for its own sake, and not enough story.

An Old Favorite

Listening to Meryn Cadell, happily introducing the next generation to her song, "Barbie". Thanks to Sioux for introducing me over 20 years ago. Good memories. I've been redeemed, lol - LIsa

The Ghosts Were Active

Not a restful night for Team Slap. I woke up no less than 3 times, once from a nightmare, once from Lisa nearly shoving me off the bed, and once to investigate a persistent tapping noise that woke us both up (apparently a cat toying with the litter box). I gave up on sleep at 5:30. In the morning Smiley reported waking up several times from nightmares; independently of one another, so did YaYa and Junie. "The ghosts were active here last night," I told them.

4 Weeks

Last night marked four weeks since I've had caffeine.

Packers v Giants

An awful first quarter, but what a dominant second half!

I'm Not Buying It

I'm not sure I buy the idea of Russia influencing our election; its an awfully convenient out for the Dems. But if true, how did they "influence" it again - by letting the very words of the DNC emails see print? 

So. . . they did the job the media *should have done, and let voters see the real heart of that party, so they could make up their own mind? 

Heavens, how awful and undemocratic. Dang those imaginary foreign influencers. 

Huh?

One of the city's "most recognizable" landmarks?? I've lived here 42 years and couldn't tell you where the heck this thing stands. Old does not equal precious.

Today

The family went to evening Mass, then for a quick bite to eat - #KneelThenMeal - but otherwise nothing much happened today.

Life in a Medievial City

Book #1 of 2017: a detailed and pleasing narrative of life as it was experienced in Troyes, France in 1250.

Three Decades Ago . . .

30 years ago today, Tommy Thompson was sworn in as Wisconsin's 42nd Governor.

30 Years On

Today marks 30 years since my paternal Grandfather passed away. My Dad and I had plans to visit the grave and go to lunch, but he canceled at the last minute. So after school I took the Centerpieces to visit the grave. They were reluctant, saying they'd never met him. "You're just a link in a chain. Someday you'll be worm food, and your great-Grandkids will complain about the same thing, and God willing your Grandson will tell them how much he loved his Grandpa Smiley and make them go. So you're going."

My Oscar

LuLu brought home this art project Wednesday. I thought I finally won my Oscar!

Stuart's Paintings

This poster sized collection of artwork, painted by a co-worker, hangs in the halls at work every year.

You . . .you eat THAT??

This is what Junie chose to cook herself - ramen noodles liberally coated with red pepper and dyed with food coloring. Julia Child she ain't.

The Magnificent Seven

I expected any remake of this classic to be junk, but it's a rollicking, fun Western. Well worth the rental! And, much like the F&F franchise, it successfully transcends race - the 7 are black, white, Mexican, Indian, Asian, Confederate, and Union - by flat out ignoring the issue and any anachronisms or dust-ups it would cause. A worthy template for Hollywood to follow.