Update ******* I feel fine during the day, with the only remaining symptom being an absolute exhaustion that comes on rapidly and fades in short order -- almost reminiscent of mono. Nights have been a struggle. Awake/asleep, sitting/prone - whatever the case - during the night it's harder to breathe, and my lungs make noises right out of a performance of A Christmas Carol. That too, HAS eased, but not to an extent to my liking. We'll see if I seek further aid today, as instructed, because I *am* feeling better and I think I've tapped out both my HSA account and the medical options available to me.

FDR - 75 years gone

 Today is the 75th anniversary of FDR's death. 

Happy Easter!

Covid?

This morning I had difficulty breathing and went into Urgent Care. After an exam and chest x-rays I was diagnosed with pneumonia.

Idk if it's Covid related as they didn't test for it.

Other than the shortness of breath, some pain in my side, and a marked weariness, I feel alright. Really - no snark.

Should my symptoms worsen I am to go to the hospital, where they'd administer what, at that point, would be an inconsequential Covid test.

So, yeah. Good way to start Easter weekend.

The Star Wars Prequels

This past weekend, taking advantage of LuLu's Disney+ membership,  I rewatched the Star Wars prequels for the first time since I saw them in the theater during their orihinal run.

My opinion? I think they are far better than I gave them credit for originally.  Perhaps my expectations were too high, or my distaste for the suspiciously ethnic JarJar and Trade Federationists rendered me ill-amused.

Overall,  THE PHANTOM MENACE is a fine introduction to the last years of the Republic. Too much CGI, too much JarJar, and too little subterfuge as to the identity of the future Emperor, but quite fun.

ATTACK OF THE CLONES has Christopher Lee (albeit Christopher Lee stuck with the character name of Dooku), and that by itself was enough to make it a hoot. Beyond that I thought it was a good entry in the seties - but alas, not for one second did I buy the Anakin/Padme romance. Forget the Sand People war crime, the guy  whined so much he routinely sounded younger than in the first film!

I liked REVENGE OF THE SITH the first time around and Iiked it now. Solid filmaking, a nice mix of humor and action, and of course,  the Faustian bargain at its core. I'm not sure the latter is completely sold to the audience, but it was stunning to watch unfold anyway. 

All in all, not a bad trio of movies at all 

The Election Mess

 I have generally approved of the job Evers has done during the Covid crisis, but this election day mess is his alone. He criticized another Gov for moving an election date bc of Covid (legal, there), signaled he'd veto legislation to delay it here, and days ago tweeted he didn't have the Constitutional right to tamper with the date - then promptly tried to do so. The courts, federal and state, were right to honor the sanctity of the process. Delay/don't delay, Evers should have made up his mind long before it came to this.

At least we know ours were received. 

RIP Al Kaline

 Tigers great Al Kaline has passed away at 85. 

The Phantom Menace

I re-watched this for the first time since 1999, mainly on the strength of all the great memes the prequels inspire. I find it much more enjoyable now, probably bc my expectations are lower. JarJar is still an error, the Trade Federation oddly ethnic - but you know, overall the movie is fun and introduces the trilogy effectively.

Happy Birthday Grandma Slap! From LuLu

RIP

26 years since that b#$%h Carol Baskin, er, I mean Courtney Love, killed grunge and handed the radio to hip-hop.

I'm luvvin it

 Yup

 This spreading out the bad news stuff is shitty. Couldn’t the news have been: Summerfest, all lakefront festivals, and church festivals will be postponed, we’ll update with new dates as they become available. Instead of sending separate bad news every single day. Summerfest, then Festa, then polish fest. We get it, I’m expecting it and I know it’s petty but the separate notification of everything is like a bird pecking you to death. Dumb. - Lisa

Unpopular Opinions

Unpopular Opinion Game

Name 10 things you don’t like that most people seem to like:

1. Packers

2. Brewers

3. Grunge music

4. Country music

5. Exercising

6. Most alcoholic drinks

7. Taking any type of pills

8. Video games

9. Raw Tomatoes

10. Mashed potatoes

Edit: I definitely dislike video games more then pizza! - Lisa

Watch out World!

Ooooh the quarantine hairstyles gonna be something to see. Got two talking big change -LuLu and YaYa. Oh world, watch out! - Lisa

Junie Makes Pasta

 She’s making pasta. She didn’t get it from us. Homemade spaghetti for dinner. I’ve never made homemade pasta. -LIsa

 People still out here throwing parties, WOW. Just WOW. Although the SO and I don’t always agree I’m extremely grateful we agree on following the governor’s guidelines. I can’t imagine the fear and anger exchanged if we didn’t!!!! Hearts going out to a loved one with issues related to this. I love you! - Lisa

Done

 Done. Encouraging others, although plenty are stubborn this time around. - Lisa

 

Too Dangerous

These are not allowed in my house anymore. I need rehab. - Lisa

 

 Alarming for sure is Patrick Cudahy running as usual, producing food products after TWO confirmed cases. I haven’t even heard if they’ll agree to have everyone tested. Does anyone have any inside information about this? - Lisa

Frank Serpico

I found this documentary pretty boring. It isn't that Serpico didn't do great and courageous things as an honest member of the NYPD -- that he did.

The problem is he did them nearly 50 years ago, and (for medical reasons) has done little else of note. Moreover the story of his actions has been retold so often you have to wonder what point the filmaker was trying to make by dragging the man back in front of a camera.

So, to summarize: big fan of the man. Not a big fan of this documentary about him.

 99 years ago the Spanish flu killed up to 100 million world-wide. 600 in ONE day in Philly. This graph shows why we stay home. I support keeping things shut down as long as the medical experts recommend! A 10- year re-build is better then 100 million deaths in a few months. Learn from Philly. Don’t be Philly. Support the medical experts. LIFE before $! - Lisa

Tiger King

 Highly recommend “Tiger king” Netflix docu-series. Drama, murder mayhem and foolishness, PLUS lots of big cat footage (my fave).

Binged watched my ass off. Won’t teach you a damn thing and you won’t care. The train wreck you just can’t get enough of.

- Lisa