Happy 150th Birthday!

Thomas Andrews, the Irish ship architect who designed the Titanic, and died aboard her, was born this day in 1873.

May you continue to rest in peace sir.

Old

Old is a 2021 horror film by M Night Shyamalan that follows a group of resort guests who become trapped on a beach where they begin to age rapidly.

 Although it’s an ensemble cast, it focuses primarily on a married couple and their two young children. The children are there, at least at first, just so the audience can quickly grasp the physics of the beach, as we watch them age into adults in a matter of hours.  But the story quickly becomes that of the marriage, and how our relationship with time and death alters how we deal with one another. It’s almost a sweet romance,  if you disregard the blood and fear and supernatural murder.

I’m a fan of Shyamalan, but like most of his work there are flaws that jump out at you. Once again, a mentally ill person is given the role of villain in his films. Once is fine. Twice is co-incidence But when four or five of your movies use “mental illness” and “criminal” as synonymous, you’ve got some explaining to do.

And the end, the very last few minutes? No, it isn’t a problem with a “twist” – he’s moved past that. It’s that it wasn’t believable. And when you watch a movie about a beach that turns you old in a day, and it’s the ending that makes you say “man, that wouldn’t happen,” then you done messed it up.

Grade: B 

 

Ofc. Peter Jerving.

 

Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving was shot and killed by a suspect near 14th and Cleveland overnight.  The officer returned fire, fatally wounding his own killer. 

In an odd twist of fate, four years ago yesterday another officer, John Rittner, was shot and killed only blocks from last night's scene - and Lisa and I know the area well, and I consider it my (extended) childhood neighborhood. 

To make the events even more tragic, the killer had that very day been given a suspended sentence by a  Judge for a 2021 hit and run. I understand the jails are crowded, and that not every vehicular crime necessitates time behind bars; the sentence might have been the correct move. But man, what a tragic decision it turned out to be. 

RIP Officer, RIP. 

A Sweet (Literally) Valentine's Treat!

Aldi. About $1 a piece. 200 cal. Super yummy. Sweet Valentines day treat! - Lisa

5th Grade

Lisa's 5th grade teachers name: Mr. Brem. 

Mine? Miss Kotowski. She was young and pretty, had previously dated a guy who played Ronald McDonald, her favorite Buck was Terry Cummings, and I believe she was dating a race car driver at the time. 

Quote

The secret to a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then to have them as close together as possible. - George Burns

Congratulations Smiley!

This kid got accepted at UWM. No decisions about where he will actual attend yet but CONGRATULATIONS Smiley!!! We are proud of you and love you! - Mom and Dad

photo by Yaya at Slapczynski Shoots

 

Milwaukee

 An homage to my hometown by YaYa

Slapczynski Shoots

The Mini Piano of Yore

I still have the songs memorized by numbers Frere Jacques was 1231 1231 345 345 565431 565431 151 151 ...I could do more but u get the Idea lol - Lisa

So, Elle Was Better. Your Point?

YaYa: 

a conversation between my father and i:

me:  what your LSAT score 

him: I don't remember. 157? or 159

me: elle woods did better 

him: no sht she got into Harvard

LOL

Bruh - shoot it down already!

Meanwhile, in Milwaukee . . 

64 Years Since the Music Died

 

64 years ago, in a lonely cornfield in Iowa, the future of Rock 'N Roll left this Earth. 

Imagine striking down Lennon and McCarthy after Rubber Soul, with their greatest work, their greatest influence, left to come. It would have been the only comparable tragedy. 

RIP Buddy. You are still missed. 

Ramen Station

After dropping off YaYa at her boyfriend's dorm, I treated Dem to dinner at Ramen Station in Madison, not far from the college. 

He loved the ramen but I thought my dish was pretty average. 

Good for Classic Slice!

Ok. I will never trust a word out of this dudes mouth. He's a liar .....that cookie is AMAZING. And Classic is never closed, how about respecting the fact they closed for EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION. 

I mean, if you've had Classic's food you know they didn't need his review. They're gonna be just fine lol. He just could NOT fathom why they didn't stop every.single.thing and fire up the stove for his one slice. SMH...the entitlement lol

My always order (enough for 2): A shippee ahoy slice, spinach artichoke dip, and a cookie.

- Lisa

Collectivo Art

Wednesday night Smiley wanted to work on his art portfolio at Collectivo and invited me to keep him company over some coffee. 

Tyranny

A recreation of actual events in Junie's life yesterday: 

Groundhog Day. Again.

 How'd I know? Brrr - Lisa

Apparently, it's Retirement Day

Tom Brady announces his retirement from the NFL (again). 

Dr. Phil announces he's retiring his show after 21 years on the air. 

And Ozzy Osbourne says he's done touring. 

They say things happen in threes . .  .

Columbia - 20 Years Later

My primary memory of the Columbia's - and remember, this was only 16 months after 9/11 - was brief fear that it was due to sabotage or violent action.  

May the crew continue to RIP

* * * 

#NASARemembers: 20 years ago today on Feb 1, 2003, at 8:59 a.m. EST, space shuttle Columbia broke up on reentry. The entire crew perished.

Rick Husband

Willie McCool

Michael Anderson

Kalpana Chawla

David Brown

Laurel Clark

Ilan Ramon

We will never forget. 

For Free

Needs to be gone by Thurs. One drawer has an incomplete bottom. 1 knob missing. Some rings on top..otherwise ok. Could be an epic project or just useful for some extra clothes storage. Located on first floor (some porch steps)

Why?

 Ok so the change does seem kind of questionable (no notary etc) but why would Priscilla have issue w the estate going to Lisa Marie's sole surviving child?

found this on NewsBreak: Priscilla Presley challenges validity of daughter Lisa Marie's will after discovering she has been replaced as a trustee of the estate by her grandchildren

- Lisa

Well, which one is it?

I'm thinking, maybe . . . both? 

(and yes, the Stan Lee meme is outdated. I originally posted in on Facebook back in 2013. And I'm way past 40 too.  What of it? Don't lose sight of the forest for the trees.)

Moonfall

 

I'm not going to say something snarky like "I'm dumber for having watched this," but I would have when this blog was new. 

The moon, affected by what appears to be an alien life form, breaks its orbit and approaches Earth, causing chaos and disaster around the globe. Two intrepid astronauts - one, of course, stripped of his job and his reputation for having warned the world in the first place - take off on a missiont o save the world. 

I am not a scientist, but I'm pretty sure 95% of this movie was hooey - there is a moon, so they got that right - and if you can't predict every action in the plot then congratulations on watching your very first movie!

That said, it was entertaining enough to pass the time. So it wasn't all bad.

Grade: C 

Cindy Williams

It's hard to put into words how much I loved Laverne and Shirley when I was a young kid. I really did. And now they're both gone.

Cindy Williams - Shirley - has died at 75 after a short illness. 

RIP

When You Finish Saving The World

This movie is impeccable, almost an art film.  Did I watch it [January 20th] just because my youngest is a Finn super fan and I was forced? Absolutely.  Would I recommend it to a non fan? Absolutely.  Julianne Moore was awesome too. Go see it, you'll enjoy it. - Lisa