tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post2418668191676692457..comments2024-03-29T05:44:08.923-07:00Comments on Diary of a Fat Slob: Reverse sonderingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-81652259646953662422021-11-15T03:33:25.506-08:002021-11-15T03:33:25.506-08:00Will probably see the 2nd of the trilogy today or ...Will probably see the 2nd of the trilogy today or tomorrow, grazi.<br /><br />Rough life those kids led, but I have massive respect for the survival they eked out against all odds. Blocks from where I lived, too. Jeez.Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-46383049360246920422021-11-14T12:01:25.400-08:002021-11-14T12:01:25.400-08:00It's funny in hindsight, yeah, because I went ...It's funny in hindsight, yeah, because I went to a parochial high school, so there may have been a lesson-learning motive involved in showing the film. But I don't remember anything other than the teachers checking out of real work for a couple class periods, thankfully.<br /><br />Agree about the sequel. There's also this, which seems to have been made mid-point between the two filmsJeffrey Meyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-34355181094921435852021-11-13T02:58:01.932-08:002021-11-13T02:58:01.932-08:00They showed it in high school? That's amazing....They showed it in high school? That's amazing. We never got any movies that weren't either dull history or bland reinforcements of the norm. I'm guessing they wanted to teach you the perils of disobeying even the slightest rules.<br /><br />There's also a sequel of sorts to Streetwise, called Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell, which follows up on the now middle-aged life of the Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-52186595036411937342021-11-12T13:44:49.249-08:002021-11-12T13:44:49.249-08:00Glad you liked it! It's a remarkably compassio...Glad you liked it! It's a remarkably compassionate and clear-eyed film, unlike most Hollywood "poverty tourism." And maybe more relevant now with the wealth disparity so much more common and pronounced, especially in cities like Seattle. They actually showed it to us when I was in high school in the midwest, couple years after it was released. Blew my mind.Jeffrey Meyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-60631196144067548672021-11-11T16:00:41.446-08:002021-11-11T16:00:41.446-08:00My rave review is mostly written, for the next bat...My rave review is mostly written, for the next batch of seven. It amazed me, yeah. One of the best docs I have ever seen. Thanks for nudging me to see it. Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-32487630936138707702021-11-11T03:27:53.458-08:002021-11-11T03:27:53.458-08:00It's great, one of the best docs of the 1980s....It's great, one of the best docs of the 1980s.Jeffrey Meyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-61664395815811631422021-11-10T02:59:38.161-08:002021-11-10T02:59:38.161-08:00Saw it yesterday, and it's damned good.Saw it yesterday, and it's damned good. Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-28254268831832616892021-11-10T02:59:02.680-08:002021-11-10T02:59:02.680-08:00Glad you found a workaround way, sir.Glad you found a workaround way, sir.Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-29960076716789328762021-11-09T09:50:41.404-08:002021-11-09T09:50:41.404-08:00I'm not him, but saw it years ago, and recomme...I'm not him, but saw it years ago, and recommend it.Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-82510755745054755422021-11-09T04:33:59.040-08:002021-11-09T04:33:59.040-08:00Doug,
I suspect that that non-requirement is only...Doug,<br /><br />I suspect that that non-requirement is only valid if you can ID yourself anonymously. (Please don't try to diagram that sentence: there be dragons). Which is to say, anonymous IDs are at least partly dependent on the architecture and coding of other browsers, and although Google sometimes thinks they set the standards for the world, they mostly don't.<br /><br />The johnthebaskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066837787916271883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-78465408649924761072021-11-09T03:24:41.415-08:002021-11-09T03:24:41.415-08:00> I was waiting for a time when I had time; now...> I was waiting for a time when I had time; now I have time but a rapidly fading memory for all the things I wanted time to do.<br /><br />Words to live by until we die. <br /><br />I wish I'd kept a list (it would've been more like a database) of all the things I wanted to do, places and people and movies and meals ...Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-86609638982771404102021-11-09T03:22:42.141-08:002021-11-09T03:22:42.141-08:00I definitely remember hearing about Streetwise -- ...I definitely remember hearing about Streetwise -- it was a big deal doc about street kids in Seattle, while I lived in Seattle -- but back then you had to actually go to a theater and pay a few bucks to see a new movie, and I was probably seeing Ghostbusters instead. Now I'm not sure I ever saw Streetwise, so it's on the list. You've seen and recommend?Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-2914848478548174342021-11-09T03:20:52.642-08:002021-11-09T03:20:52.642-08:00JTB — The Times of Harvey Milk is an excellent mov...<b>JTB</b> — The Times of Harvey Milk is an excellent movie, which I haven't seen in ages and ought to watch again. He was killed before my time in Frisco, but we absorbed the history and loved the guy posthumously.Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-6175322382668314972021-11-09T03:16:24.378-08:002021-11-09T03:16:24.378-08:00Interesting, good to know, and strange. Having a G...Interesting, good to know, and strange. Having a Gmail account is not (supposed to) be required.Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-72479442988759497482021-11-09T03:02:15.690-08:002021-11-09T03:02:15.690-08:00Thanks. I vaguely remember hearing about it. I thi...Thanks. I vaguely remember hearing about it. I think I was back east when it came out, and by the time I got back to Seattle I'd forgotten about it. All those years ago. I'll check it out. Thanks a lot. <br /><br />I was waiting for a time when I had time; now I have time but a rapidly fading memory for all the things I wanted time to do.<br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Johnjohnthebaskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066837787916271883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-83797221764673756512021-11-09T02:09:59.747-08:002021-11-09T02:09:59.747-08:00You must have seen this film, yes?
https://www.yo...You must have seen this film, yes?<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki73OFTMlAoJeffrey Meyernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-38110510883983335752021-11-09T01:09:57.020-08:002021-11-09T01:09:57.020-08:00While I was incapacitated by software last week, y...While I was incapacitated by software last week, you included a short piece about the murder of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. I sent a brief comment, but I forget whether that one made it or was quashed by Google software. So, I'll rinse and repeat . . .<br /><br />My favorite kind of movies by far are documentaries, and one of the best documentaries ever made was "The Times of johnthebaskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066837787916271883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-39610079922019987812021-11-08T20:01:55.545-08:002021-11-08T20:01:55.545-08:00Just to be clear, I am now able to post because I ...Just to be clear, I am now able to post because I created a gmail account. So the problem with posting as an anonymous caller persists. It just doesn't persist with me. Heaven help the next anonymous. . . <br />"'Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—<br /> Only this and nothing more."<br /><br />I quote your software. Sorry, Google&#johnthebaskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066837787916271883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-43003085860317461642021-11-08T16:24:26.052-08:002021-11-08T16:24:26.052-08:00My time, though, isn't free. Even if they can ...My time, though, isn't free. Even if they can do this repair without needing the car overnight, I have better things to do than spend hours at a car dealership.Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-31046940079329944682021-11-08T16:23:04.162-08:002021-11-08T16:23:04.162-08:00Yeah, the Alcatraz thing feels like the feds sayin...Yeah, the Alcatraz thing feels like the feds saying, "Go ahead and die, fucker," and I'm sure he did.<br /><br />I'm checking out two out of four of those podcasts, thanks. Not much interest in true crime.<br /><br />Sweet dreams, and don't get lost on the way to the toilet...Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-38529573344488435662021-11-08T16:17:55.425-08:002021-11-08T16:17:55.425-08:00Hmmm. I have not heard of anybody but you having t...Hmmm. I have not heard of anybody but you having this problem *repeatedly*. Even when my own comments disappear, it happens once a month or so, not time after time. Let me know if you notice any cause-and-effect — like, is this happening on *everything*, or only on longish comments? On any browser (*all* my disappeared comments were on Chrome).<br /><br />It's not my software, of course; it&#Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-77784413761708289962021-11-08T16:17:09.571-08:002021-11-08T16:17:09.571-08:00Hi Doug. I rebooted, cleared cookies and masturbat...Hi Doug. I rebooted, cleared cookies and masturbated on my CPU, but my comments still get rejected. I tried logging in under the name Clyde Tolson, and I could actually hear the software laughing at me as it spit me out. So maybe it isn't a Hoover fan, or maybe it just doesn't like '60s progressives. I do have an older computer, but I just oiled the crank (not a paleologism, for Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-51016577842129790142021-11-08T16:16:13.546-08:002021-11-08T16:16:13.546-08:00Sadly, it's a non-union site, no Teamsters inv...Sadly, it's a non-union site, no Teamsters involved.<br /><br />Sorry again that your comment got eaten. It's *really* frustrating, I know.Doug Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075745451950217113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-16909430624755044562021-11-08T16:15:36.056-08:002021-11-08T16:15:36.056-08:00OK, a restart didn't do it. I'll get a few...OK, a restart didn't do it. I'll get a few hours sleep and try a full down and up boot. Are you sure I haven't been blackballed by the Teamsters? I think I just saw Jimmy Hoffa limping past my home office window dressed in concrete.jtbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-11616395507004983452021-11-08T08:46:56.831-08:002021-11-08T08:46:56.831-08:00Get your car fixed! It's a recall, it should b...Get your car fixed! It's a recall, it should be free!Shannonnoreply@blogger.com