Cranky Old Man #70
Decades later, an animator’s complaint discovered in Akira.
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“We’re just saying the cops’ own statistics don’t match their narrative.” … [read more]
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Seven more movies
This is a better-than-average caper noir. Doris Day is not present, but her voice sings Gershwin while a gas station is being robbed, and the bumbling attendant/victim is hilarious. … [read more]
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This makes my face smiley.
Cranky Old Man #69
Pope prays for end to pandemic in Christmas address
Is the Pope just beginning to pray about Covid now? Or has he been praying for an end to the pandemic for almost two years… to no avail? … [read more]
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Breakfast at a different diner
BREAKFAST AT THE DINER — #53
My beloved Bob’s Diner was closed for Christmas, and I knew that was coming, but they’re also closed today — the day after Christmas — and they’ve never done that to me before. … [read more]
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Defeated by a poet
Cranky Old Man #68
What would it take to talk you into breaking into the US Capitol, ransacking Nancy Pelosi’s office, beating the hell out of a cop, etc? … [read more]
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The boy upstairs
A few months ago, a family moved into the unit directly above mine in this apartment building, and they’re a pungent pain in my ear. Their son screams, stomps, throws tantrums, and especially likes jumping up and down on the floor, often. … [read more]
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The best Christmas ever
When a co-worker told me about her harried (but safely masked) holiday shopping, making a list and checking it twice for everyone in her family and her circle of friends, I listened, smiled, and nodded, and now I’ll tell you what I had the good sense not to tell her: I don’t do Christmas. … [read more]
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Cranky old man
Leftovers & Links #67
It’s Christmas Eve, which means children across Spain’s Catalan region are gathering in their homes for the traditional whacking of the festive shit log. … [read more]
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Seven maybe movies
The Fifth Element (1997)
— MAYBE —This movie kinda broke my heart when it first came out, but I wanted to give it a second chance 25 years later. … [read more]
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Without the South
Leftovers & Links #66
Well, it’s about time: Major League Quidditch will rename the league, to distance it from J K Rowling’s increasingly toxic anti-trans statements. … [read more]
