tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11344095293008743032024-02-28T14:43:53.420-08:00Lengthy EpitaphAlways Discovery / Always QuestionsBruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comBlogger1439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-40857523521441829912024-01-25T09:23:00.000-08:002024-01-25T09:23:43.473-08:00Seven Years Ago<p> THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL POST!</p><p>I am a student of history and the changing times in which we live. Those changing times encompass the past 200 years. In that time there have been a few instances when there has been a sizmic shift in human culture. The death of the Czar by the Bolsheviks, the French Revolution, Crystal Nacht were others, and I get the sense that we are seeing this again. It isn't just Trump. The Arab spring, Brexit, North Korea, the nuclear standoff between India and Pakistan, etc., all show a world that is shifting. Nature dictates that change is good and indeed inevitable. You can't have a colorful spring without a harsh winter. It appears that things may get very cold before we see flowers bloom again. The fact that POTUS is taking so many steps to reverse the past 20 years is just another reminder of this. (Below - The five top headlines from today's Reuters news feed.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5gZPO6Y5glAQYzpwJxfU1ocgl_Df436vZlcvvzu1FaOxuIEfTi0f4tDf6mU8JC_QaJKN8CNgrgkbhErmtTAI2549mnm4FS3HkZd22mfpx1pBnj4DSErsSGVz3ahmBd33fmPf-QZwLXhRdbFxLq_Sq54oAVvCql5nGSUBQfGH41ab1TOOT5ayrcXrNKoM/s1024/IMG_4162.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5gZPO6Y5glAQYzpwJxfU1ocgl_Df436vZlcvvzu1FaOxuIEfTi0f4tDf6mU8JC_QaJKN8CNgrgkbhErmtTAI2549mnm4FS3HkZd22mfpx1pBnj4DSErsSGVz3ahmBd33fmPf-QZwLXhRdbFxLq_Sq54oAVvCql5nGSUBQfGH41ab1TOOT5ayrcXrNKoM/w200-h150/IMG_4162.jpeg" title="Trump - Round One" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-77600662761392896432024-01-07T07:40:00.000-08:002024-01-07T07:40:28.659-08:00New Years Status<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMiVow1OPx9tkgh-9qVjujtxk_WPo1uf-PXswkCLJEMlH2yWhNjcvgVnmhXAImSg72KswY7NEA5G0PrPvQEWXQPpa065NwSSmDjtDRGUVtrR8KnZGSGbmbYgw-kdEhOqik5Xoy4HqAHTCPc2KzFNAbwhg_VKi7JBCvR136sgRJtskIm-FvUaJ7apdCYVB/s4032/IMG_3893.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMiVow1OPx9tkgh-9qVjujtxk_WPo1uf-PXswkCLJEMlH2yWhNjcvgVnmhXAImSg72KswY7NEA5G0PrPvQEWXQPpa065NwSSmDjtDRGUVtrR8KnZGSGbmbYgw-kdEhOqik5Xoy4HqAHTCPc2KzFNAbwhg_VKi7JBCvR136sgRJtskIm-FvUaJ7apdCYVB/w200-h150/IMG_3893.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.1px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">So this is my letter for 2024. First things first, I am still here. yes been a rebuilding year and I have learned to slow down quite a bit due to my medical condition and general aging. The fact that Sue is not doing well either with regard to aging problems and medical issues is not easy as well. we are in the process of downsizing and trying to get rid of as much stuff as possible. The bucket list has gotten much shorter since last year and we are hoping to get a few more things done before our time is up.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.1px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">sue is doing her yearly housecleaning and renovation and a searing a lot of stuff that she had that she didn’t know about. Waiting for the weather to warm up so I can get the Cadillac back on the road and take one or 2 More Rd. trips to see a few people. sue is excited that she is finally back on a pool league here in town. Will have to see how long that last last. Along with the cow, I’ve said no to having a pool table, put in the main room of the house.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.1px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">in case you don’t know it, we have a new puppy dog. That makes a total of four dogs over 60 pounds. His name is Winston and he is a purebred husky. Note: if you want to get totally new furniture for your house, get a husky puppy. They will destroy all your current furniture.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.1px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">my next scheduled trip to Phoenix is Mayo Clinic will be sometime in April 2024, until then, I don’t have a whole lot planned, except for rearranging the house and cleaning things.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.1px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">One of the things I will be planning on doing in the future is getting back to weekly blogging, and going through all of the old photographs I’ve taken for the last 50 years. Look for those as my primary source of communication with regard to going forward. As I’m sure you all will know I don’t often answer the phone nor do I respond to text in a timely manner.</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13.1px;"><br /></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-87109289218415309872023-11-11T06:18:00.001-08:002023-11-11T10:53:24.563-08:00Five Frames<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Five Frames</h1><p style="text-align: center;">(this is an experimental page)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYOHz8RgkkL8hZEGvgASFAPpjpN5OdKomubWjwib8bfpJeDxY_AzbMtL_KhfQZSDCUa0IbUg8vaL9vv6LGNwBckiIPq57NGY6l7Wg8y_Dn-AjB4OfS-kYwsRz82_2QpmSIlMaThOpo-elY8_u89-hWs5AjiB_VtzwBSWmisMCUkFo0zqXRNDNj_jRVgNW/s2004/IMG_6054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5rc8DxNshXJfuEYB_3TgwVDLOUn0J7Ivd6d3vFMTQUB3zLB7C5zOyx9NDVzv708Dm4uuFLQReq26CJ_xjxnovGf9CL_YytqHdTxYan-ONMP-Rs_jhBQSek1KRs7rmS3upB-XB4TZwTxyizE5du-6GBJQNSIpaAksUbTP9olVyhsywUHNDVkaiNU7wQ/s612/istockphoto-491468794-612x612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="612" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5rc8DxNshXJfuEYB_3TgwVDLOUn0J7Ivd6d3vFMTQUB3zLB7C5zOyx9NDVzv708Dm4uuFLQReq26CJ_xjxnovGf9CL_YytqHdTxYan-ONMP-Rs_jhBQSek1KRs7rmS3upB-XB4TZwTxyizE5du-6GBJQNSIpaAksUbTP9olVyhsywUHNDVkaiNU7wQ/w553-h415/istockphoto-491468794-612x612.jpg" width="553" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>My journey through Chemotherapy is over. There were two phases to my treatment, the first of which is documented <a href="https://censored-mind.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-long-illness-part-4.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The second phase is what my doctor termed "The Big Hammer". It is basically a new immune system. So that ANY trace of the lymphoma is gone from my system. I basically have the immune system of a 6 month old, which means I can catch anything. </p><p>How do you get a brand new immune system? The answer is stem cells. They are harvested from your body before they can transform into all the good stuff like platelets, white blood cells, red blood cells, etc. Then they are frozen while my old immune system is killed off with chemicals for three days. Then comes "infusion" day, when I get my stem cells back. Then you sit for three weeks in the same sterile room while the stem cell turn into the better cells which provide immunity.</p><p>There is a major feeling of tiredness and lethargy that will last for at least a month. Your body only works and regenerates so fast, Which means a lot of naps and a lot of binge watching television. Needless to say that my bucket list has gotten a lot shorter and any plans for 2022 have been put on hold till 2023. Is 10 months of treatment worth another 10 productive years? Time will tell, it all depends on your overall health and attitude. This treatment is not for everyone. There has not been a lot of pain and discomfort for me, but the loss of time has been difficult. The world moves on and does not wait for you. </p><p>So the doctor states that I now have only a 10% chance of recurrence of the cancer. I also have no hair, but it will grow back (having shaved my head before, this is no big deal). What is more of a big deal is having to get ALL my immunity shots, from polio, to flu, to measles, to Covid, etc. all over again, since I have immunity to none of these illnesses. That will start next year. Hopefully by then the 10% loss of control on my right side will return as well my hair. </p><p>I took this journey to see if it was as bad as I had heard and because I have a few more things I still want to accomplish. Would I do it all over again? Hard to say, quality of life comes into play. Suffice to say 2023 looks rather busy. The end catches up with us all eventually and I just got an extension.</p><p><br /></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-44189413173649815212022-05-10T13:28:00.000-07:002022-05-10T13:28:36.790-07:00The Long Illness - Part 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tqZxF-Y_X_1b6dl6EYxrDp6TAETE1IXDX047PflVZjCkudVg33CnHC8L2NS4Cdp8mBU2oaXPeEmxlE1kdSkbE0ITs8aSWvCybh2bwDPDAsnBSEvQrjrZbBRULmqVVrT0DDh2Ke7X_5IWgQXPbsEZllaKGfAghbGbKQn8YsHbexshcUJfMd1tsXiLjg/s2048/IMG_0761.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4tqZxF-Y_X_1b6dl6EYxrDp6TAETE1IXDX047PflVZjCkudVg33CnHC8L2NS4Cdp8mBU2oaXPeEmxlE1kdSkbE0ITs8aSWvCybh2bwDPDAsnBSEvQrjrZbBRULmqVVrT0DDh2Ke7X_5IWgQXPbsEZllaKGfAghbGbKQn8YsHbexshcUJfMd1tsXiLjg/w685-h385/IMG_0761.JPG" width="685" /></a></div><p>We have come to the fourth and final phase of my chemotherapy treatment for my brain tumor. I am currently in a two-day inpatient IV situation where I am taking the last of my chemotherapy drugs (Cytarabine) before being released. This has been a long and interesting journey. Mind you, it's not over, because I have to come back for stem cell replacement therapy in another month or so. Thankfully I get a 30-day break from my ongoing in-patient IV treatment before the stem cell replacement therapy starts. Once the stem cells therapy starts it will be another 30 days of lock-down and no context with anybody since I really won't have an immune system.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm happy to report that I'm doing well. My brain tumor is pretty much gone and my brain stem is slowly repairing itself and I'm getting back most of the use of the right side of my body. That said here are a few pointers with regard to the treatment that I have been undergoing here at the Mayo Clinic.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a refresher, my tumor was not operable and therefore was treated with chemotherapy drugs. I managed to avoid having any radiation therapy. However, the chemotherapy drugs that I have been taking have to be filtered through your body, primarily through your kidneys and your liver. These organs only work so fast and slow down the more that you run through them. Therefore the major headache with regard to this form of chemotherapy that I have been undergoing is time. It has been approximately 5 months of in and out patient therapy to get all of the blood pumped up to do its best of drugs and to be filtered out through my organs. Being stuck in a hospital room attached to an IV pole for over 8 days at stretch is not fun at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am currently at approximately 2/3 of the way through my treatment for this illness. The simple truth is that you never really recover from this kind of cancer. I will be returning to the clinic or various hospitals for the next two or three years to monitor that nothing has recurred and everything is still working and progressing properly. Gone are my younger days when you would go to the hospital get a pill or a treatment and be right as rain within one month.</p><p><br /></p><p>The other awful truth of going through this kind of therapy is that time stands still outside the hospital window. So when you are released, you have to catch up on a lot of things or let a lot of things go because you don't have time or energy to catch up on them. The project list grows very short and the bucket list grows a quite longer. Time management for the rest of my days is going to be the key. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'll let everybody know how it goes after the stem replacement therapy is completed which will probably be sometime near the end of July. Then it will be a lot of maintenance work and blood draws to monitor my body functions for the next year or so to make sure that everything remains OK.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once again, thanks for all the support and the visits in the hospital from various people. It's certainly has made me aware of how much support I have and how much people are willing to take a chunk of time out of their day to come and make sure I am doing all right.</p><p><br /></p><p>See you all again in about 3 months. (at least I hope so)</p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-14204561528256387772022-02-24T15:20:00.000-08:002022-02-24T15:20:04.050-08:00The Silver Linings - Part 3<h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNMLnIPje4zCmrJm9WdwiLoZ6d_qL1ujtP5clj-2U-IDUKHAwJ52jvx7kUa1znaqTyeqqBz825eX-rNxzneGD0ccSOP2d9GRGNpWeJXhxKrXEhp4I1stAEWKgNyuZWgjOk2osfyoh9-9Xr6AQ7-zut8jAvQeQ0LgBvvt0R_0x7RjsQsXai0e8-flb5LA=s3413" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="2229" height="662" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNMLnIPje4zCmrJm9WdwiLoZ6d_qL1ujtP5clj-2U-IDUKHAwJ52jvx7kUa1znaqTyeqqBz825eX-rNxzneGD0ccSOP2d9GRGNpWeJXhxKrXEhp4I1stAEWKgNyuZWgjOk2osfyoh9-9Xr6AQ7-zut8jAvQeQ0LgBvvt0R_0x7RjsQsXai0e8-flb5LA=w432-h662" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Not All Journeys Require Haste: </h3><p style="text-align: left;">While driving my dog to the vet to be euthanized, I drove her around town for a long time. She loved car rides and went back and forth between poking her head out the window and reaching over to give me doggie kisses as we drove ever so slowly up and down the winding city streets. As always, she was having the time of her life. I, on the other hand did not want the journey to end, because I knew it would be the last one. As I drove slowly through the town, other cars whizzed by me, often honking their horns or flipping me off at my slow pace. They were stuck in their rush-rush routines and could not stop to think that not all journeys required haste. Some thought their journeys would last forever, yet they seldom do. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Breaking The Routines: </h3><p style="text-align: left;">We all get into these routines, it is a part of our lives that we consciously do not see. Waking up in the morning, drinking coffee, going to work, interacting with our spouse, walking the dog. The things we do to get through the day that eventually become automatic. </p><p style="text-align: left;">So what happens when those routines are broken for you? Like being stuck in a hospital room for five weeks with a future that is uncertain or non-existent? Well, you start to question those routines and their importance. You are forced to stop and think about what you do and what you have time to do. That need for haste and repetition becomes questionable. Re-evaluation sinks in and you realize that you are trapped in those routines and they are not always beneficial. That is one of the things that this brain tumor has taught me. I have to realize that I am not driving the car, I am the dog with my tongue out the window. This car ride does not last forever.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There are only a few really important things left to do, and I need to get busy. <br /><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Body Awareness: </h3><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">One of the things that the Mayo Clinic has is the 'Portal'. This is an app on your phone (don't go to the hospital without a smartphone) that tells you in real time exactly what the doctors know. It will show you the results of everything that is measured, imaged or written about you in real time. There is a lot more going on with you than just your weight. This is the future of medicine, it is monitored on your wrist, on your phone and in the cloud. It can tell you all those things that are going wrong long before symptoms ever show up, but you have to learn that they are there. They are a routine that you have to learn but are usually ignored because other, faster routines take their place. We teach ourselves through youth that we will live forever. We don't. <br /><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Lost & Found People / Hypocrisy: </h3><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Probably the most profound event that has arisen out of this whole situation are the number of people that have cared about my well being. Individuals that I do not even know, to friends that I assumed were long gone and forgotten. They have made themselves known to me like long forgotten specters from my past, much like the ghosts from Charles Dickens 'A Christmas Carol'. They remind me not to give up and wish me well. Individually, their Facebook 'likes' and their well wishes are uplifting and gratifying, yet taken as a collective whole they prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you are more than just a speck on the face of the earth with no real consequence. There is a tie that binds some of us that is not visible and seldom realized. I suppose they call it humanity or empathy. Regardless, it does exist. Conversely, it also shows those who are only fair weather friends who are only here for their own benefit at your expense. These are the folks that never attend funerals, they only send flowers. <br /><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Big Pharma / Little Healthcare: </h3><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">This is one of those things that I did not expect to question while I was undergoing treatment. It is my attitude about socialized medicine. Every major western government has some form of nationalized healthcare. If you need to go to the doctor, you just go. Cost is not a consideration. I always thought that this should be a norm in this country as well (United States). After having made it half way through my tumor therapy, I am not so sure. The awful truth is, rich / powerful people get treated first and are treated better than those that 'expect' to be taken care of by the state. </p><p style="text-align: left;">No national health care system is going to send a doctor to your door to remind you of how you should live, what you should eat, or test your mental state. The individual has to be responsible for their own health. If the individual wants to slowly kill themselves with their lifestyle, that should not be a burden on the system that the rest of us rely on. The national healthcare system should be focused on the individual's understanding of the consequences of their lifestyle and not the expectation of 'free' healthcare after a lifetime of denial and the false ideal that they will live forever. </p><h3 style="text-align: left;">"No One Gets Out Of Here Alive"</h3><p style="text-align: left;">This is true, although we seldom give it much credence. It isn't an open ended journey, there is an end to it. There is a curse that no one should ever be blessed with, which is the date an hour of their own death. If we knew this we would be fixated on it. Whether from a sudden accident or a long term illness. We live as though this date never exists, yet it is the most important and certain date of our lives. We all need to focus on that date and what we need to do before it arrives. All those routines won't kill you, but they will waste your time and shorten your life. <br /><br /></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-54019947303828764122022-02-08T05:10:00.001-08:002022-02-08T05:32:11.877-08:00Chemotherapy - It Ain’t What You Think - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKb3tvzOHRwaX5raYNE8BYrBZ64EZsjhQUhVThX_CiVAgeVozeqSWaE1O9bT9D1KxZFQEIN28k90LY6qSONT3BELnlRw04fYP__zzyIAHkNsCWVf_ykeaySfL4Bi919C57LQ7i8jjz5y9Yz3C8bDbsqNiYqc2xDQGcFooRqS-eDnhDvtVCL2cs-ZQpdQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKb3tvzOHRwaX5raYNE8BYrBZ64EZsjhQUhVThX_CiVAgeVozeqSWaE1O9bT9D1KxZFQEIN28k90LY6qSONT3BELnlRw04fYP__zzyIAHkNsCWVf_ykeaySfL4Bi919C57LQ7i8jjz5y9Yz3C8bDbsqNiYqc2xDQGcFooRqS-eDnhDvtVCL2cs-ZQpdQ=w506-h674" width="506" /></a></div><p>Here we are in the third week of chemotherapy, so I have a better understanding of how they plan on treating my condition. First of all, there is a disclaimer. No two cancers are the same. They have different types, different locations, and different treatments. I will be discussing the treatment that I am going through and how it is being treated. This may not apply to other cancers that different people can be aflicted with. It will give the reader an idea of what I am going through; however, the timeline and results may vary in the future. Time will tell. Above all, there is no way to rush the results.</p><p>I have a lymphoma cancer at the top of my spinal column behind my right eye. This growth put pressure on my spinal column that affected the nerves on the right side of my body from my eyes and ears down the side of my face and eventually affecting my right arm and leg. </p><p>This type of tumor originates in a body's lymph nodes, of which there are several. So the first thing that the medical staff had to do was determine if cancer had spread or originated in any other locations in my body. It had not. The cancerous cells were found only in my lower brain. However, it took almost three days of testing to confirm this. The testing was not pleasent. Along with the complete cancer screening, they did a biopsy of the tumor itself. </p><p>The biopsy consisted of putting me under in the operating room and drilling into my skull to remove a small piece of the tumor for analysis. This surgery is required to determine the composition and makeup of the cancerous tumor so they can find the most appropriate cancer treatment. </p><p>There are only three types of cancer treatment - surgical removal of the tumor (not an option based on the location), radiation therapy (invasive with side effects), and chemical chemotherapy. My lymphoma is best treated with chemical chemotherapy since the other two are not considered successful options for this type of cancer.</p><p>Once a patient has heard all the latin-laced jargon that doctors like to use when referring to cancer treatment, I learned that the treatment plan is to dissolve the tumor with specially formulated pharmaceuticals targeted for it. Once dissolved, the pulverized elements of the tumor are flushed out of my body in my urine. Mind you, this takes a long time, both to dissolve it and to be flushed out. Your kidneys only work so fast. It also means that you urinate a lot. A lot, as in every 45 minutes for weeks. Kidney monitoring and PH status are a big part of this treatment, which is why it requires a lot of inpatient hospital stays and urine collection. </p><p>I have watched all 18 seasons of E.R., and while they often mention Lasix for patients, they seldom say that this will make the patient go to the bathroom every 30 minutes. This fact would not make for riveting television drama. </p><p>The continuing passing of bodily fluids makes for a routine where the patient can get by on 45 minutes of sleep a night while providing urine samples every hour. The whole process has coined the phrase “bladder alarm clock” because it is so regular, </p><p>This continues for weeks, involving three different kinds of chemotherapy drugs that are on-again, resting, on-again and resting for four 14 day cycles The whole process lasts about three to six months, at which time they perform another diagnostic test to see if the tumor has shrunk. Depending on the outcome of the second diagnostic MRI scan, they tweak the routine and start again, hopefully doing less and fewer treatments.</p><p>There is no set treatment schedule or targeted completion times; every diagnostuc outcome can vary and is adjusted based on measurable progress and numbers. This why the doctors will not give a definite answer, they simply don't know. It will be near the end of the year before they know if I have beaten this. </p><p>The good news is that this type of cancer is "usually" curable and I will hopefully be over it and back to my old self sometime near the middle of the year. So I am in a holding pattern, learning patenence and paying attention to my new alarm clock.</p><p>In the next blog, I will cover all the “silver linings” that I have become aware of as a result of all this mayhem, you might be surprised, there are quite a few. </p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-76695605804442096202021-09-30T06:45:00.002-07:002021-09-30T06:45:59.223-07:00Are We Not Men?<p>I have concerns about the system. The American System. The system I am speaking of contains the various facets of our psyche that become culture, civilization and bonding which make up a progressive group of individuals. Here in the United States we have been such a group of individuals in fits and starts for over 200 years. </p><p>In the beginning, there was the thought of finding a 'better way' of governance based on lessons learned from the ancients. It was a good system for its day, with malleability built in to modify its codes and laws as time passed. Pretty unheard of thinking in the 1700s. </p><p>However, back in the day, not everyone was considered equal. It was mostly a white guys club. We never addressed that failing in the human experience and it has festered for the past 200 years. Like I stated, we move forward in fits and starts, with a few wars thrown in for good measure. </p><p>But we are still here, and we are still kicking.....but e-gad, we don't learn very quickly. </p><p>My concern is that there is a breakdown in the ability of a significant amount of the population to reason through logic, but instead define their concepts of right and wrong based on unfounded beliefs. They simply believe in what they want to believe. The concepts of data, history and science are irrelevant. </p><p>There was a 1970s rock band that coined a term for this; "DEVO" (de-evolution). Great band by the way, they really stand up against the test of time. </p><p>So why are we DEVO?</p><p>I have often theorized that if you really wanted to win the 'game' and didn't give a damn about the 'rules' you would find a way to cheat. You want a conspiracy theory? Here is one: A subversive state back in the 1950s found a way to put undetectable amounts of chemicals in our water supply that over DECADES make the populace more simplistic and stupid. In the end (the long game) that would be a pretty easy enemy to knock off. </p><p>This type of behavior spiders out in many forms, regarding education, politics, economics, foreign affairs, medicine.....pretty much your whole life. If there is no universal truth or law for these forms within a society, there will be decay. It isn't what a large section of the populace is doing / or not doing. It is how they are doing it, through denial, anger and spite. </p><p>I have often requested that my acquaintances who have conservative views to explain to me the 'better' plan that their leaders want to implement if given the opportunity to govern. Without fail, these are the responses that I receive. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRDVt5jRFsaSTQjl_vgJYm0i8URTCuuwHMg86et6OV_1MmXAPLrd4x2IZMJKZdC9CJhkPDkr8djhyphenhyphen-6zXjIekWX3uiSLNXkH5uzgaumJ25IBvyrFsRYFQyZC9qiCqcwW9nUiotPSg4xx5/s811/hate.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="644" height="669" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRDVt5jRFsaSTQjl_vgJYm0i8URTCuuwHMg86et6OV_1MmXAPLrd4x2IZMJKZdC9CJhkPDkr8djhyphenhyphen-6zXjIekWX3uiSLNXkH5uzgaumJ25IBvyrFsRYFQyZC9qiCqcwW9nUiotPSg4xx5/w531-h669/hate.jpg" width="531" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Clearly, I don't see a plan for solving any issues here. I see an attitude of defiance as though hoards are descending on their homes and they see themselves as John Wayne at the Alamo. </p><p style="text-align: left;">This attitude / tactic as been seen numerous times throughout history, usually with disastrous results. So maybe it cyclical, every 200 years we sort of go off our rockers for a generation? </p><p style="text-align: left;">Maybe it is those chemical trails and cloud seeding? ............. maybe just the culling of the herd. </p></div><p></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-19163660981351616822021-05-19T09:22:00.006-07:002021-05-19T13:46:18.706-07:00Media Review: Wandering the Media Library<div style="text-align: center;"><h1>Edna Ferber's "Show Boat" [TCM]
</h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qcMdEdleLQMT1f_KsWBfbzd5exXnVs5hBCNlD_3a2rmjBqkxPBSNcnxYUL7tDQkNeIqGERFSyc1RZ5MKRqw1bLisW7DFxUOjK87qL3z4AsER_qhhwNQLazPfzDAFfC5mvp9unfjdMTYT/s2048/Poster+-+Show+Boat+%25281936%2529_02.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="2048" height="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1qcMdEdleLQMT1f_KsWBfbzd5exXnVs5hBCNlD_3a2rmjBqkxPBSNcnxYUL7tDQkNeIqGERFSyc1RZ5MKRqw1bLisW7DFxUOjK87qL3z4AsER_qhhwNQLazPfzDAFfC5mvp9unfjdMTYT/w577-h455/Poster+-+Show+Boat+%25281936%2529_02.jpg" width="577" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not to be confused with the remake staring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ava_Gardner" target="_blank">Ava Gardner</a>, this is the original based on the book by Edna Ferber. A simplistic tale of love and redemption set inside a traveling song and dance show on a Mississippi river boat. What is most striking is the music, more tunes than that remake, and the portrayal of the antebellum south. By todays standards this is a very racist film and pretty politically incorrect. The happy negros that toil for the white folks is pretty hard to watch. The standouts are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Robeson" target="_blank">Paul Robson</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattie_McDaniel" target="_blank">Hattie McDaniel</a>. Paul being the only cast member to reprise his role in the remake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h1>
"I Walked <br />With A Zombie" [TCM]
</h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfnbMGGsMx6U1BAnLblMeMs73JRyQqmE10LQKN1mTKkxlcwTWTqvWBQ1exsIX-0zov_-McZBl8pLylJTNbGgLdSGtNC_g38JrowBPHGzwW7cXzXDSM3SdUVBvrmjxs68iQS_VI7igwB0N/s2048/Poster+-+I+Walked+With+a+Zombie_12.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="2048" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfnbMGGsMx6U1BAnLblMeMs73JRyQqmE10LQKN1mTKkxlcwTWTqvWBQ1exsIX-0zov_-McZBl8pLylJTNbGgLdSGtNC_g38JrowBPHGzwW7cXzXDSM3SdUVBvrmjxs68iQS_VI7igwB0N/w607-h478/Poster+-+I+Walked+With+a+Zombie_12.jpg" width="607" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to see this film for two reasons. The film was directed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Tourneur" style="background: none rgb(248, 249, 250); color: #0645ad; font-family: sans-serif;" title="Mark Robson (film director)">Jacques Tourneur</a> and the film was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Lewton" target="_blank">Val Lewton</a>. Mr. Lewton was known for this bizarre and understated thrillers in the 1940s. Think 'Twilight Zone' before Rod Serling. Mr. Tourneur was the cinematographer on one of my all time favorites, "Out of the Past'. So this should have been a good film. It was really just odd. Beautifully shot, but with little plot and it seemed to go nowhere. Worth the watch just to see the creepy scenery and visuals. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Passage to Marseille [TCM]</h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OiqluWcmQPL7Q1xp0PW8C4merQS4eVKOqKPmUJX-jSAqcukr6Y1ZdtrDnEMEs5hFRHGA84N4e5OWi8BxMVHgLR4wZlq8PPUl2xC_Vi0KzCouQrGbTbn7d4PuL3mgG7Qm3chEtQyJYqxM/s763/boggy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="763" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0OiqluWcmQPL7Q1xp0PW8C4merQS4eVKOqKPmUJX-jSAqcukr6Y1ZdtrDnEMEs5hFRHGA84N4e5OWi8BxMVHgLR4wZlq8PPUl2xC_Vi0KzCouQrGbTbn7d4PuL3mgG7Qm3chEtQyJYqxM/w548-h431/boggy.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was an eye-opener. This is a propaganda film shot during WWII. It is almost a sequel to the film 'Casablanca', with much of the same cast members. Apparently, the idea in the mid 40s was to show sympathy and empathy for those nations that had been ravaged by the Axis powers. In this case, as in Casablanca', it is the French and their struggle against the Nazis. A fun film to watch but overly sappy on the political message. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1>Crusades [VHS]</h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvR5N0bWxH-gkAK4Ev1lThF39jd7MRiKNi0HSWEFkzDCBJIk9mNhyFvJgOCNqonbHZigrtxwBAwzw5OZ4yUTelMjqgX3fhaO5hKruwRHLo-mqj5GkcMKuT0l3PJEE5N6nIr0lb1vTHe2B/s708/733961703849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="510" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvR5N0bWxH-gkAK4Ev1lThF39jd7MRiKNi0HSWEFkzDCBJIk9mNhyFvJgOCNqonbHZigrtxwBAwzw5OZ4yUTelMjqgX3fhaO5hKruwRHLo-mqj5GkcMKuT0l3PJEE5N6nIr0lb1vTHe2B/w455-h630/733961703849.jpg" width="455" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a four tape VHS set that I have been making my way through. At first, it is a bit tongue and cheek showing how the Christians of central Europe really botched the idea of liberating the Holy Land and all the terrible blunders that they made. However, in the latter part of the series, it shows the dynamics of how the Muslim and Christian world settled on each other and came to respect the status quo. It is a must watch for anyone that has in interest in Middle East politics and history. I learned quite a few things about Muslim history and reasons for the schism with the west. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">The Boondock Saints [BluRay]</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdQK7fdx1DsmAVLQgol6Hwix85dh29IHKJu16N5-uLsFLTZJwp6CoMPsB9fG9LhnJkz0BnpIlJ5isVx8-5XAYHGiFN_rOulAEeokFN4EFuZB9rwxepxL2VYj-4tMpU1rJhND-7qMNF1uu/s1600/616951-boondock_saints_the_boondock_saints_653316_1600_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdQK7fdx1DsmAVLQgol6Hwix85dh29IHKJu16N5-uLsFLTZJwp6CoMPsB9fG9LhnJkz0BnpIlJ5isVx8-5XAYHGiFN_rOulAEeokFN4EFuZB9rwxepxL2VYj-4tMpU1rJhND-7qMNF1uu/w611-h458/616951-boondock_saints_the_boondock_saints_653316_1600_1200.jpg" width="611" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, this was interesting. I really can't recommend this film from an entertainment standpoint, but as educational offering , it has some merit. I had heard of this film before and know that it has a slight cult following (as can be attested to by the numerous sequels that have gone straight to video). A VERY violent film with lots of gunfire. However, it is beautifully shot, almost as though it was a ballet. The storyline is interesting, with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Dafoe" target="_blank">William DeFoe's</a> gay detective deconstructing crime scenes after the fact and then the actual crime is seen in real time. It is a fascinating juxta positioning of story line and style. Interesting to watch, but always ending in a bloodbath. Interesting premise, but the film falls flat at the end with no real conclusion. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Viva Zapata! [Laserdisc]</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIIWHAfn0njvjO021XOOXIyTL3bo7ReX1RI_AVGUwkUy4wVWZBKLWmbuSgX_D07UM882S-fRV2DMoMEO3hHTZCvWMM-77BUOzTHVYiRQ7WxChrejmBr0me4RL2-3JWOZfKy-7hy2WUIxJ/s1500/zapata.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1056" height="668" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIIWHAfn0njvjO021XOOXIyTL3bo7ReX1RI_AVGUwkUy4wVWZBKLWmbuSgX_D07UM882S-fRV2DMoMEO3hHTZCvWMM-77BUOzTHVYiRQ7WxChrejmBr0me4RL2-3JWOZfKy-7hy2WUIxJ/w470-h668/zapata.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another interesting find. The credits for this read like a whos who of Hollywood in the 1960s. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elia_Kazan" target="_blank">Elia Kazan</a> directs, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck" target="_blank">John Steinbeck</a> writes it, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_North" target="_blank">Alex North</a> does the music and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando" target="_blank">Marlan Brando</a> stars. Unfortunately what you get is something akin to '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Waterfront" target="_blank">On The Waterfront</a>' with sombreros. Brando as an Hispanic is a stretch and the story is slow to get moving. The ending, while predictable, draws you in because of the examples of political corruption and how it affects even the most dedicated freedom fighter. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfnbMGGsMx6U1BAnLblMeMs73JRyQqmE10LQKN1mTKkxlcwTWTqvWBQ1exsIX-0zov_-McZBl8pLylJTNbGgLdSGtNC_g38JrowBPHGzwW7cXzXDSM3SdUVBvrmjxs68iQS_VI7igwB0N/s2048/Poster+-+I+Walked+With+a+Zombie_12.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div>
Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-22166808667422600222021-04-19T10:16:00.003-07:002021-04-19T13:11:35.124-07:00Meanwhile, In The Media Room...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Media Review: </span></p><p> </p><p><b>The pandemic and the rearranging of my media room has brought forth a large segment of my media out of the dusty shadows and into the viewing room. Here is a summary of my viewing habits (outside of Hulu and Netflix) over the winters pandemic. </b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b>Hell Freezes Over (The Eagle Live) [Laserdisc]
This is a great documentary that includes extensive interviews with the band members and many of their well-known songs. Professional musicians and the music is very good. Done before a captive live audience, it was pretty satisfying if this was the soundtrack to your youth in the 1970s.</b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP_swc_3226uS3H4fYSReUHKTwE2zt76DLf32kkz3DRLx2tLFLLdLEbuJmIrJoEZymHojFwAahibMD1icKzMg09JN5Y0IZGb4_ksb7XRu_8BvfLKSHERiA8cYRJpvoMhds2z99tdkyvsE/s288/eagles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP_swc_3226uS3H4fYSReUHKTwE2zt76DLf32kkz3DRLx2tLFLLdLEbuJmIrJoEZymHojFwAahibMD1icKzMg09JN5Y0IZGb4_ksb7XRu_8BvfLKSHERiA8cYRJpvoMhds2z99tdkyvsE/w233-h336/eagles.jpg" width="233" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Richard Thompson (Across a Crowded Room) [Laserdisc]
I had never heard of this artist until I popped the Laserdisc in the player. This is one of the Pioneer music discs that were created to promote the format. He is very good. What I came away with was a small live performance that straddles the line between ‘Little Feat’ and ‘Stevie Ray Vaughn’. It was much better than I thought it would be. </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1y1WDJRfx1pQD-WOBXU73fyQs6VQ110L-UBK4aHX7vqZ4HWThcMeBQuvHe3zzYmMT_Y0XdLR10Bl1n9LcsAXa9fiN8ZTIsdd0vDa63ZNZAKMM4KOL3vd8TWCefuw_rqlKd-MZ0itSM8n/s611/Thompson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="599" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1y1WDJRfx1pQD-WOBXU73fyQs6VQ110L-UBK4aHX7vqZ4HWThcMeBQuvHe3zzYmMT_Y0XdLR10Bl1n9LcsAXa9fiN8ZTIsdd0vDa63ZNZAKMM4KOL3vd8TWCefuw_rqlKd-MZ0itSM8n/w380-h387/Thompson.jpg" width="380" /></span></b></a></div><p></p><p><b>Rickie Lee Jones Live at the Wiltern Theatre [Laserdisc]
If you don’t know Ricki, she was popular back in the 70s and 80s. She comes off as more of a younger ingénue Joni Mitchell. She is cute and talented, with a blues-y type of laid back style that suits the intimate venue in which it was filmed. <br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNFxlXbCsLcKH6y6L4mDaaU_aIvGvCpMxXSSQ6AyC2gk3lAynPv7qAShVGGi8Vp71-pX4TzLQ22OliX_UzctpUjo9KJbupIHkQ5D8YGPNWOflZnGYcz1UtwCuPS8_XzwLnucqvwi_wD63/s600/Rickie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="600" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNFxlXbCsLcKH6y6L4mDaaU_aIvGvCpMxXSSQ6AyC2gk3lAynPv7qAShVGGi8Vp71-pX4TzLQ22OliX_UzctpUjo9KJbupIHkQ5D8YGPNWOflZnGYcz1UtwCuPS8_XzwLnucqvwi_wD63/w362-h361/Rickie.jpg" width="362" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Thelma and Louise [Laserdisc]
Watched this because Sue and had never seen it. It had been a long time since I last saw it and this viewing was pretty sweet, since the Laserdisc has AC3 surround sound and the music was much better than I recalled. A classic film with a very young Brad Pitt. </b></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzmBZSFF2_RWECZB1EXVRUk2z7a_2k472iMrisxLnO4x26S0qTePqmbqzstxxY05rf259ow5S8YfHgGOuehsFWQYWmf6BySpAIUG2r_OujYp7cDmR7HzwM0BDC7gC37iU4k3IBPM5ovne/s1500/thelma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1497" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzmBZSFF2_RWECZB1EXVRUk2z7a_2k472iMrisxLnO4x26S0qTePqmbqzstxxY05rf259ow5S8YfHgGOuehsFWQYWmf6BySpAIUG2r_OujYp7cDmR7HzwM0BDC7gC37iU4k3IBPM5ovne/w374-h375/thelma.jpg" width="374" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>The Crusades [VHS]
This is a thrift store find that is a series of four videotapes. A documentary about the Christian Crusades as told by Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame). It is tongue and cheek with interesting special effects and story lines. Overall though, it shows the lunacy of governments and movements that are based on religion. If you use a deity as authority, then you can’t be held accountable for your atrocities. </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W3ijavgewPa-UTfVXMTnUQk-HJM9EAEt9mXqNc3r1C_L6nF3sn2uACJT-1XRlSM8idJT0_ErazGQCSA5QjjsM3I86Rvu6Rt3laHFt2VKj4DLN_1MYjCzv6bX4IgjLfYRibOPHNohYB0K/s445/crusades.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="320" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W3ijavgewPa-UTfVXMTnUQk-HJM9EAEt9mXqNc3r1C_L6nF3sn2uACJT-1XRlSM8idJT0_ErazGQCSA5QjjsM3I86Rvu6Rt3laHFt2VKj4DLN_1MYjCzv6bX4IgjLfYRibOPHNohYB0K/w294-h410/crusades.jpg" width="294" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Band of Brothers [VHS]
I have several copies of this, one on DVD and this one on VHS. If you haven’t seen it before, this is possibly the best dramatic reconstruction of the Great War in Europe ever put on film. There are many fine points that are easily missed during the first viewing, so it is worth a second look, its that good. The series touches on many important life lessons, not just from combat, but also from the interactions of various people with various personalities under stressful situations. </b></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB_QZoYbxR0XMaC4PL6-pwkkx5ROIxrqgBj41UPZ0UMmCDvt_Qb4Jlj-n5xzNkU6C4zl3-Rl4OAyopfuosJAJWUTZDwKRs2IpGgm4Yn0JltHIylwrxBKY_s9Lu7RlDwB494K_dV24SXYd/s300/brothers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="228" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxB_QZoYbxR0XMaC4PL6-pwkkx5ROIxrqgBj41UPZ0UMmCDvt_Qb4Jlj-n5xzNkU6C4zl3-Rl4OAyopfuosJAJWUTZDwKRs2IpGgm4Yn0JltHIylwrxBKY_s9Lu7RlDwB494K_dV24SXYd/w308-h405/brothers.jpg" width="308" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>The Magnificent Ambersons [Turner Classic Movies]
If you study film, you understand how important Orson Wells “Citizen Kane’ was to the world of cinema. This is Wells' second film after Citizen Kane which I had never seen it. The film was done with most of the same cast as Citizen Kane. However, I found the film disappointing. It has the same tone and camera work as Kane, but the story line is muddled and makes little sense. The acting also appears a bit stiff. It has Wells handwriting all over it, but I was more confused at the end than in the beginning. </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsv0EUl2Z5J8rRcOp6XJRevtec0KVDhB1Il_RquCA9iFBwEsnE22RRpP7e5w7LVtLX_R8BZMzu6Vbm80G2atvgX1nNmlS3x2_q29WeRM_8np4EAMnzvKLE0Bp1Syiv-sDnCvA4gS62P2sF/s2048/ambersons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1360" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsv0EUl2Z5J8rRcOp6XJRevtec0KVDhB1Il_RquCA9iFBwEsnE22RRpP7e5w7LVtLX_R8BZMzu6Vbm80G2atvgX1nNmlS3x2_q29WeRM_8np4EAMnzvKLE0Bp1Syiv-sDnCvA4gS62P2sF/w260-h392/ambersons.jpg" width="260" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Chaplin Serials [VHS]
Everything in media sprang from Silent Cinema. You want to see the earliest Tik-Tok? Just watch Charlie Chaplin. This is really dated material, produced by Mack Sennett, with the first appearance of the Keystone Cops. It is simplistic and while supposedly comedies, there are also a lot of social issues thrown in that were prominent at the time. </b></p><p><b> </b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoPeOXFMV0jHwYNP39BKQWpU1B7mt-xftFI1BGPGQlqEqeiA9vGjHfon_GleiD_QU4Xu80Cyd-eqTK4jMAcscFx_mF02HBJ7S6r9_Nd1337ZcO-YMFzW3j7KEm_-U9RSwYpcZqvN-jPKf/s450/Chaplin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="360" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoPeOXFMV0jHwYNP39BKQWpU1B7mt-xftFI1BGPGQlqEqeiA9vGjHfon_GleiD_QU4Xu80Cyd-eqTK4jMAcscFx_mF02HBJ7S6r9_Nd1337ZcO-YMFzW3j7KEm_-U9RSwYpcZqvN-jPKf/w317-h396/Chaplin.jpg" width="317" /></span></b></a></div><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>Carnival of Souls [Turner Classic Movies]
A low budget horror film that is more fun to watch because of the scenery and cinematography. Shot in and around Salt Lake City and the Seattle area, it is filmed in black & white and is haunting because of the odd camera work and the creepy organ music soundtrack. Low budget film making at its best. </b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp_yhoXBQgj2w55NbYTRrytePNfOox4ykxQxdggeHTXyuvQC5JnUy8kWMRHshQoFN1HEtFVxJyhJjEZWnyCrpThf8X0_Bxo4h7OqHSLQx-Y2tIWokfVr0OBSt4Z5gaOg1gH0UjOXM2yW8/s300/souls.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgp_yhoXBQgj2w55NbYTRrytePNfOox4ykxQxdggeHTXyuvQC5JnUy8kWMRHshQoFN1HEtFVxJyhJjEZWnyCrpThf8X0_Bxo4h7OqHSLQx-Y2tIWokfVr0OBSt4Z5gaOg1gH0UjOXM2yW8/w475-h266/souls.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-52761364602543063682020-11-22T06:40:00.005-08:002020-11-22T06:40:59.730-08:00On Repeat: Hollywood Beauties (Part 1)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGTH0tZPS70vxyOgiInB5cc_18lvXzddD-4qTzpWqRCw5iOI6uAr3_KNvbokQyzURNny4BQArUqSlG_Pbn9GMRUWxqS6KRiv0Z13gVA5tinZO9pjyb11sljxwqavfFyf_XDIi4EkSCgfh/s2332/20201121_132847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2332" data-original-width="1737" height="789" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRGTH0tZPS70vxyOgiInB5cc_18lvXzddD-4qTzpWqRCw5iOI6uAr3_KNvbokQyzURNny4BQArUqSlG_Pbn9GMRUWxqS6KRiv0Z13gVA5tinZO9pjyb11sljxwqavfFyf_XDIi4EkSCgfh/w586-h789/20201121_132847.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Going through my media collection and hitting the repeat function so the film play continually all day long. Here are some thoughts on lesser known works in the public domain. <u><br /></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Lady of Burlesque</u>: An interesting 'who done it' and an enlightening look at the past and what passed for entertainment. Basically the equivalent of an "R" rated film in the 1930s, where a fledgling Hollywood was using up older vaudeville acts to put on film. Racy for its day, it seems cute now. <br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>A Strange Woman</u>: Strange indeed. A psychopathic narcissistic woman wrecks havoc on the small town in Maine where she grew up. More of a morality tale of how women were NOT supposed to act. The viewer has a hard time believing that any woman could look as good as Heddy Lamar does in 18th century New England. <br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Sundown</u>: White men in Africa, selling guns to the natives. Overly stylized with religious and political undertones. Again, Gene Tierney looks totally glamorous and out of place in this romanticized romp through the dark continent. <br /> </span></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-40426193973001254252020-09-08T16:29:00.002-07:002020-09-08T16:29:29.697-07:00The Hypocrisy Store<p> </p><p dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-6c92a361-7fff-26ca-8db5-52b0cf258ea5" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="border: medium none; display: inline-block; height: 351px; overflow: hidden; width: 624px;"><img height="351" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/K3CMzmPfxysRj6za-V4VVupFGgB1yjJ2a-UMNzJGqV8z_IcHHzEH25vU39cC6EJovjZ9dt6vzW7guzFea6gwjjlQyeiS9lKBVlB7e_F0ho2bw1cVO2-CT0jpvYGvS_fyIh1JgVQ6" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="624" /></span></span></p><p><br /><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">I went to Hobby Lobby this afternoon with my wife. I don’t often go here, but they do have some interesting things from time to time that give me some creative ideas. However, I try not to shop here because I dont agree with the religious beliefs of its owners. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you are one of the lucky few that have not been to Hobby Lobby, it is a Christian based chain of craft stores. There are bibles of all shapes and sizes at the checkout counters right next to all those candy bars and trinkets for the kids. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The owners refused to offer employees any family planning coverage (read abortion) on their employee healthcare policy based on religious grounds. They took this argument all the way to the supreme court, and won their case. Fair enough, that is their right.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They are not open on Sundays, stating on their corporate website that they believe that employees should be spending time with family and going to church on the sabbath. Fair enough, it is their store. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">However, since this is an outlet that leans toward the conservative side of politics, I am assuming that there may be some connection with the current administration, since both are claiming the mantle of the Evangelical right. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So I was rather amused and shocked, that as I walked through the store waiting for my wife to finish her shopping, every item I picked up to examine proclaimed it was ‘Made in China’.
I mean, EVERYTHING (90% of the merchandise) was made in China. Cute signs that read “Home Sweet Home”, “God Bless This Mess”, cups, mugs, plates, door knobs, all made in China. The cherry on top of all this were those Bibles at checkout...all PRINTED in China. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So here is a store that claims to preach and practice good Christian values, where most of their profit is made from the sale of merchandise that comes halfway across the world, from a godless communist country. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So when the current occupant of the White House claims that all our problems and health risks are from China, they are basically saying that Hobby Lobby needs to be put out of business. Because, I can assure you, there aren’t enough Americans that demand a minimum wage of $14/hour who are willing to make all these knick-knacks for the same price as the Chinese. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It isn’t Hobby Lobby, it is the China Outlet Store. When it comes to politics and religion, you have to remember to follow the money. <br /></span></p>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-57705562879475773832020-08-16T09:59:00.000-07:002020-08-16T09:59:43.710-07:00Not The World I Want....<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">So, I took my car in for a recall this past week. No big deal, it was a software update for the transmission. Took about an hour. To kill some time I walked down the street to Home Depot and the Sierra Vista Mall. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I assumed that the mall would be deserted, due to the pandemic. The Sears and Dillard's anchor stores have gone out of business and only a Best Buy and the Cinemas are keeping it open. A sign on the window indicated that the hours of operation were 11am to 5pm on weekdays. It was around 9:30am when I arrived.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKZKqS3FC1CsP8hAbzebPeBUFm4k9eEJDmhKZEAU-PcnZGI6K7tbWtzRWGvKn0FoLng9kWCDTjqensV9dPBcz0cIi1d_lXYbb3ySclayqaBKkJJifuSOUiEL8uM_sRp_kt2pJcOHR341q/s2048/50219141143_789719b970_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKZKqS3FC1CsP8hAbzebPeBUFm4k9eEJDmhKZEAU-PcnZGI6K7tbWtzRWGvKn0FoLng9kWCDTjqensV9dPBcz0cIi1d_lXYbb3ySclayqaBKkJJifuSOUiEL8uM_sRp_kt2pJcOHR341q/s640/50219141143_789719b970_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I brought my camera along to take some pictures of what I assumed would be a stark and empty post pandemic landscape. The mall had not opened yet, so there was no one around, or so I assumed. As I meandered around the mall heading toward Home Depot I was approached by two gentlemen who asked what I was doing. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">The heavy set gentlemen was apparently the property manager of the mall, his companion was an armed and uniformed security officer. They questioned what I was doing, and then told me that taking pictures of the buildings was not allowed. I was a bit stunned. I apologized for 'breaking their rules' and headed off the property, although there were no signs or warnings indicating that what I was doing was improper or illegal. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gWmq3o3PngNEweHjUTi9c-Gd3eNE8vhHYkj8cK1pkGmWRTbDvJuSUZMDePtrbRyLngmddL98-oiDxpOSppMFuRiLmhxGX1ZI2nTM7P0N7VYgQEAauteMB-VZXDB7wUoTydW85-zFJ09B/s2048/50220014812_3b9b2ac9d7_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gWmq3o3PngNEweHjUTi9c-Gd3eNE8vhHYkj8cK1pkGmWRTbDvJuSUZMDePtrbRyLngmddL98-oiDxpOSppMFuRiLmhxGX1ZI2nTM7P0N7VYgQEAauteMB-VZXDB7wUoTydW85-zFJ09B/s640/50220014812_3b9b2ac9d7_k.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">As I walked out of the parking lot, I started to chuckle at the whole experience. From my work experience in social work and insurance, I understood their logic. I could have been an attorney taking pictures of a slip and fall claim location, or a city employee documenting zoning code violations. With that mindset you would want to minimize your risk. However....this is a public space. A space that would be open to the public within the hour. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">What they were not considering, was that I could put a GoPro camera in my hat and take all the pictures I wanted, or I could wait until they opened in an hour and walk into the (deserted) food court and snap-away. Never mind the fact that I might have been a paying customer waiting to attend the cinema, who was chased off by badass security dude and his henchmen. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSZZTJ3J7jmAFHKQtXhi0Dv2VjGQO_VPWIEdg2Jf4J5CxC9OaoSkHZ89qnpKoGi4fV-2T14lxBLctgVUiO4bCOzMpDcg2r0kIBF9zO1-uDysgEc7qLldN3gxzSLAj2w9V5L1xlK-s-KDy/s2048/50220014977_5d7dbedc87_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSZZTJ3J7jmAFHKQtXhi0Dv2VjGQO_VPWIEdg2Jf4J5CxC9OaoSkHZ89qnpKoGi4fV-2T14lxBLctgVUiO4bCOzMpDcg2r0kIBF9zO1-uDysgEc7qLldN3gxzSLAj2w9V5L1xlK-s-KDy/s640/50220014977_5d7dbedc87_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the world I find myself in. One where distrust and control are paramount and interactions are always suspect. I don't know if their limited mindset could have fathomed my walking across the street and using a telephoto lens, or god forbid I had a drone in my car that could fly over the buildings. Fear rules now-a-days and everyone is suspicious of everyone else. Hardly the society that my parents envisioned or the one in which I want to live. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-16621648830508829142020-08-14T12:48:00.001-07:002020-08-14T12:49:30.059-07:00Things Old Guys Do - The Catio<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The wife and I are pet people. We have always had dogs and cats. They are our kids and we tend to spoil them from time to time. </span></p><p class="post-title entry-title" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the things that Sue has always wanted was an outdoor enclosure for our cats so that they could go 'outside' but still be safe from all the nasty things that come after cats. Sue nagged me for one of these until I finally gave in and said 'fine'. You find a contractor and have one built. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvNhzsc71KtveIj846VQXLDFZRpas6OK63OWyEDYu8vZ1J39AEtUGBSgdcCCV07gLsoDcXdfEEZUFxdW3s9-MILU3YigNF-DZB7eOsgxntDZ667v9IYTHH_InHhqx6MMldN8F0YR1BX9n/s2048/DSC03298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvNhzsc71KtveIj846VQXLDFZRpas6OK63OWyEDYu8vZ1J39AEtUGBSgdcCCV07gLsoDcXdfEEZUFxdW3s9-MILU3YigNF-DZB7eOsgxntDZ667v9IYTHH_InHhqx6MMldN8F0YR1BX9n/s640/DSC03298.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Sue went through four different contractors, all of whom never got back to her with an estimate. Most of the 'handymen' in town sort of saw a crazy lady that wanted to build a cat-condo. So, in the end, I realized that if I was ever going to shut Sue up about this project, I would have to build it myself. I agreed with the condition that I would have full creative control and budget authority. This really irked Sue, but at this point, I held all the cards. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHURtnvuYPlsxTW0vK6N62TIfIIXqD1vCPEZ9JSqCTOl6FNCHdsCFCbtCF0Ob06KcBXt6gfUJaAAB-fuHZqa4JAoQDAmNPzA7E7wc5pTrOTD0qqjOVeswiJSxt_XiqHPGvRCFZ_AOMBn4/s2048/DSC03292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHURtnvuYPlsxTW0vK6N62TIfIIXqD1vCPEZ9JSqCTOl6FNCHdsCFCbtCF0Ob06KcBXt6gfUJaAAB-fuHZqa4JAoQDAmNPzA7E7wc5pTrOTD0qqjOVeswiJSxt_XiqHPGvRCFZ_AOMBn4/s640/DSC03292.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The project took about four months to complete and had to meet several parameters which included; it had to be free standing (the Catio does not touch the house), it had to conform to the design and look of the 115 year old house, it had to be accessible for cleaning, and it had to be off the ground due to weather / water and vermin (bugs and skunks). <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk9Ot1gVtYzEUVFmXHGuMNsRrp-KjZnTReyu0-EbrDUVdFgfNTrw3SYdLsUcrFR_paY2m4tQOh5s03nn8SqweqDVttgkYsF8ErFbmZu1FUGxTA4OY9s2SaH4UBpVOyTtz4vaMVyyQU_l7/s2048/DSC03294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigk9Ot1gVtYzEUVFmXHGuMNsRrp-KjZnTReyu0-EbrDUVdFgfNTrw3SYdLsUcrFR_paY2m4tQOh5s03nn8SqweqDVttgkYsF8ErFbmZu1FUGxTA4OY9s2SaH4UBpVOyTtz4vaMVyyQU_l7/s640/DSC03294.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The end result is a three tiered enclosure that is primarily made of metal with a wooden facade. Almost all of the wood was re-purposed from other projects that we had around the houses. The Catio was incorporated into the spiral staircase that I build which replaced the rotted stairway that came with the house. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM-i7yHTFA_p8iquXdV6ARc511e9CpDNAzKdgBN5y97XMse_JIai227rXevxAAtnFz-bWKh8kI-QnOyBqTC47zW7UrSaFjZjExsfOXZRuSD4jPfHibWVM2x7rNrG_eB0KBKABtMSpZwFJ/s2048/DSC03296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM-i7yHTFA_p8iquXdV6ARc511e9CpDNAzKdgBN5y97XMse_JIai227rXevxAAtnFz-bWKh8kI-QnOyBqTC47zW7UrSaFjZjExsfOXZRuSD4jPfHibWVM2x7rNrG_eB0KBKABtMSpZwFJ/s640/DSC03296.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The lamp post was left over from when we lived in Phoenix. It was purchased for our home in Encanto/Palmcroft and never used. Eight years later it was finally taken out of the box and placed on the corner of the porch. It is wired with the original knob and tube porcelain fixtures that were still on the outside of the house. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxCAwxYPuuMYlxFr0i8_G26vVOZ0hVJz7D_SKJxmO4_puyBLu9kLrpbpr_ee7T4GFfyIAUxYZal0sLD7vdP9z79YEMAuccxetrtOmN3jtH_UKj7r8Lihx35RJezMWNVNGBOAKENNVrB7o/s2048/DSC03297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxCAwxYPuuMYlxFr0i8_G26vVOZ0hVJz7D_SKJxmO4_puyBLu9kLrpbpr_ee7T4GFfyIAUxYZal0sLD7vdP9z79YEMAuccxetrtOmN3jtH_UKj7r8Lihx35RJezMWNVNGBOAKENNVrB7o/s640/DSC03297.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The cats access the catio through a tunnel that leads from the enclosed sun-porch off the master bedroom, under a bench and onto the catio itself. At the end of the catio is an enclosed area were the litter boxes are placed and can be accessed from the outside (no more indoor litter boxes). <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrZ7bgrL0zRmSSxFDgLF8UZgZJWmaN-JSihoPxjnFiXHgeGRsXJOp-v6hy9Q5co6XJCBZ9Q-dymbCDwKwjUFzCfGEzJc0fIePVsw60hUnMkOPu7JElX-KyBd0MuhSiMSSlS_qzwroPF2D/s2048/DSC03295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrZ7bgrL0zRmSSxFDgLF8UZgZJWmaN-JSihoPxjnFiXHgeGRsXJOp-v6hy9Q5co6XJCBZ9Q-dymbCDwKwjUFzCfGEzJc0fIePVsw60hUnMkOPu7JElX-KyBd0MuhSiMSSlS_qzwroPF2D/s640/DSC03295.jpg" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The cats are still figuring it out, but most have realized that there are a lot more birds to watch from the catio perches than through the windows in the house. I have yet to show Sue what the bill is for the labor involved. It won't be cheap. Did I mention that we spoil our pets? <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyywy-GpIxa5csM1IMmupSKxf1B3RjBV3eIsqwZNpkGIirxuwgDcVgU9w-WdwbKiT-inRdMhtSMvRJojMgHNpnQU3FaeVaU7d2QO4KoiMcoYhPBs1NC8Di4ow03w3GGdiNxNAVOss9mAUW/s2048/DSC03291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyywy-GpIxa5csM1IMmupSKxf1B3RjBV3eIsqwZNpkGIirxuwgDcVgU9w-WdwbKiT-inRdMhtSMvRJojMgHNpnQU3FaeVaU7d2QO4KoiMcoYhPBs1NC8Di4ow03w3GGdiNxNAVOss9mAUW/s640/DSC03291.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></h3>Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-84634437700959243352020-07-02T10:20:00.063-07:002020-11-20T10:23:56.329-08:00Poindexter's Swan Song<div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><font size="6">Hey! Howdy!</font></h2><div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">Thanks for taking the time to find me. My name is Poindexter and I was a member of the Johnson Pack for 10 years. Talk about a life! Whew, it was wild and crazy and fun! </font></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulyrYd5HYyDMGlITv5CLMRv0HpXDbOOSMqHstmpoa6-HeHkYZ-2IgXHn__X8pywnznfh3AeZ-niJ3UJ7kI8sGqFifXBax2sOG8HH1RZVKsw39JYurCPH4pmzhk345bxGWW7J62z5qh0YB/s2311/IMG_20200123_140741934_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="1485" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulyrYd5HYyDMGlITv5CLMRv0HpXDbOOSMqHstmpoa6-HeHkYZ-2IgXHn__X8pywnznfh3AeZ-niJ3UJ7kI8sGqFifXBax2sOG8HH1RZVKsw39JYurCPH4pmzhk345bxGWW7J62z5qh0YB/w404-h625/IMG_20200123_140741934_HDR.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">Let me tell you a little about myself since you went to all the trouble to get here. </font></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">I don't recall much of my first days. I remember getting lost and being alone in Phoenix, Arizona one night in a strip mall parking lot. I sort of assumed that was the end. Life had been good up to that point, but I was still just a puppy, so I didn't really know much. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">On that dark night with cars whizzing by I first caught a glimpse of the pack leaders. They saw me huddled in a doorway, looked at me, and started having an intense conversation. I didn't know what they were going to do, but they were huge. Finally, the big one, who I will call HIM (apparently the pack leader), reached down, put out his hand and scooped me up. I was so tired and weak that anyplace would have been better than that parking lot. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">HIM and HER carried me to a huge truck and drove away. I was just hoping that they wouldn't hurt me. I was clueless. Looking back, it was the BEST day of my life. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-CuVosDJw4jSB4wNoQL3nIFzr4jp571ZpMVoAzbmdw380FZjwDCGkTJU4TtKVnWVRkIJEX2vzRKYvDz0S2IUhAAhFIT1jo4gXsu_4gEOdpQeb7bKqlN3u4W7Lb_09c5l7-NXuj8Nk0g6/s2048/scan0074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1660" height="698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-CuVosDJw4jSB4wNoQL3nIFzr4jp571ZpMVoAzbmdw380FZjwDCGkTJU4TtKVnWVRkIJEX2vzRKYvDz0S2IUhAAhFIT1jo4gXsu_4gEOdpQeb7bKqlN3u4W7Lb_09c5l7-NXuj8Nk0g6/w565-h698/scan0074.jpg" width="565" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">They brought me to the pack den where I was surprised to find out that they had other pack members as well. THREE of them and one was HUGE. I had never seen another dog that big. They kept calling her 'Dane' and 'Chella'. <br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">The leaders let me sleep in their bed with them that night. There were other small creatures there as well, not dogs, but small animals that purred. I curled up and went to sleep. It was the first quiet place I had known in days. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">I later found out that HER had stated that if I barked to much, they wouldn't accept me into the pack. I am glad I kept my mouth shut that night. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-4daU_4wQHm68ab4Bwo5Gl724FtcKTcVTwzZdZhOkLanwoaeE3xfgSp4lZFp-OEWZp3cNLeiCYWikkfI0o17xP5EAMuxEM3Tkeu1GzkxmkAJhgo-fRDc9rnjyN0W7hlnWs9UQxjybYiA/s2048/Screenshot_20200722-120756.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ-4daU_4wQHm68ab4Bwo5Gl724FtcKTcVTwzZdZhOkLanwoaeE3xfgSp4lZFp-OEWZp3cNLeiCYWikkfI0o17xP5EAMuxEM3Tkeu1GzkxmkAJhgo-fRDc9rnjyN0W7hlnWs9UQxjybYiA/w625-h469/Screenshot_20200722-120756.png" width="625" /></a></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">So started my life with the Johnson Pack. Many others came and went. Some stayed for a few days, others are still there. It was always a busy a pack den and there was always something to do. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">I can't recall all the pack-mates I had; Bacchus, Max, Chella, Thunder, Lightning, Peanut, Moxy, Ava, Henry, Iris and those were just the dogs. I didn't interact with the non-pack purring crowd much. They were sort of aloof. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">It took a few days to learn the pack routine and pecking order. We all got along pretty well most of the time. I quickly learned that Chella was my buddy, since nobody messed with her. I also learned where to go and not to go and what not to do. Teething on power cords was one of things not do. 120 volts going through a small dog is not fun!</font></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxX6a4gvQzJR7P5OhJ0MVZxjjwfbhMqUqDvUkD6lphIYuqOXeUW2s9QkiEa0dLWKejQjmIFvjclT6nDyvdp_W1Fr1NgAxKXuTyM6fLC9Cf1ahm7wlTKDul_3PUFaWTqjorqsIFtQJMZdrp/w500-h374/IMG_1258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="500" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">The pack initially lived in a park where all of us would run and frolic each morning and we would wrestle on the living room floor each night. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">Then there were trips to other pack dens, huge forests, the beach (ow the smells) and long car rides. One of the perks of being the smallest dog was 'Lap Time'. I always got the front seat, while the rest of the pack had to sit in back....SWEET!. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">After a few years, we moved far south to the mountains. Different smells and different trees and plants. There was always something new and different in the Johnson Pack. And I gotta tell ya, the FOOD was excellent. I don't how other dogs survive on what they get. But HER made the best food twice a day. Needless to say, I was never really a 'thin' dog. </font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="5">This lasted for almost 10 human years. I was pushing 70 dog years at the end. It was a wild ride. One that I am so glad I got to go on and I hope you all get a similar chance. My time with the Johnson Pack taught me a few things: </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><font size="5">Don't loose hope, it is usually darkest before the dawn.</font></li><li><font size="5">Size really does not matter, its the size of your heart that matters. </font></li><li><font size="5">Big dogs aren't as tough as they look </font></li><li><font size="5">Big dogs get big bones, little dogs get the passenger seat and the bed</font></li><li><font size="5">If it is a good pack, they will NEVER leave you behind. </font></li><li><font size="5">....and don't chew on power cords. </font></li></ul></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Hope you all have a wonderful life! I know I did. 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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Apparently, Vlad only plays a Steinway</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Vlad...Moscow rock star</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Very, very somber opening, you could hear a fart in this music hall.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Horowitz, eyes closed, all the notes from memory. EGAD. He is in his 70s here.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">At about 30 minutes he really starts tinkling those ivories </span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Based on pans of the audience, uni-brows were pretty common on women in the old Soviet Union.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Apparently star vehicle for the lead actress, who I have never heard of.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Emphasis on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the liberation of East Germany.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Life in 1990 Los Angeles</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Woody and Bette dialogue can be hard to take.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">In the time before cell phones, every phone has a cord!</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Malls don't look like this anymore.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">So far I am underwhelmed. To much fast Woody dialogue and personal issues. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Not movie escapism, more like movie therapy.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Not enjoying this. Tedious / not funny.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Woody takes profound films by foreign directors and puts an American slant on them. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">It's a sort of plagiarism. (Scenes from a Marriage)</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Sex scene in the theater...Really?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The best thing about this film is the Mime.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">All the franchise mall stores that are no longer in business.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Fabio in the elevator!</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Ideal movie for folks going through a divorce.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">89 minutes </span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">That classic animation</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Lots of gunfire</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">All that gunfire, but no one is ever injured. Slap stick for sure, but so politically incorrect today.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">93 minutes</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Odometer = </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">11774.4 </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">miles </span></li>
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<br />Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-69466167919642562242020-02-24T06:00:00.000-08:002020-02-24T06:00:06.673-08:00Cinema Cycle - Naked City: A Hole In The City<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-4d796863-7fff-7caa-ff1f-b4f5842d52a5" style="line-height: 1.44; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The best thing about this series are the young group of actors who went on to win Oscars. In this case Robert Duvall.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A whole lot of murder going on.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A young Ed Asner with hair.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The simplistic idea of police work back in the day</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love the cinematic style.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The dream sequences in this segment are just surreal</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ow no, they shot Lew Grant!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">….and the ending with the classic hail of gunfire.</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">51 minutes</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Odomenter = </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">11765.8 </span><span style="color: #695d46; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">miles </span></li>
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<br />Bruce Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1134409529300874303.post-35510090029364717732020-02-18T09:07:00.003-08:002020-02-18T09:07:57.951-08:00Cinema Cycle - Man With A Camera (2 Episodes)<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.44; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Love the camera equipment, all 4X5 and 120. No 35mm in sight!</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">The modern equivalent would be 'Young Man with a Drone'.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Back when photography was a swashbuckling career.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Love the 50s production values. </span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Location shooting in 1950s Los Angeles. The cars!</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Charles never develops his own film, he lets the geeks do that.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #695d46; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">OMG, Tijuana border patrol and smuggling. So simple, sooo inept. </span></li>
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