Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a Hitchcock movie I’ve never seen. It’s about time I do that. Working outside of his usual genre, the Master of Suspense was wise to cast Jack Carson, one of the greatest supporting players in Screwball Comedy.
https://youtu.be/AQkk1Kuy5t8
Remember when Republicans were saying that Bill Clinton was “unhinged”?
And whatever happened to that idea from the Dubya years, about wanting a President you could imagine as a beer drinking buddy?
NPR highlights Charles M. Schulz’s support for girls and women in sports.
More than three million people were Peanuts readers? Technically true, but the number was probably more than 300 million!
The Peanuts special from 1966 that’s mentioned is the often overlooked Charlie Brown’s All-Stars. It was released between A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
A couple of days ago, after powering up my Pixel 4a it felt scary hot. As if the battery was being drained… which it was, but by what?
I wasn’t using the phone, and no apps were running, and yet by 6 PM the battery was down to 8%. I charged it back up and turned it off. Since yesterday morning it’s been behaving normally.
Other users have experienced the same behavior, but there is no official explanation from Google that I can find. If it’s a battery maintenance routine, why would it run without notice? As long as the battery doesn’t fail and bulge out — as happened with one of my old tablets — I won’t worry about it.
Today I commented to a friend that the GOP is like Frankenstein — it creates monsters. Which inspires me to present this.
The auto dealership where I bought my car five years ago desperately wants me to drive down there today and sell my car back to them. I feel so guilty about the manager being in an embarrassing situation!
More money than I ever thought possible for my car? I wonder what my house is worth? Solicitations from local realtors, as well as “we buy homes” outfits, come in the mail almost weekly. They’d be delighted to give me an estimate of the house’s market value! But I’m a grumpy “aging in place” senior whose selfishness is preventing some nice, young family from owning a home.
Follow-up: I’ve done some checking on the local market. It seems the recent spike in mortgage rates is having a negative effect on the asking prices for houses, compared to a couple of months ago.
