This section sure has become the weather opener for the blog ... it wouldn't be but just this past week it went from warm-rain-thunderstorms-mist-warm-hot! I don't mind the middle stuff but no clue how it went from 60 to 100 in 1 day. At least at night it went back to being in the high 60's on the days it was hot. Lately there is no consistency in our weather over the past month and it just does not make sense at all. WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?Weekly Update:
Yet another uneventful week for me. I was originally going to do something semi-interesting fun on Saturday but that fell through which was fine with me. But the rest of the week was either staying dry or staying cool depending on the day. This upcoming week should be fun though. Have a lunch on Tuesday with a good friend and then another friend is coming in town for the weekend. I am suppose to have either dinner or lunch with James Hong again this coming weekend so that should be fun. He is always interesting to have around and hear him talk or tell me one of his crazy ideas.
At the movies:
Very lack luster at the box office as of late but then again, this time of year it tends to be. Holding on to the #1 spot is "The Social Network" with only a slight percentage drop and another 15.5 million. New at #2 is Life As We Know It earns 14.6 mil for its debut. Also new at #3 is the bio-pic drama Secretariat with only 12.6 mil. Slight drop down to #3 is "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" with another 7 mil as it struggles to reach a possible 50 mil cume mark. Rounding off the top 5, yet another horror film that bites the dust (no pun intended) as My Soul to Take with only 6.9 mil for its debut. Will there be a horror-suspense film this fall at all that will be a hit? So far ... no.
Quote of the week:
"To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead." - Thomas Paine
Other News:Are you sinking? You could be! There are seven cities that are slowly sinking and might be a good time to move. Check out this list ... at #7: Bangkok, Thailand - sinking pretty fast but this city is built on a very weak foundation. It is literally resting on a river and as water level rise, causing the city to "sink" and this is a direct result of global warming. #6: New York City, New York - due to this city sitting at the mouth of the Hudson river, it suffers the same problem as Bangkok with direct effects of global warming and water levels rising. Check out the city now, could be Atlantis in 30 years. #5: Houston, Texas - did you know this city is built on a foundation of sand? Apparently it resides on four major bayous that empty into the Gulf of Mexico. Add oil extraction and the foundation is slowly sinking. #4: Shanghai, China - sprawling city was built on swamplands and probably one of the oldest on this list. Because the city is quickly growing and expanding due to population density ... there is no hope to save this city staying above ground. From the 1920's to the 60's this city has dropped two inches a year. #3: New Orleans, Louisiana - This one is no surprise after Hurricane Katrina hit. This city was built already below sea level! That disaster should have been the wake-up call but this city is still save-able. #2: Venice, Italy - Another old city and this is no surprise (to me) that this city is sinking, after all it is built on a sea and the main roads are canals. This city as sunk almost a foot over the past 100 years. May not sound like much but as time goes, it gets progressively worse. #1: Mexico City, Mexico - This is no surprise to me at all. For years sinkholes have been appearing and you can even see buildings that have sunk several feet. Parts of the city have sunk at least eight inches in just one year and the city is prone to flooding from groundwater flowing down from the mountains. There are plans to save the city by building drainage to carry the excess water away but what about the sinkholes??
Facts & Tips:The largest cheesecake ever made weighed 57,508 lbs.
"Every child is born the same way, not as a conflict of color but as a human being with a role to play on the planet. So we rejoice and do everything to make the future of that child be the best." - International singer Angelique Kidjo
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