So this week's weather was pretty good, sunny with a lot of cool temps and then Sunday it got very cloudy. Reports said it would be cloudy but that was about it. Then just before noon Sunday, flash flood!! The rain poured down like crazy and lasted for a couple of hours and then it dried up and was sunny again. We need more of that though despite what people think of the rain we got recently. It is not enough, a few days of mass rain doesn't make up for the 5 plus years of drought ... the math, it don't add up!Weekly Update:
This past week was pretty mellow with just a few minor things going on but nothing really worth mentioning. This coming week though looks to be VERY crazy with randomness and an event next week which I will elaborate more on next week. I guess till then ... stay warm and stay dry if you are in SoCali!
At the movies:Slow week at the box office this weekend and the numbers prove it. But at the same time, it is to be expected since we are in award season so usually the junk is being thrown out. In at #1 is The Rite with 15 million for its debut. Holding on to #2 is "No Strings Attached" with an additional 13.7 mil. New at #3 and CBS Films still trying to find a hit is the action film The Mechanic with only 11.5 mil and probably nothing can fix this film. Holding at #4 is "The Green Hornet" with 11.5 mil as it struggles to try and reach 100 mil cume. Rounding off the top 5 with a slight increase is "The King's Speech" with 11.1 mil as it receives numerous accolades.
Quote of the week:
"Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value; rather it is one of things that give value to survival." - C.S. Lewis
Other News:
We're NOT #1?!? I just stumbled across this list of the top 10 cities with the worst commutes based on time in traffic and gallons of gas ... LA isn't #1! Let's take a look at this so-called list! The Urban Mobility Report conducted by the Texas Transportation Institute calculates cost of hours commuting and wasted gas. At #10 - Seattle, WA: wastes about $1,056 (44 hours/35 gal). It doesn't say per week or month but I will assume per month based on the numbers. At #9 - Denver, CO: $1,057 (44 hours/38 gals). #8 - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX: $1,077 (48 hours/38 gals). #7 - Boston, MA: $1,112 (48 hours/36 gals). #6 - San Francisco, CA: $1,112 (49 hours/39 gals). #5 - Baltimore, MD: $1,218 (50 hours/43 gals). #4 - Houston, TX: $1,322 (58 hours/52 gals). #3 - Los Angeles/Long Beach, CA: $1,464 (63 hours/50 gals). #2 - Washington, D.C: $1,555 (70 hours/57 gals). And the #1 worst city for commuting is ... CHICAGO, IL: $1,738 (70 hours/52 gals). Looks like CA and TX are tied in terms of states for each having two of the worst cities on this list. Although on average CA wins so we get that victory!! What? Wait.
Facts & Tips:Mount Katahdin in Maine is the first place in the U.S. to get sunlight each morning.
"What I love most about animation is, it's a team sport, and everything we do is about pure imagination." - Jeffrey Katzenberg (head of DreamWorks Animation)
posted by McDuck @ 01:32
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