WINDY!!! The week itself was pretty warm but then came Saturday night and it sounded like a tornado was brewing up outside ... of course I have never heard an actual tornado but I would imagine it sounding like Saturday night. In the morning there were leaves and big branches every where but no trees seemed to have fallen down like the last time we had a big wind come through. It did keep me up that night and the dogs as well. Every little noise set off their ear alarms which was kind of funny the first few dozen times. This is the middle of winter though right? It sure is heating up here in SoCali!Weekly Update:
So this was funny, I was over at my friend James' house helping with some computer stuff and that same night I had to attend this get together for a friend who was visiting from Dallas. Now James is the guy who has been in over 500 TV and Movie roles and I invited him thinking he wouldn't want to go to this bar scene in Hollywood (he is just over 80). He went! It was kind of funny and fun at the same time. I think he had a good time hanging out and enjoyed a turkey burger ... I could see folks on their iPhones and such looking up his IMDB page and one debate was "Revenge of the Nerds II" ... yep, he was in that who out burped Booger in the seedy motel in Miami. Well, there is something you don't expect every day but just goes to show you, never too old to go out and have a little fun!
At the movies:
Kind of a weak showing at the box office this weekend but nothing really out of the ordinary. The romantic comedy takes the crown this week as No Strings Attached earns 20.3 million for its debut. Slight drop to #2 is "The Green Hornet" with another 18.1 mil as it struggles to hit that 100 mil cume mark. At #3 is "The Dilemma" with an extra 9.7 mil as it struggles to just hit 50 mil. Big jump to #4 is "The King's Speech" after its Golden Globe wins the previous weekend earns another 9.2 mil in its 9th week of release. Rounding off the top 5 is "True Grit" with another 8 mil as it rides along.
Quote of the week:
"Death is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it." - W. Somerset Maugham
Other News:In these economic times which are still very depressed, it is interesting to see what brands or chain stores out there may not survive. Most of these are not due to the economy but more of the technology of it all. Let's take a look at a short list of potential stores that may not survive through 2011 ... in no particular order: Blockbuster - This has been on the books of not surviving the past 3 years but yet they some how are still around. Granted each one of those years they have closed so many stores (2010 - 955 locations) but they keep trying new things to survive. What is funny each new thing they try is about a year too late. Liz Claiborne - I never realized they had stores and thought it was simply a brand. They shut down all their stores just recently and have stuck to simply selling through other chains like QVC and JC Penny. A.J. Wright - Never heard of them before but I guess they are the discount chain of TJ Maxx but have closed all their locations down now. Wait, they are discount to TJ Maxx?!? Woah ... I can't imagine being any more low-rent than TJ Maxx. Borders - This has been on the list a few times as well and they have closed another 200 stores since last year. Another company trying new things to stay alive but are always late on the bandwagon. Quizno's - new to this list and they have shut down 1,000 locations this past year. I hate this chain, the food is sickening (literally) and they are classified as an upscale sandwich chain? Upscale to what? Things I can eat out of a trash can that won't make me sick? Jones Apparel - another I have never heard of but they closed 173 locations last year. A fashion chain that is being squeezed by higher material costs. F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment) - closed another 99 stores and they hit the market a couple of years back with iTunes and more digital sales happening. Anyone in the music industry from making to selling are suffering right now.
Facts & Tips:
The largest fish is the whale shark - it can be over 50 feet long and weigh two tons.
"You worship a HEAD OF LETTUCE?" - Earnest Thomas as Roger 'Raj' Thomas in the TV show "What's Happening!"
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