Even though yesterday was Mother's Day, this is still the edition for it. Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. Went to dinner with my mom and of course every where was packed but that is completely expected. If one did not expect some place that serves a nice meal to be busy that day/night ... I don't know what to say to them. Those are probably the same people who go to the mall on the day after Thanksgiving wondering why it is so busy.Weekly Update:
Had an overall mellow week till the weekend happened. It has been awhile since I left the house when it was dark and returned that same day when it was still dark! Friday morning I left the house at 5AM to be on a very short and tiny set for a Funny or Die skit. However, that ended up finishing before noon which was nice but then helped my friend James with a few errands and back to his place to help with some other stuff. Eventually we ended up going to dinner with his wife and then on to Best Buy afterwards because he needed a new TV. Originally it was just going to look for a new TV but then that turned into buying one. So, I had to go back to their place to set it up for them otherwise they would probably have to pay someone an over priced amount to do that. That only took me about 30 minutes to do but by that time it was already past 10PM. I got home just before midnight and was pretty tired the rest of the weekend ... still am tired! Funny how one day can throw your entire system out of whack!
At the movies:
No big surprise at the box office this weekend as the legendary comic book Norse god takes the thunder! In at #1 is Thor with a decent 66 million for its debut, a little under predictions but not too far off. Anticipated drop down to #2 is "Fast Five" with another 32.5 mil as it reaches 140 mil cume. New at #3 is the urban comedy Jumping the Broom with 13.7 mil. Also new at #4 is the rom-com Something Borrowed with 13.2 mil, just shy of the #3 spot. Rounding off the top 5 is "Rio" with another 8.2 mil as it makes its way past 110 mil cume.
Quote of the week:
"Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us dare to do our duty as we understand it." - Abraham Lincoln
Other News:I found an updated list of the most polluted cities in the country ... let's take a look. #5: Hanford, CA - first off where the heck is this place? My guess is central California and it has a population of about 150,000 people. Sounds like a pretty small town but must be congested to make this list. #4: Visalia, CA - this one I have heard of and it has about a pop of 430,000 people. I believe this is a pretty dairy farm or cow-rich area so not only is it polluted but stinks as well. #3: Phoenix, AZ - Just over 4.3 million people and growing with mostly flat inland country with little breezes to move the smog around. #2: Los Angeles, CA - I'm sure many were surprised this was not #1 but honestly I am surprised it ranked so high. With a population of about 17.8 million, it sits next to the ocean so has a lot of breezes to move the bad area inland. The #1 spot in the US with the worst pollution is ... Bakersfield, CA - With just under 1 million people (807,400 to be exact) it ranks as the worst city in the county in terms of pollution and I am sure we could find some other things. This being an inland and central California city, it can get very hot and has no real wind or breezes so all the bad air just sits there. It is also a fairly high industrial area with many train and truck routes going through it.
Facts & Tips:In 1926, the first outdoor mini-golf courses were built on rooftops in NYC.
"Once I'm inside, I'm putting chrome to Israel's head and backing out hot. Anybody get gully, you know." - Alicia Keys as Georgia Sykes in "Smokin' Aces."
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