What is this?! I took this picture over the weekend because it shocked me while I was walking by it ... is that a tree with brown leaves in the middle of the Fall season in Southern California?? Inconceivable (and I know what it means)! This is a rare sight indeed since our foliage never changes colors ... its just green all year round or brown to the extent that it is something ready to catch on fire but not like this ... Fall brown! Wow.Weekly Update:
Aside from it being a big food holiday, it was pretty relaxing for the most part. Had three turkey dinners during the time period and all were good. Tried to help feed some homeless but thanks to the holiday traffic, got there extremely late. I did stay away from all the "Black Friday" chaos and visited some stores in afternoon to evening and it was great. I found plenty of parking and the stores were not crowded at all ... and I saved just as much if I had went the night before with all the parking and crowds being nuts. I wish all weeks were like this ... but they can't be, 2 days of work and 5 days of relaxing. Why does it have to be the other way around??
At the movies:The vampires and werewolves manage to fend off the invaders at the box office this weekend earning another 42 million this past week. It is a big decrease compared to the previous weekend but still enough to hold on to the #1 spot as it passes the 221 mil cume. New at #2 is the revitalization of The Muppets earning a 5-day holiday total of 42 mil. A little below expectations for this time frame. Slight drop to #3 is "Happy Feet Two" with another 13.4 mil. New at the #4 is Arthur Christmas with only a 17 mil opening weekend for the holiday. Also new at #5 is Hugo with only 15 mil for its debut and for the 5-day.
Quote of the week:
"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." - John F. Kennedy
Other News:
So with the year almost to an end, about one month left ... stumbled across this article over the weekend. Gobble Gobble: The Biggest Box-Office Turkeys of 2011 (Top 10). Granted the year is not over yet but let's see what they say. #10: "The Rum Diary" - recently just came out and this Johnny Depp off-beat comedy didn't draw anyone in, not even the rum drinkers. #9: "Mars Needs Moms" - From earlier this year, this failed Disney animated film 3D movie couldn't bring in what they needed to break-even. #8: "Larry Crowne" - Looked like a nice little Rom-Com with two big names in it that couldn't get the chemistry to work. #7: "Cowboys & Aliens" (pictured) - Supposed to be a big summer box office but I could smell this one a mile away despite the high pedigree of talent and film making behind it. Failed comic-book movie (like many others) that can't connect with mainstream audiences. #6: "Green Lantern" - Poorly acted and over special effected, another one that you could smell bad a mile away ... yet they are planning on a sequel!? #5: "Conan The Barbarian" - Looked a little too TV for me and could see it failing before it left the gate. #4: "Your Highness" - In general, "stoner" movies do fairly decent but one set in the medieval period may have missed the mark. #3: "The Dilemma" - Never even heard of this one! #2: "The Big Year" - Despite having one of my all time favorite comedians (Steve Martin), already had that "Welcome to Mooseport" feel which didn't fair well either. #1: "The Thing" - Although the concept of the movie was interesting, it just didn't have any names in the film to draw anyone to go see it. Plus in general, I think audiences are done with horror/thriller films unless they are VASTLY unique. If you look at the last 12 horror films, only one has succeeded and those odds are not good.
Facts & Tips:A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.
"And really, I think what we're talking about is standards, basically; very, very specific, rigid, you could say, but in this world where would we be without them, I think. And notice where we are." - Bob Balaban as Dr. Theodore W. Millbank, III in "Best in Show."
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