Duckburg Gazette

The weather here is officially insane!  I wonder with the occurrence of so many earthquakes lately, have we actually shifted from a sub-tropic to a tropical zone now??  With the various spots that earthquakes have been hitting ranging from 3.0 to as high as 6.5, that is enough to do some movement.  It has been so humid and we are not an area that has this much of it and if we did, not this long!  So my only reasoning is either global warming or we have shifted enough to change our climate now and forever ... or both can be the reason too.  Just want it to be cool again please.

Weekly Update:

What in the world did I do last week?  Not too much I don't think or its simply a blur.  I did go to a screening of this movie coming out in March which was pretty good.  Went to the Fox Lot for a "Simpsons" table read and I think that about wraps up my week.  Nothing too spectacular or strange happenings, just a lot of driving around I guess.  Funny how one week is packed with stuff and then the next can be so boring.  Can never seem to get that middle ground for two weeks at a time.  And I already know this upcoming week is going to be crazy, at least through the week and hopefully the weekend will calm down ... but you just never know anymore!!!  Vacation, I need one of those about now I think.

At the movies:

Interesting weekend for films this week ... it looks like we have a tie!  The final numbers are still being fought out but the two contenders are for #1:  End of Watch, realistic LA cop drama and House at the End of the Street both come in with 13 million.  I hate it when studios use Facebook as their films official website ... talk about cheap and lazy.  So with a tie at first, #3 is also very close!  The baseball drama Trouble with the Curve with a decent 12.7 mil, much more than I would have thought.  Holding on to #4 is "Finding Nemo 3D" with another 9.5 mil for its re-release.  Rounding off the top 5 is "Resident Evil: Retribution" with 6.7 mil more.

New movies that did not make the top 5:

Just one wide release this week as the re-make based on the comic book Dredd as it comes in at #6 with 6.3 mil for its debut.

Quote of the week:

"There has never been a better time to saddle the naked ambition of the entrepreneur." - Tim Draper

Other News:

Top 10 dirtiest cities in the United States!  New list just released on the top 10 cities that travelers found the most grimy and unhealthy.  Starting at #10: Houston, TX - I have not been there before but it is considered the worst ozone in the nation with high smog.  #9: Memphis, TN - been here and found it fun!  But that was about 6 years ago as litterbugs have taken over the city has set up a clean hot line.  #8: Miami, FL - I never cared for this place in general.  Contains very polluted soil and overall chaotic/lawless streets with bad noise and worst drivers.  #7: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX - Been through it, boring.  Lack of green, was hard to find parks apparently. #6: Philadelphia, PA - Been here briefly at night and couldn't wait to get out of there.  Ranked #2 for gritty and full of litter.  #5: Atlanta, GA - felt not safe by voters and full of cigarette butts.  #4: Los Angeles, CA - since I live here, surprised its not higher up the list!!  But bad air, bad traffic and bad crime in the dense areas.  #3: Baltimore, MD - city filled with rats apparently.  #2: New Orleans, LA - mass debris but can you blame them with hurricanes and tornadoes? #1: New York City, NY - not a surprise but #1 spot for grit and grime along with litter that carry stiff fines.

Facts & Tips:

The average lead pencil can draw a line 35 miles long or write roughly 50,000 English words.

"Painting our guns, painting our guns for the bank robbery, 'cause if we go in with our plastic guns then the cops will shoot us in our face..." - Aziz Ansari as Chet in "30 Minutes or Less."