Yesterday was "a date which will live in infamy" - President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 73 years ago, the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a massive air strike early in the morning at the US Naval Base in Hawaii. It was a surprise attack which then launched the US into the Second World War. Some say it was a complete surprise but I am one to hold the theory that the US government knew it would happen and needed something for the US people to rally behind and entering the war without any question or hesitation. The lives of few to launch the war machine of millions. A sad thought but it is a very strong possibility and now we take pause and remember that day.
Weekly Update:
At the movies:
Facts & Tips:
Weekly Update:
RAIN!! Finally got some rain and it was a pretty decent amount. We are still in dire need of more rain but it was a nice big drop in the drought bucket. We are expecting more rain later this week, I just hope it come at least twice as much as the previous week. We would need maybe a solid 2 weeks of this rain to bring us out of the drought. HOWEVER, we would need maybe another week to sustain us for a year or two ... each day gives us a significant supply depending on how much is dropped. Heavy and hard please plus it washes my car for me which is always good!
At the movies:
No big surprises this weekend at the box office as we go into the post-Thanksgiving slump. Holding on to #1 for a third weekend is "Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" with another 21.6 million as it steadily climbs towards 300 mil cume. Keeping up as well at #2 is "Penguins of Madagascar" with an extra 11.1 mil. Gaining is "Horrible Bosses 2" with another 8.6 mil but this comedy is quickly fizzling out unlike its predecessor. Dropping down to #4 is "Big Hero 6" with 8.1 mil as it slowly makes its way to a possible 200 mil cume. Rounding off the top 5 is "Interstellar" with 8 mil. Continued mixed word-of-mouth keeps this on the top 5 as well as having award buzz.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week as we only had one new movie! Showing up in the #9 spot is The Pyramid which earned 1.4 million, well below expectations but at the same time, not surprising.
Quote of the week:
"You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do." - Henry Ford
Facts & Tips:
John Adams was the only President to be defeated by his Vice President, Thomas Jefferson.
"The details of my life are quite inconsequential... very well, where do I begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it." - Mike Myers as Dr. Evil in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery."
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