Monday, January 26, 2015

I think I smell smoke ... mid-week I got home in the evening and it was warm.  It smelled like there was a fire some where with the winds going a bit but I did not hear anything.  That smokey smell lasted maybe two days and never found out what it was but I guess whatever it may have been, it wasn't serious enough for reporting?  I checked a couple of news sites, nada.  I did not notice the usual heavy ash on the ground and cars you would see.  Well, I hope whatever it may have been it was not anything serious.

Weekly Update:
I still do not understand parking lots and why big SUV's need to park in compact spots.  For that matter, when there is a dozen compact spots, why a small car needs to park in a regular spot.  They are there for a reason
people.  The worse was a couple of days ago in a parking structure, one half of a row was compact and the other regular.  So I saw over a dozen compact and maybe 6 or 7 regular spots.  A Fiat was in one of the regular but that is not the worst of it, the worst was a regular mid-sized car in a compact leaning over the line on the right.  WORSE yet ... a big Ford truck taking up two compact spots ... why did they not take one of the regular spots?!  People are dumb (truck picture is not actual truck I saw but same idea ... and same color and type of truck too!)

At the movies:

Staying on target, "American Sniper" holds the #1 spot for a 2nd week in a row earning another 64.4 million and now hitting the 200 mil mark!  Strong lead in making its way north of 300 mil.  New at #2 is The Boy Next Door with 15 mil and just as expected too.  Holding at #3 is "Paddington" with 12.4 mil and so far decent legs post-holiday.  Drop to #4 is "The Wedding Ringer" with 11.6 mil and losing steam fast.  Rounding up the top 5 is "Taken 3" with 7.6 mil and will definitely fall short of 100 mil cume target.
 
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Coming in at #7 is Strange Magic with only 5.5 mil and well below all expectations.  Not a great time for animated films perhaps with all the award titles going strong?  Appearing at #9 is Mortdecai with only 4 mil and well below all expectations as well.  This comedy did not deliver on any laughs despite the pedigree of talent associated with it. 

Quote of the week:
"It's not voting that's democracy; it's the counting." - Tom Stoppard

Facts & Tips:
A group of goats is called a trip.

"Well, good luck murdering your husband." - Dane Cook as Zack in "Employee of the Month."

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