More cool weather, how nice it is ... After the long and extra hot Summer with a big side of humidity, the cool days and nights are such a welcome treat. I have so many nice jackets I never get to use that often except for a few times a year ... Winter is just so short these days. And they are really great jackets that will keep you warm if the weather is so incredibly bad ... although I don't think it will ever get that bad, at least I know I will be prepared for it unless of course I forget to bring a jacket which happens all the time. And it happens all the time because it is rare I need to even bring a jacket in the first place! Such a conundrum.
Weekly Update:I was thinking the other day, I have not had a really good steak in a long while. The price of meat is a little high so the question is do I buy a nice steak and attempt to cook it myself? I am sure I will do a fair job but I am no chef so I am just guessing on how to cook it. OR, do I go to a nice restaurant and entrust their cook or chef to do it right for me?? I have cooked some pretty good steaks but I have also cooked some over done ones but still ate them because I was hungry and it was still tasty at least. How much does one really save if you cook it yourself versus a restaurant where they will wait on you and they aim to please? Not to mention I do not have to deal with any clean-up afterwards which is saving me time and energy plus any resources like water ... kind of strange when you start throwing in all these other factors!
At the movies:
Returning to the #1 spot in its fourth week is "The Martian" earning another 15.9 million at the box office and is making its way to 200 mil cume domestic. Holding ground at #2 is "Goosebumps" with another 15.5 mil and decent overall numbers. Also holding ground at #3 is "Bridge of Spies" with an extra 11.4 mil and slowly climbing in overall gross but will likely drop off the top 5 soon. New at #4 is The Last Witch Hunter with only 10.8 mil and well below expectations. This is a pretty bad number considering the expensive price tag on this film. Rounding off the top 5 is "Hotel Transylvania 2" with another 9 mil as it closes in at 150 mil cume and should get there in a day or two.
New movies that did not make the top 5:
Several this week! Up first is Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension comes in at #6 with only 8.2 mil. Well below expectations and probably the poorest opening for this franchise. Are folks done with this or is horror/suspense films on a down-swing? I think a little of both. Coming in at #13 is Rock the Kasbah with only 1.5 mil and pretty much what most were predicting for this film. Although the screen count was more than expected, and that is not a good thing. And coming in at #15 is Jem and the Holograms with only 1.3 mil and extremely poor performance for a regular wide-release film. The interest for reboots at this time of bad 80's cartoons to live-action is not there.
Quote of the week:
"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them ... well, I have others." - Groucho Marx
Facts & Tips:
The penny was the first U.S. coin to feature the likeness of an actual person.
"Because! Nobody gets everything they want! Look at you, look at Miranda. You're good people and you two both got shafted. I'm so happy and... something bad is going to happen." - Kristin Davis as Charlotte York in "Sex and the City."
"Because! Nobody gets everything they want! Look at you, look at Miranda. You're good people and you two both got shafted. I'm so happy and... something bad is going to happen." - Kristin Davis as Charlotte York in "Sex and the City."
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