Monday, April 03, 2023

No more rain...

So the rain we have been enjoying the past 2 to 3 weeks have ended for now.  Nothing on the radar is coming which is sad and it looks like it is slowly starting to heat up a little. We are officially in Spring now so April showers?  I hope that is still a thing because we still need more water.  I did see a local reservoir lately and it had water in it!  But it was maybe shin deep (if I had to guess) because you can see vegetation and trash coming through it so it's not that deep at all.  I hear so many complain and that the rain needs to stop... ok, you do realize we need water to survive and where does it come form?  Well the sky as rain and underground.  What about the snow on the mountains... ok that is melted rain from before.  People are so stupid sometimes and it just amazes me.  More rain is good people, free car wash, free sprinklers, free ground cleaning... free water.  Enjoy it while we can, relax inside and listen to the drops hitting the roof and window, it's soothing to me!

Weekly Update:
I went to Ikea over the weekend and I noticed something about their shopping carts.  Now it could have just been my cart that was like this but I don't think so.  If you recall when going through Ikea, the lanes or the aisles are a bit zig-zag, nothing is very straight for more than say 10 feet.  I noticed as I was going straight, it then turns right and my cart floats right (with my guidance of course) while keeping the cart perfectly straight (or the same direction I was going in).  So basically I can go straight and move the cart to the left or right without having to turn it.  It was also extremely smooth in doing that and I think they were designed that way.  Why?  I don't know but I would be curious to find out why.

At the movies:
Crawling into #1 is Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves with a very decent 38.5 million to open.  Word-of-mouth is overall good on this film and played more to general audience and humor which was probably the right decision. Seems Chris Pine may be the one that revitalizes franchises after Star Trek, and now this!  Drop down to #2 is John Wick: Chapter 4 with 28.2 mil and well over 100 mil now.  Unlikely to reach the 200 mark but still a very good run for this franchise. Holding ground at #3 is Scream VI with 5.3 mil and just inches away from the 100 mil mark, should get that any day now. New at #4 is His Only Son with 5.3 mil to open and likely will be gone by next week.  This film came a week early and will do more in the after-market.  Slight drop down to #5 is Creed III with 5 mil extra and it continues to punch it's way through the Spring.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week as A Thousand and One comes in at #7 earning 1.8 mil.  It only opened to 1000 screens but still a poor per average of under $2k each.

Quote of the week:
"Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something." - Unknown

Facts & Tips:
Chicago is named after smelly garlic that once grew in the area.

"Alright, I'll trust your instincts this time but we're running low on fuel but we'll follow for five minutes. Five minutes." - Nate Parker as Marty 'Easy' Julian in Red Tails.

posted by McDuck @ 00:30

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