Monday, July 17, 2023

and now it's HOT HOT HOT

Well our weather turned finally to Summer and it's only mid-July!  This past week we saw temps in the 90's daily and though the nights did drop down to the high 60's, we had a touch of humidity and it felt much warmer.  I did have to run the AC a few times but the house fan almost constantly to keep whatever cool air I had circulating.  The mornings were night up till about 9AM so had all the windows I could open for some cool cross-breezes till it started to get warm and then, close her up!  Some ceiling fans were turned on but they did not feel like they were circulating much for some reason, maybe I need to go to setting 2 or something.  This up coming week appears it will be a little bit hotter (forget the term warm, it's just plain hot!) so we'll see what happens.  I just want the nights to be at least cold so I can open the windows back up!

Weekly Update:
The WGA just got an extra boost of support last week when SAG-AFTRA officially joined them on the picket line.  They were already supporting them but mostly individually and in spirit but they have officially begun their strike over from what I think is not only wages and pay but computer generated actors who are playing them.  Computers are really taking over the world when you look at grocery store check-outs and how they are now doing self-check out.  So many lost their jobs there and companies are saving a lot of money with them but... prices continuing to increase.  So its a bit of a double-edge sword in this case with saving money on labor and enjoying the price increase in goods.  I do appreciate computers and the use of them but this is a bit too far.

At the movies:
New at #1 this week is Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One earing 56.2 mil for the weekend (80 mill for the 5-day).  Not a great number and below expectations with fair word-of-mouth.  The biggest driver for this film is it's star and bringing more awareness of him doing his own stunts than anything else.  Slight bump up to #2 is Sound of Freedom with 27 mil extra and an increase at the box office.  This fairs very well for this new studio but will they strike gold again with their next film... Bump down to #3 is Insidious: The Red Door with 13 mil extra as it quickly dropped down unlike its predecessors who had stronger sustainably.  Also getting bumped down to #4 is Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny with 12 mil more and doesn't look like this adventure will go much further and will cume less than 200 mil domestic.  Rounding off the top 5 is Elemental  earning another 8.7 mil and likely the last we will see of this one.

Quote of the week:
Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark." - Rabindranath Tagore

Facts & Tips:
The average dog can understand over 150 words.

"Why a fashion boutique? That seems so... ordinary!" - Megalyn Echikunwoke as Dr. Tara Price in the TV series CSI: Miami.

posted by McDuck @ 01:00

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