Monday, August 19, 2024

Shake it up!

Shaking and a rolling!  Lately we have had some noticeable earthquakes and though it's only been two in two weeks, it kind of feels like they are getting closer and closer (to me).  So two weeks ago there was about a 5.6 out in Bakersfield which is over 130 miles from me but still felt that wave come through.  Then just this past week there was a 4.4 near Pasadena and this was maybe 20 miles out and thought it felt less being a weaker magnitude, it was closer so it felt almost the same.  I'm not sure if our weather has been a contributor to this because it has been very hot during the day (mid 90's) and then at night drops all the way down to the 60's!  That is a pretty significant temperature drop each day and also rise in the day.  I have to wonder if that is causing some kind of warming and cooling effect that is trigger these.  This coming week is more of the same but warmer, in the 90's again, slightly higher but temps dropping at least 30 degrees at night.

Weekly Update:
I have been so sleepy and tired on the weekends and I think I know why, maybe.  Every morning for work I usually drink a large size cup (maybe 32 ounces?) of diet soda (usually coke from Panera) and of course it has caffeine.  It's ice chilled from being in the fridge overnight and just hits the thirst buttons.  But, on the weekends I tend to not drink any soda and just water or maybe apple juice if I have it.  I might have one diet soda on Saturday but Sundays are completely dry of sodas and that is when I just fall asleep for hours!  So wondering if that is the cause of all that.  Maybe I should drink one on Sunday before noon so it doesn't affect me going to sleep at night for Monday the next day?  Or, just sleep through the day.

At the movies:
New at #1 is Alien: Romulus with a decent 41.5 million as we come to the end of Summer.  Word-of-mouth is good on this film and should eventually reach 100 mil but will take a bit of time.  Seems as if 20th Century Fox is making a comeback but unfortunately not under it's own banner any more.  Drop down to #2 is Deadpool & Wolverine with 29 mil as it still continues to climb, another former 20th Century Fox film. Slight drop to #3 is Ends with Us with 24 mil as just inches away from 100 mil, should get there by end of day tomorrow. Also dropping down to #4 is Twisters with an extra 9.8 mil and will slowly wrap-up in the mid 250 mil range.  Rounding off the top 5 is the 15th Anniversary re-release of Coraline with 8.6 mil and that is pretty much all extra money for it.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
In at a very distant #10 is Stree 2 with only 2.1 mil but it was under 1000 screens.  Not much on this one, will fade out quickly.

Quote of the week:
"The most I can do for my friend is simply be his friend." - Henry David Thoreau

Facts & Tips:
"Jingle Bells" was originally for Thanksgiving.

""From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer... or so that their crops would be plentiful... or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit... and show their community spirit. And they danced to celebrate." And that is the dancing we're talking about. Aren't we told in Psalm 149 "Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song. Let them praise His name in the dance"? And it was King David - King David, who we read about in Samuel - and what did David do? What did David do?

What *did* David do? "David danced before the Lord with all his might... leaping and dancing before the Lord." Leaping and dancing. Ecclesiastes assures us... that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to laugh... and a time to weep. A time to mourn... and there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not anymore. See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrating life. It's the way it was in the beginning. It's the way it's always been. It's the way it should be now." - Kevin Bacon as Ren in Footloose.


posted by McDuck @ 00:00

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