Monday, June 01, 2026

And the scholarship goes to...

Had a very busy Friday but one thing I did get to do was attend the Santa Ana College (SAC) Scholarship Award Ceremony where two recipients received my parents scholarships. They were awarded to individuals who will pursue a career in nursing as that is what my mom was, a nurse.  But she was also a Doctor of Nursing and actually taught at SAC way back in the day when I was a little kid.  Since my dad passed in '95, my mom started a scholarship in his name for nursing and when she passed, I am continuing it both of their names even though it was my mom who was the teacher and Doctor of Nursing at that school.  But this is to continue their legacy I hope for a long while and I only saw one of the recipients (it was a long ceremony), I did have to leave right after so didn't get a chance to meet them.  Maybe next year but I wish them both congrats and good luck!

Weekly Update:
I wanted to spotlight the city I stayed at last weekend, Atascadero, California.  It is located in the Paso Robles area and it's a really nice little town.  I didn't get a chance to explore that much as it was a holiday weekend and a Sunday so a lot of places were closed but it had some pretty cool shops that were around.  I also saw a regular calendar of events like a farmers market weekly and some other events that occur once a month.  It has a very old town USA kind of feel and I saw some vintage classic cars around which I am guessing they have an event surrounding that as well. I hope to go back there some day again with someone special, it would be a nice getaway that isn't far but far enough.

At the movies:
New at #1 this week is Backrooms with a hefty 81.5 million to open.  Very big number for this semi-independent studio (A24) and I believe this is their biggest opening to date.  Hopefully it holds up for another week but should hit 100 mil easily. Holding at #2 is Obsession with another 26.4 mil as it is up 10% at the box office and just broke the 100 mil mark!  Big drop down to #3 is Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu with 25 mil as it passes the 100 mil mark but at this rate, it may not hit 200. Hanging on to #4 is Michael with 11.7 mil as it continues its song and dance into the 300 mil range and will end there. New at #5 is The Breadwinner with 7.5 mil and this one will be out quickly.

New movies that did not make the top 5:
Just one this week at #7 is Pressure with 5.8 mil.  This movie came out a week to early as it is about the invasion of Normandy (D-Day) during World War II which took place on June 5th and 6th, 1944.  So why did it come out now and not next Friday on June 5th!

Quote of the week:
"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." - Harry S. Truman

Facts & Tips:
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans about 10 to 1.

"I wish destiny would lose our number." - James Kyson as Ando Masahashi in the TV series Heroes.

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