1914-1958

Tyrone Power was an American film actor from the 1930's to the 1950's.

He was well known for being an action/swashbuckler film star.

I watched 1941's 'A Yank in the R.A.F.' (co-star Betty Grable) last night.

Tonight I'm watching two of his films: 'The Razor's Edge' and my own personal favorite 'Nightmare Alley', both from 1946.

It's really nice to have access to film libraries so that you can binge-watch your favorite stars.

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... the stores where I shop don't have enough bleedin' baskets.

Carts? Way too many.

I kind of have this feeling the stores are trying to entice people to buy more than they intended when they arrived.

I know this pandemic has been rough on the economy.

I also know lots of people are cutting back on their spending.

The reason I started thinking of this began when I went to the grocery Saturday.

I gathered my few items in my cart and headed for the checkout.

That is when I noticed how many people with one, two or three items were in line -

and all of them were pushing grocery carts.

I didn't see anyone with a shopping basket.

The things you notice with your idle time of standing in line.

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I have always heard people complain about the heat in the summer. I also always heard people my dad's age, when someone complained, say: "It's not the heat, it's the humidity".

Today was another one of those days when it was 'Too Hot'.


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It seems like every day I read where someone says their social media account has been hacked.

The same people who tell you what street they grew up on, the name of the first car they owned and the name of their favorite pet.

These are frequently the same questions they are answering that are used for security purposes with your password.

Scammers make these things sound innocent enough so they can get into your accounts.

Be careful what you share out there on the World Wide Web, people.

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So hot that a tiny bird landed on my window sill where I have a fan pointed outward to draw the heat through my place.

The fan is on high.

The little bird sat there for several minutes, cooling off I presume, then flew away.

If that little bird comes by again, I'll try to set out some water.

Hey, I've got to at least try to be a good host.

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One of the most annoying things about late night t.v. is their tendency to show commercials for restaurant chains.

The food looks so good and yes, I could eat that delicious fare right now, thank you,

but

it's 2:00 am and your place of business is closed!

When I see food that tantalizing, mere chips or popcorn will not fill the void of hunger I'm now experiencing.

Why are you doing this to me?

Are you planting a seed in my brain, thinking I will rush out in the daytime when you're open to fulfill this ravenous desire?

Well, I won't!

Mostly it's on principle, but actually it's because I have too much to do in my daily life to succumb to your temptations.

If you want me as a customer, you should play these tortuous reminders in the morning.

Then you might have a chance of capturing me.

Until you do this my way, I have one response:

Where's the remote control?

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[link removed] In case you wondered, I typed that. I didn't think naming an annoying plugin would cause a problem.

I guess I didn't get the memo on that one.

I must conform!

... they keep coming back.

Amazon.com
Bing.com
Duckduckgo.com
Ebay.com

I delete them from my toolbars & pluggins section

and the next day, there they are again.

It's like my own personal game of hide and seek between my computer and me.

I'll figure out how to get rid of them for good someday.

For now, they remain a pain in my rear end.

What do 2 Red Sox starters & me have in common?

All three of us were born on the same date.

Even if I am old enough to be their father.

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I watched a movie last night starring Halle Berry.

She is beautiful and talented.

The shocker for me is finding out she is 55.

Really?

She doesn't look a day over 30.

I think I'll be putting some more of her movies in my queue.

For, um, future admiration.