A very powerful movie, about racism and redemption. Edward Norton is superb in the lead role. I know my country has a problem, a big problem with racism. My family came from the south and I heard nasty comments about minorities from my early youth. They always confused me, because I was raised in a Chriistian home and attended church 3 times a week. We were taught that all were equal in God's eyes.

In the seventh grade, I started into jr. high (or middle school). It was a new school and situated in the heart of the black community. They bussed in we white kids. As a conservative estimate, the school was 75% black. There were lots of riots the three years I was there. 55 years after I started there, there are still four black guys I met there who are my close friends. I never went in for any of that racial 'stuff'. My parents eventually changed too, which always made me happy.

This scene still disturbs me:


I hope you'll watch the movie someday and learn some things about how we can all change for the better.

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... in t.v. history:


Richard Nixon on the popular show 'Roan & Martin's Laugh In'.

July 30th is National Cheesecake Day.

Now that I've got you thinking about cheesecake, you'd better go out and get some.

You're welcome.

The eternal musical question:

Would you rather have a rose on your piano or tulips on your organ?

Good western:


Yup.

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"I feel safer than a virgin at a eunuch conference."

From the movie "Married to the Mob"

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Yesterday I said my noisy neighbors are moving. That's the good.

Today my nice neighbors across the hall are moving. He is a good guy who works construction, while she is a student who is bright and very easy on the eyes. That's the bad.

This afternoon, maintenance is in the apartment across the hall doing light cleanup and fixing anything that needs fixing. Beer bellies and butt cracks. That's the ugly.

At least the weather is nice outside.

I think my noisy neighbors are moving!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

We have an elderly woman at work who cleans the office. She is in her mid-sixties and a petite little lady.

Yesterday, she told me in passing that if I ever see her on her knees cleaning to either look the other way or not pass by her. Her reasoning for this rather (to me) odd request?

It puts her butt up in the air and she doesn't want to give anyone any ideas.

While some people would laugh, I admire the fact that as a senior citizen, she still can maintain a "lady-like" presence.

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Long before the internet, before Playboy became popular, there were the Pin-up girls, or cheesecake photos. In a time where everyone still used their imagination when thinking of the fairer sex.


Give 'em a gander... that's what they're for.