zaterdag 31 oktober 2020

zaterdag 31 oktober 2020 Last night, I watched Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It's like a parallel universe... In a mid-credits scene, an airline pilot leaves his house for work for his flight to Paris. Arriving at San Francisco International Airport, it is revealed that he is infected with ALZ-113 (the Simian Virus) as his nose begins to drip blood onto the floor. Video: A graphic then traces the spread of the virus around the globe via international flight routes. Prescient! In 2020, we're watching the spread of COVID-19 worldwide.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is a guest on A Late Show. He talks with Stephen Colbert about the Blue Moon and the Doomsday, refrigerator-sized asteroid heading toward us. I see that life on Tatooine is very interesting. Watch The Mandalorian: The Marshall. Baby Yoda has the need for speed!

Happy Halloween! A photo from one of my favorite front yards in Oberlin. I'd love to know the stories behind these objects.

Kif! I feel a very sensual disturbance in The Force. Thor and I watch Futurama: Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch. (Kif gets pregnant.)

vrijdag 30 oktober 2020

vrijdag 30 oktober 2020 Midnight movie - MST3K: Invasion of the Neptune Men. Slow-moving aliens from the planet Neptune, wearing nosecone-shaped space helmets, attempt to invade Earth in a winged rocketship. But they are thwarted by a mysterious superhero called Space Chief who flies around in a rocket-propelled car.

The Bots attempt Noh theater. Noh plays are my favorite.

Turn on David Pakman. He's right... This is the whiniest president EVER! He sounds like some stand-up like old Milton Berle. Schtick! Just stay home. Trump - Stay hooooome!!!!! My dream last night - My friend shows me his planet-finding machine. Anton Petrov is my favorite planet finder. 'Superhabitable' planets could be better for life than Earth. NASA releases new spooky space-themed posters about extreme places in the Universe.

Thanks to France 24, I can visit Florida (the the third-most populous state). Never been there. In Florida, Covid-19 takes over US presidential campaign. Hey Florida!!! You TOTALLY have a chance to redeem yourself after the 2000 election. But you do the right thing and vote for Joe Biden as President. Key West! Flipper! Sandy!!

donderdag 29 oktober 2020

donderdag 29 oktober 2020 Senator Bail Organa heard shots. Turning, he saw a boy, no more than ten years old, wearing Jedi robes and a desperate expression. He held a lightsaber, and the clone troops were shooting at him! Zett Jukassa was killed!

Order 66 is sad to see (and to read) in the Revenge of the Sith.

There were many genocides and massacres in the Star Wars saga.

Daniel Goodfellow picked my movie - A Boy and His Dog.

woensdag 28 oktober 2020

woensdag 28 oktober 2020 On David Pakman, I enjoyed this conversation with William Irvine - Professor of Philosophy at Wright State University. His book - A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. Stephen Colbert has some news clips - Trump Pins Hopes on Rallies That Could Be Sealing His Defeat. He's holding rallies in defiance of coronavirus health recommendations. Trump is killing his audiences. Vid: Trump Holds Superspreader Rallies And Whines About Covid While Joe Biden Offers A Competing Vision.

Whoa! It's here! Jon Batiste wrote a theme song for Senator Kamala Harris because he thinks she is “The MVP (Most Vice Presidential)”. Jon's crushin on Kamala! So sweeeet! Strange dreams. I was at my desk watching NABS (the North American Broadcasting System). They offered their service in a variety of languages - English, Spanish, French and Arabic. Then, I heard my frig tipping over. Everything was spilling out. Then, I heard a jack-hammer pounding in the parking lot. That's what wakes me up from all those crazy dreams. Well... I play a movie - Total Recall.

Speaking of strange dreams... I saw POPSTAR (starring Justin Bieber). It seems that Justin is re-living his bachelor days. The music video ends with Justin waking up from this fantasy next to his wife, but turns out it was a nightmare for him.

On Andrea Mitchell Reports, my old friend Gov. Jay Inslee talks about various issues. Global warming, making electric cars... and he says Trump seems mystified why suburban women are voting against him 2-1. Trump Removes NOAA’s Chief Scientist.

Good luck, Lousiana!!! Intense core convection with cloud-to-ground lightning in the eyewall of Zeta. WGNO: Do not venture outside until this is over. This is a hunker down & shelter in place type of deal for southeast Louisiana & south Mississippi. Be prepared for widespread power outages and down trees in Hurricane Warning areas.

dinsdag 27 oktober 2020

dinsdag 27 oktober 2020 Chad in a Haunted Mansion. Midnight movie - MST3K: Boggie Creek II. The movie chronicles the alleged existence of a large, hairy, ape-like creature called the Fouke Monster. We get a thorough tour of the wetlands, rivers, and creeks of Fouke, Arkansas. On CNN - What you need to prepare for the Covid-19 surge this season. The country is going round in circles, making the same conceptual errors that have plagued it since spring. I'm worried.

WATCH LIVE: Former President Barack Obama campaigns for Joe Biden at a drive-in rally in Orlando, Florida. What a speaker! Words from a sincere and good heart. No wonder we love and respect this former President! Obama slams Trump for saying there's not much he would have done differently in pandemic response: Really? Not much?

maandag 26 oktober 2020

maandag 26 oktober 2020 Les jeux sont faits. Bueller! On a rainy day, I love Ferris Beuller's Day Off. Cozy up.

Well, shake it up, baby, now. Twist and shout!!! Come on, come on, come, come on, baby, now!!! Come on and work it on out!!!

If you think you can hide... If you think you can resist... You haven't seen the light. Watch Skyline. Big push in Pennsylvania. Trump makes campaign stop in Lancaster County. The Amish can't wear masks?!?

zondag 25 oktober 2020

zondag 25 oktober 2020 Here now with a message in response to Donald Trump are...the Village people. ‘SNL’ Village People Vow To Shave Ivanka’s Head If Trump Keeps Using ‘YMCA’. It seems that Mikey Day enjoys his role as The Cowboy. Grinding and thrusting. Bowen Yang looks great as the Leather Daddy. Reading my book Separated. I remember when Jacob Soboroff appeared on the post-debate show. NBC's Jacob Soboroff fact-checks Trump on child separations: “It meets the UN definition of torture”. At a minimum, this is criminal! These are fundamental human rights violations, and intentionally cruel. We can only begin to exercise our responsibility for our culpability by voting Trump out on Nov. 3.

From the International Space Station: I voted today -Kate Rubins. That's pretty cool! I understand that NASA astronauts have been allowed to vote from space since 1997.

This video is from the WA St Dept of Agr. These hornets are being found in Whatcom County (where I used to live). I think they're fascinating. It's only 45°F and no sun. I should have worn warmer clothes for my bike ride. Back home to warm up to the atomic breath of Gamera (MST3K). Gamera visits the SOL to chat. He says that he's finishing up some laundry. The great thing about being a turtle is you don't have to separate your wash... because it's all green.

zaterdag 24 oktober 2020

zaterdag 24 oktober 2020 Willkommen! And bienvenue! Welcome! Fremder, étranger, stranger. Watch Cabaret.

I am an unlikely eyewitness to one of the most shameful chapters in modern American history -Jacob Soboroff. I saw him interviewed on MSNBC yesterday about Trump's separation policy. Now, I'm reading Separated: Inside an American Tragedy.

What a colorful display of beers at the IGA! We have Grasshoppa, Creeper, Go-Kart Ghost, IPA and Bodhi from the Columbus Brewing Company. Yeah! I had Bodhi. DELISH!

Trump holds rally in Circleville with less than 2 weeks left until the election. Another Super-Spreader event. Trump should stay away from Ohio. There's a Pumpkin Festival there as well. Trumpkin!

Beam me up, Scotty. Enjoy your Oreos while you can! Asteroid 2020 is coming. Watch Armageddon.

vrijdag 23 oktober 2020

vrijdag 23 oktober 2020 LIVE tonight after the second Presidential debate - Shut Up, Man 2: Shut Harder. It's Stephen At Home! I'm laughing so hard that it's... not funny. 😐 Midnight movie - MST3K: Earth vs the Spider. This is my spider.

(My spider's name is Heck-tor.) Turn on France 24 français to get the international point of view of last night's debate. Elections présidentielles américaines: Trump n'a pas réussi à déstabiliser Biden. US elections: Which way will the battleground states swing?

Did a French street artist (living in Los Angeles) watch the debate? LucaT just created this work... hoping that Les États-Unis will remain free and a true democracy. Lady Liberty Behind Bars.

donderdag 22 oktober 2020

donderdag 22 oktober 2020 Hi. My name is Rod, and I'm a gas-o-holic. Hi, Rod! Midnight movie - MST3K: Wild Rebels.

On France 24 - Race to the White House: Rules of US election process explained. Hi, Genie Godula. Hi, Cole Stangler! The government's us. Of, by and for the people. Obama slams President Trump at campaign event for Biden... in Philadelphia.

Colbert Hits Trump With His Very Own Obama ‘HOPE’ Poster. Enjoyed a good chuckle from that, Stephen! Thanks.

Nice bike ride into the country - where Hamilton meets Route 20. The fog in the morning burns off by Noon.

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Anakin, my allegiance is to the Republic, to democracy. Anakin, par allégeance je suis lié à la République. À LA DÉMOCRATIE! Watch Revenge of the Sith in French. C'est La Revanche des Sith. The movie starts...

woensdag 21 oktober 2020

woensdag 21 oktober 2020 A giant storm system wakes me up. Lightning! Thunder! Rain pounding on the roof.

Another Home, Another Kitchen Makeover. Good job, guys! I like the green. My heart smiles to listen to the family's adventure in pumpkin carving. Cute cat! Yay, Matt & Blue!

Turn on WTSQ and I hear this off-the-wall song. I love it! You should come with me to the end of the world... Walk with me, at least, down College Street for 30 seconds. Every time I watch Revenge of the Sith, I find myself hoping Anakin stays in the council chambers and just lets Mace Windu defeat Palpatine... BUT NOOOOO!!! Now I have to watch Order 66 again.

dinsdag 20 oktober 2020

dinsdag 20 oktober 2020 Season finale?!? Say it ain't so! I want more!! Star Trek: Lower Decks Episode 10: No Small Parts.

Turn on France 24 en français. I wanted to hear about Europe's problems in French. Ireland, in particular, is facing a worrying surge in its COVID-19 epidemic activity. It's getting bad in Wales, Belgium, Switzerland and Poland. Talking about reconfinement. Fun to watch Bouge à la maison. Two cute Belgian guys - Malik Akhmedov and his brother Manzul - show us how to exercise at home. Ten full body exercises followed by a séance of stretching.

Kit Harington’s Four-Hour Pompeii Workout. Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator. I got the movie and an archaeology book - Pompeii - from the OPL.

Outside after the rain. Nice! Out for a cool bike ride.

I love the fresh, country air. What's going on at this farm?

Watch Star Trek: Journey to Babel. The USS Enterprise is escorting a 100 diplomats to a conference on a planetoid codenamed Babel. There’s a little reception for the delegates. What a colorful table of victuals. On the left... Is that a bong? Amanda looks baked.

maandag 19 oktober 2020

maandag 19 oktober 2020 Morning movie - Hercules in the Haunted World. Hercules traverses the horrors of Hades to retrieve a magical stone. Reg Park is the best Hercules. I thought that his friend Theseus was doomed to die when he fell into the liquid hot magma.

On Democracy Now, they interview Jeremy Scahill - author and co-founder of The Intercept. He lays it on the line. I don't know how else to describe what Trump has done except homicidal. The Trump administration has dreadfully mismanaged the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. It's all been one huge grift. It's all been one huge scam.

As heard just now on Stephanie Miller... Rocky Mountain Mike's update to the annual “The Addams Family” spoof. Here’s “The Donald's Family”. Thanks for making me laugh! Ohio is all wet. It rained all night, but the storms have moved to Pennsylvania. The showers are becoming more scattered. I need to rev up a little courage to go out.

I feel very Seattle-ish walking in the drizzle. I love all the Biden signs in my little town. This one is unique. It's very close in Ohio. Trump 47%. Biden 47%. WAY TOO CLOSE! I hope my vote helps.

Release the Kraken! Fun to watch Clash of the Titans again. But Calibos is so mean to Perseus' friends.