zondag 31 december 2023

This is the day when I take out the World Time Zone Map. Watch the march of New Year celebrations around the globe. AT 6:00 AM Ohio Time, New Zealand celebrates. Happy New Year NZ 2024!

What a weird movie! Watch Wonder Women starring the lovely and talented Ross Hagen battling Dr. Tsu and her sexy all-girl army.

Up to Rite Nau Drive Thru to get some wine. No wait and good timing for me. Many costumers drive up to the store after me.

Oh, noooo! It's The Alien Factor! The movie is laughably stupid! The whole show is fun. The alien make-up is actually scary.

TX Gov. Greg Abbott is a psycho B!T¢H. Plane from Texas drops off over 300 migrants at Rockford airport, buses sent to Chicago. Happy New Year! Take down the Christmas tree before it attacks you.

zaterdag 30 december 2023

zaterdag 30 december 2023 It's already the Beginning of the End of 2023. Check the time in Auckland, NZ... It's 12:06 AM NZDT, 12-31.

Thanks to Democracy Awakening, I'm learning about Nat Love. Fascinating story about a freed slave, black cowboy, writer and a Pullman porter after the Civil War. America, I love thee, Sweet land of Liberty, home of the brave and the free. The clouds part and let a little sunshine down on us for a brief moment. Of course, it's time for a bike ride around the neighborhood.

Delicious smells from Gonzalez Grocery waft down Lexington. 😊!

Crow: We got Munchie sign! Back home to watch MST3K: Munchie.

vrijdag 29 december 2023

vrijdag 29 december 2023 Watch MST3K: The Violent Years... another Ed Wood film. Mike, Crow and Servo: ED WOOD? NOOOOOO!

Greetings from Lakeview Beach. Admire the various shades of blue.

Suddenly, the seagulls take off from the beach. Who's the leader who decides this flight? It's awesome to see them soaring over me.

It's almost like something from a Hitchcock movie. Seagulls!!! 😮

Back at my place... Let's enjoy more of the MST3K Year End Marathon with Hobgoblins. Why does that poor guy dive off the stage? Ouch! Mike: Ladies and gentlemen... FLAT BUTT!

donderdag 28 december 2023

donderdag 28 december 2023 Merry Monolithmas! Let's explore inner- and outer-space. Midnight movie - 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Turn on ABC 7 Chicago. A report warms this cyclist's heart. Support this guy! Evanston man fixing up bicycles to give to Chicago migrants. The weather is... 😐 At least, it's not raining. Temps remain un-Decemberish, generally in the mid 40s. Bike down to Meijer. Got a buzz at Great Clips (no wait). Pick up my Rx for lisinopril, some groceries like green beans, Magnum non-dairy chocolate bars and some wine.

Reading Democracy Awakening. Chapter 23 - The Constitution. Here comes the juicy part! It's 1786... a time of tumultuous change.

woensdag 27 december 2023

woensdag 27 december 2023 My favorite Xmas card! But... Is my favorite city falling into Puget Sound? I once had a vivid nightmare of this. How's the weather? Is Seattle leaning right? Doom!

Ooga ooga ooga chaka- Marcello Hernandez... Love him! 💘  Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire is a sci-fi thrill. Rewatch this stunning epic. The Meaning Of Jimmy The Robot's Antlers In Rebel Moon.

Happy 28th Birthday to Timothée Chalamet! YEET! SKRT!

dinsdag 26 december 2023

dinsdag 26 december 2023 A psycho with an urge to kill! Watch the 1960 crime drama film by Ed Wood - The Sinister Urge.

The film is featured in season 6, episode 13 of the cult television show Mystery Science Theater 3000 after the short educational film Keeping Clean and Neat.

Up to Meijer to shop. The store is quiet. Bits of blue in a cloudy sky.

A longtime friend sent me a card with the Seattle Skyline. Thanks, friend! The design is very abstract, so it's difficult to identify all of the buildings. Guess which one is the Space Needle.

maandag 25 december 2023

maandag 25 december 2023 Santa Claus wakes me up. A demon attempts to destroy Santa Claus's reputation while also trying to convince kids to do evil deeds. Watch MST3K: Santa Claus.

This film is BONKERS! The Mexican production is badly dubbed into English. Is this weird enough for you kids? Those crazy talking lips!

It's beautiful Downtown Chicago! Watching the Lights Festival on the Magnificent Mile. Yay! Parade! Tito Puente, Jr. plays on top of the Wrigley Building for the show on ABC 7 Chicago.

My friend in New Brunswick sent me pictures of the 13 Santas of Canada... one for each province and territory. I especially appreciate the first of the 13 - Santa from British Columbia. He looks cool and Zen-like... surrounded by evergreens.

The Black River Landing! It's a lovely 60°F, partly cloudy, breezes from the SE. Last year - 2022 - we experienced brutal cold and snow. Bike around Lorain in this nice weather. Honolulu: High near 80°F, partly cloudy. May your holiday be decorated with those famous festive palm trees! 🤙🏼 🌺 The Ultimate Guide to Holiday Happenings on O‘ahu.

zondag 24 december 2023

zondag 24 december 2023 Christmas party in Wellington. My grandniece loans me her sparkly reindeer antlers. How festive!

The kids open their presents. Tall and handsome Ashton gets a gun that shoots money. What a popular toy. Everyone wants a turn. Cute little Maddyn gets a couple plush cats with kittens inside. My sister decorates for the holidays! How many Christmas trees are there?

HA! Photographed my brother taking photos. Everyone, smile! 😄

Let's have A Patrick Swayze Christmas MST3K Marathon! Yay! It's episode 621 - The Beast of Yucca Flats. But first!!! The ghost of Ben Franklin teaches a teenage boy to better manage his meager income in the short Money Talks! Wasn't Ben an abolitionist? Tor Johnson was paid $300 for starring in The Beast of Yucca Flats.

zaterdag 23 december 2023

zaterdag 23 december 2023 Phonemics! Let's play with alphabets. This is my name in the Shavian alphabet. Shavian is cool! 𐑖𐑱𐑝𐑰𐑩𐑯 𐑦𐑟 𐑒𐑵𐑤! And study Icelandic while it still survives! Íbúar Grindavíkur geta verið heima um jólin Residents of Grindavík can be home on Christmas. Congratulations, Minnesota! The new design for the Flag of Minnesota is cool! To become the new official state flag starting May 11, 2024.

I am, I am, I am Superman and I know what's happening. I am, I am, I am Superman and I can do anything. Superman! Showers will be around as we go through the day.

Stay inside and read Democracy Awakening. Finish part 1.

vrijdag 22 december 2023

vrijdag 22 december 2023 Salamander! What have you done? Watch Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World. Oh, Ramón Salamander.

Thank you, Heather Cox Richardson, for writing Democracy Awakening. Engaging and highly accessible. —Boston Globe The use of force and violence in American history disgusts me. For example: The Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner on June 21, 1964.

Wow! By director Zack Snyder. It's a new age for the universe. Start the Netflix series REBEL MOON - PART ONE: A CHILD OF FIRE.

donderdag 21 december 2023

donderdag 21 december 2023 Watch ABC 7 Chicago. Wow! O'Hare looks super busy! Holiday travel rush underway. If only we could energize from one place to another like Star Trek.

Happy shortest day of the year. An important global moment arrives tonight at 10:27 p.m. EST - the Winter Solstice. A quick look at the forecast in NE Ohio for the next few hours.

Bike 2.5 miles to the Lorain Public Library to pick up a new book by American historian and author Heather Cox Richardson - the LARGE PRINT EDITION of Democracy Awakening.

Democracy, USA? Watch SCOTUS! The Supreme Court Did This to Itself.

woensdag 20 december 2023

woensdag 20 december 2023 "Wonka" Stars Reveal their Wildest Nights Out - The Drew Barrymore Show. 😁 Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant and Keegan-Michael Key. They’re telling Drew Barrymore all about the new Wonka film, their recurring dreams, and more! Timothée is having a fun time! His laughing is priceless.

Speaking of dreams... Last night, my dream was about getting a Mondo Burrito at Taco Del Mar. I always liked the spinach wrap.

Turn on Stephanie Miller 👈 Malcolm Nance, Russia and cybersecurity expert, joins the gang FOR ALL OF HOUR 2. So much to talk about! The war between Israel and Hamas. The funding for Ukraine. Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off the state’s 2024 primary ballot for violating the U.S. Constitution. Malcolm says watch SCOTUS.

Trump: I consider it a great badge of honor. Turn on BBC News for the British perspective. Can Donald Trump still run for president after Colorado ruling? Napolean: In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

dinsdag 19 december 2023

dinsdag 19 december 2023 Doctor Who! What a hoot! It's the episode where the Doctor wears a silk bathrobe and proves to be fantastic at cricket. Watch Black Orchid. The Fifth Doctor and his companions time travel to 1925 England. The gang is invited to a fancy dress party. What a gay old time! Adric gets a pseudo-pirate getup.

Happy b-day to Matthew Waterhouse - who played math genius and companion to Doctors 4 and 5, Adric - born on this day in 1961.

The howling wind wakes me up. Behold! Snow has covered Lorain!

Machine Gun Kelly playing two surprise shows at the Grog Shop. 🎸

Also, actor Jake Gyllenhall is 43 today. Tempted to watch Donnie Darko... I choose the 2017 American sci-fi horror film Life. He plays a doctor aboard the International Space Station named David Jordan. Whoa! You are so brave! 😑  Jake Gyllenhaal Fears No Alien!