zondag 26 april 2026

zondag 26 april 2026 Spending my last moments in lovely St. Paul, MN in my hotel room. I've discovered that at my age, I can't do all the exploring that I used to do. My train leaves at 11:15 PM for a 36-hour trek across the country. I'm sure that I'll have an interesting experience. I'll meet regular and weird people. The chances that Amtrak will provide Wi-Fi for blogging is 50-50. So, I'm posting this early.

While I'm waiting, I'm just sitting and thinking... watching MST3K. 😄

Breaking news! Trump Whisked out of WHCD... Developing...

zaterdag 25 april 2026

zaterdag 25 april 2026 Spend a mellow evening with another MST3K Marathon. Mike gives Crow a valuable lesson about gentle pressure, but Crow forgets... with drastic consequences. (He blows up! 💥) 🤣

Always keep a light on in your hotel room... or stumble your way through the darks when you have to go potty. Poor Nick Wilkins. They're trying to tell you! (So funny and cute!) 😂

A narrow band of rain is bringing wet weather for the Twin Cities. 💦

Express bus #94 to downtown Minneapolis. The town is a bunch of No Fun on the weekends. However, I found the Mary Tyler Moore statue!

Over to the Minneapolis Central Library to relieve my bladder. This place IS busy! (I just had to go bad!) What a cool building! Read, lounge, or study on one of the four floors surrounded by unique curated art.

Into Five Guys to get lunch. These friendly guys make a hamburger for me. I'm taking it back to the hotel to eat. Yum! 😋

vrijdag 24 april 2026

vrijdag 24 april 2026 Trump's interventionism comes for Spirit Airlines. Analyst: I guess it would be the Amtrak of the skies...

Colbert's advocacy for Amtrak comes by channeling good ol' Joe Biden. It's a beautiful day in St. Paul - 53°F and abundant sunshine. The downtown is quiet. (It has that reputation.)

Me... the train guy... I'm taking the Metro Green Line 👉  to d'town Minneapolis' Government Plaza. Hello Nur House Cafe. It's an Ethiopian sponsored cafe. This is a delicious Salted Date Caramel Cloud! OMG! ☺️

donderdag 23 april 2026

donderdag 23 april 2026 Joel: Oh there's a marshmallow rainbow waiting for you, with kitties and doggies too. 🌈  Joel and the bots sing a song about Happy Thoughts after watching Bert I. Gordon's horror Tormented. It's creepy to see Vi's head floating around.

The view from my bed at my hotel. Sheez! I'm tired. I'm exhausted!

Train from CLE at 3 AM. Travel, travel and travel. Finally, I crash the frontier of Trumplandia at 10:36 AM. I'm freeeee! 🕊

I'm at Union Station Chicago. Lovely lunch break at Potbelly... until 6 ICE agents show up. 😑 Back at the station. Ready for the trip to St. Paul.

The Hyatt Place - St. Paul is gorgeous! Look at that beautiful bed!  Good night! 💤😁

woensdag 22 april 2026

woensdag 22 april 2026 Midnight movie - MST3K: Secret Agent Super Dragon. Joel and the bots spice things up with a cool jazz song... Secret Agent Super Dragon. Fabulous! 👈 🎶

Grant: Steve, you know what this is don’t you?... It’s a Time Space Warp! Watch MST3K: The Day Time Ended. It's a stupid 1980 American sci-fi film. Poor family is harassed by UFOs and aliens. Last night, I was harassed by thunderstorms, and I'm anxious about my trip.

It turns out to be a beautiful day. Skies clear. The sun is beaming. 🌞

dinsdag 21 april 2026

dinsdag 21 april 2026 Drennon Davis and his talking cats - Doug & The Business Cats (Newt, Frog & Toad) - celebrate 4/20 with catnip. Watch My Cats are on Drugs. Craziness!

Speaking of party animals... Let's talk about sophisticated - upscale - exclusive! Oh, la la la la la la! C'est chic! C'est magnifique! FBI director Kash Patel's favorite hangout... one of the best places in Las Vegas... The Poodle Room. (Your precious tax dollars at work, folks.)

They've been sayin', "You're sophisticated". They're complainin', overeducated. You are saying all the words I'm dreaming. Say it after me... The Adults Are Talking - a song by rock band The Strokes. BASEBALL!! ⚾️ Casablancas scores!!! Yay! 😊 

maandag 20 april 2026

maandag 20 april 2026 It's a fantasy - adventure - muscle marathon. Our peplum heroes: Maciste, Atlas, Hercules, Spartacus and Kindar. A legendary strongman (Gordon Mitchell) battles an evil queen and a one-eyed monster in Atlas Against The Cyclops. They're always testing the hero's strength.

Hercules vs the Barbarians. Our hero (Mark Forest) must rescue a beautiful princess from Genghis Khan and protect Poland from the Mongols. Hercules vs the Black Pirates. This time Alan Steel is the Hercules figure fighting pirates to rescue a kidnapped girl and stop the villainous Black Corsair. Next: Challenge of the Gladiator. I'm wondering how Peter Lupus got involved in peplum. Treacherous Roman senator Lucius Quintilius plans a secret journey into Thrace to recover a legendary treasure. Spartacus and his band of rebels capture the treasure for Thrace. At last, Kindar the Invulnerable. Mark Forest is back to play the hero Kindar.

zondag 19 april 2026

zondag 19 april 2026 Corruption in the Galaxy? Quelle surprise! Allen explains power and leadership. This is a Huge problem for the Empire.

Bread and Circuses. Televison was the colloquial term. Zombie. Zombie. Zombie-ie-ie ie. April 2026... more valid than ever.

zaterdag 18 april 2026

zaterdag 18 april 2026 Dream: Artemis III takes a cat into space with them. Could it be a Flerken? They made a special space suit for it.

Dr. McCoy: It seems they're bisexual, reproducing at will. And brother, have they got a lot of will. Watch Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles. Tribbles: (Polygeminus grex) are small, non-intelligent lifeforms originating from the Iota Geminorum IV system.

Cyrano Jones: Once this lovely little lady starts to show this precious little darling around, you won't be able to keep up with them. Stanley Adams is probably best known for his guest appearance as the space peddler Cyrano Jones in the tribble episode. Adams also played a safecracker in Roger Corman's High School Big Shot (1959).

It's 77°F. Got in a decent bike ride before the rain came. Good timing.

How to say "I love you" in French. Je t'aime. Merci beaucoup, Pierre.

vrijdag 17 april 2026

vrijdag 17 april 2026 This invasion has put a spring in my step! WOW!

donderdag 16 april 2026

donderdag 16 april 2026 Omar Rudberg - a star of Netflix teen drama series Young Royals (2021–2024)! Thanks for the smile. 😄

Midnight movie - MST3K: Space Mutiny. The understated Santa lines are my favorite things! But what about the children and all their toys? You're getting a lump of coal. Bring up file on...Blitzen.

Mariners blow late lead, fall 7-6 to Padres on walk-off. Holy moly! The M's give up 5 runs in the 9th to lose. Uff da! That's rough! 😞

SEATTLE: Wild weather brings hail and lightning. Whoa! What a mess!

LORAIN, OHIO: My honey locust tree is getting greener and greener 💚

woensdag 15 april 2026

woensdag 15 april 2026 Please, Dorothy. Lead me to the Emerald City.

On the other side of the rainbow, the weather last night was pretty violent. Severe storms accompanied by tornadoes damage communities from the Plains to the Midwest. I'm going out to see our damage. YIPPEE! It's sushi and sake day! Sake to me, baby! California rolls. 💚😋

Mr. Amsterdam sending out positive vibes. 🇳🇱 ❤️ 😘

dinsdag 14 april 2026

dinsdag 14 april 2026 The architecture was bold, optimistic and completely impractical! Watch Soviet Jetsons: Escape from Paradise.

After the crazy thunderstorms, I want to watch The Space Children. 🤣

It was quite a show last night. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms passed through our neighborhood. It was fun to stand out on the balcony and watch the lightning flashes... until the winds got too strong.

Hungary just voted out its autocrat. Maybe the U.S. can do the same. Five things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister.

maandag 13 april 2026

maandag 13 april 2026 Cute. It's cute how this tabby was tracking the Artemis II capsule's Orion splash down.  They're safe, kitty.

Bud the Cat saves Austin Butler's life. What an ordeal! Poor Hank. Watch the 2025 American black comedy crime thriller film Caught Stealing.

Hello Spring! Hello beautiful pink buds on the tree down my street. 🌸

Dear Luke. Cool Guns N' Roses t-shirt. You have an incredible tolerance for ridiculousness. Me? I don't find this as humorous as you do. Watch today's show TRUMP CRISIS MELTDOWN P*SSES OFF THE WHOLE WORLD!

zondag 12 april 2026

zondag 12 april 2026 Doh! RED ALERT! Hateful aliens from the planet Zavia are planning to deflect our sun's rays using a giant reflector, destroying the Earth. Watch Fireball XL5: The Day The Earth Froze.

The weather in Islamabad, Pakistan: sunny and warm 80°F. Enjoy yourself, Vice President JD Vance, (before it gets too HOT). Vice President JD Vance Says Talks With Iran Have Ended After 21 Hours.

The SNL gang do a spoof on the Artmesis II mission. It's ironic that Marcello Hernández plays Jeremy Hansen - the Canadian astronaut - showing off the Canadian flag. Sarah Sherman - as Christina Koch - is spinning out of control in nul gravity. Ouch! My poor ass!! for laughing it off!!! I'm hoping that the real crew get to see this. Pringles!!!! 😂 

zaterdag 11 april 2026

zaterdag 11 april 2026 Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. The king's opening soliloquy of Act III, scene 1 in Henry IV, Part 2. What fuels my big nightmares lately? Who knows! War? Economics?

Robert Reich has lots of numbers about Trump's economy. And thanks to Inequality Media for your insightful contributions.

A Russian nuclear bomb is dropped right on New York City. A blind guy emotionlessly calls out Help me. Watch MST3K: Rocket Attack USA. At Meijer, I'm tempted to buy a Mandalorian and Grogu: The Ultimate Sticker Book. But... not now. Consumer confidence is in the crapper.

The sky is so bright that it's blinding! 😎 The temperature needs to go up, though. Good day to fly a jet in the stratosphere.