ONE MORE DAY

April 7, 2016

Tomorrow is a special day.

Today I see that the Adam 12 boys are in a service station where regular gas is $.39.6!  What I love about the show is that it absolutely echos Jack Webb's Dragnet in writing style and other elements. Just the facts, ma'am. From time to time older movie stars will show up in a featured roles.  There's Lyle Talbot! 

The Bernie Sanders campaign is asking for small contributions (though they would also take big ones, I am sure) on April 16th.  They are shooting for the one day record for contributions to a presidential campaign.  I don't do on line stuff for donations, so here's the snail mail address:

Bernie 2016
PO Box 905
Burlington, VT 05402

I'm sending a small contribution, just to be a part of history.  There's a way to contribute in a 21st century way at  https://berniesanders.com/?nosplash=true

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Xenophobia:  fear of strangers.. we all have issues with things we don't understand.  Overcoming fear is one of the best challenges that we can meet and conquer.  I saw an exchange on FB today that was frightening in that the xenophobe really believed what she was writing. Her fears were specious at best.   Painting fear with a broad brush is a technique that took Germany into the terrible events that we all know about.  With fear mongering ramping up in the United States and around the world, I wonder what's next?   

April 7, 2016

michaelsheehan

EMBARASSING...

April 6, 2016

I have no idea who takes time to read these daily notes of mine.  I don't want to embarrass myself or innocent others.  Thus..  I just need to write this out and move on.  It has to do with weird eyebrows. There.  I've said it.  Who knows what prompts other folks to do anything?  

Hah..  Spent a nice lunch with a very good friend yesterday and then... then!!  Got to help another friend assemble a new garden tiller that we got   from a very nice woman on Craig's List!  

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Just saw a video of the governor of Florida, Rick Scott, loudly shamed by a woman in a Florida Starbuck's for his anti-abortion legislation. "You should be ashamed of yourself!"  He tried to defend himself by saying that he had created jobs!  It's great to see one person making a grand statement and driving this guy out of the store with security guys looking nervous! Rick looked pretty nervous, too.    I remain a Luddite vis a vis iPhones with cameras and video and instagrams, and such, but today, I was really pleased that someone recorded this incident.

We often  may put our elected officials on a pedestal too high.   Their feet are made of clay, as  are ours.   That they step up to do the people's will ... or say they will... is one thing.  Then obligations to contributors rear their hoary heads and whose will is actually being served?  

Questions for the ages?  Hah.. 

April 6, 2016

michaelsheehan

 

EARLY ... EARLIER.. RATHER

April 5, 2016

Maybe it's the early morning dew that bends the changing branches more in silhouette there in the upper right?  The palm trees all in shadow... mostly. 

Things to do. Friends to see.  Miles to go.

I've posted a note for Hettie Lynne Hertes on Facebook to please refrain from using the name of the presidential candidate that frightens many educated people. I deliberately delete photos and most references. An alternative: because the term 'DTs' refers to delirium tremors, the shakes that one gets on withdrawal from drugs, I've suggested that that reference might be adequate.  In the past I have not taken loopy politicians very seriously.  My mistake.  Thousands of Americans and many thousands of others have died because of a loopy president.  That may be 'thinning the herd' but, I'd prefer that some other natural selection prevail now.  

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My Left Foot

It's  interesting to me to see how early morning light comes into the house. 

April 5, 2016

michaelsheehan

NEW GLASSES

April 4, 2016

The attractive blonde with big blue eyes lined with black black eye liner flings her long blonde hair and gives 'dating advice' and gestures like Mussolini while flinging her long blonde hair the way that the girls with long blonde hair sometimes fling their long blonde hair and gesture dramatically with an odd annoying voice of authority that only grates and takes the tone of 'all you have to do' as though anyone watching television at nine in the morning would have an iota of interest in what she has to say or would believe that her over talking blather made one bit of difference is that how you spell difference or yes.. yes.. my mountain flower.

Laurel House is the woman.  She wrote the book. 

The matinee performance of Cloud Nine at Antaeus yesterday was delightful, heavy: leaving questions that may not be answered.  Mox Nix

http://onstagelosangeles.blogspot.com/2016/04/cloud-nine-redux-blighters.html 

Next weekend is the LA Times Festival of Books at USC.  Free.. except, of course.. for the parking! 

Now, it seems that I'm just reporting what I hear on TV.  Yikes.  

C'est ca.

April 4, 2016

michaelsheehan

COME SHE WILL..

April 3, 2016
The big hoohaw about Superman vs Batman is long and loud and ... remember.. it's a comic book.  Ascribing any reality to this roller coaster, including logic, is silly. We abandon disbelief to ride with our childhood heroes as they battle evil.  The twist on this film is worth a look.  The technology that Bruce Wayne and a new Alfred are working with is spectacular.  The hardware is indestructible and of course, Superman is, too.  Or, IS he??  Amy Adams remains delicious!

Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor (or is he Lex's son?) steals the show with psychotic moves that all lead to... you guessed it... could there possibly be..   a sequel! 

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The LOFT Theatre company is being evicted from their downtown space.  They have a Gofundme thing cooking.  It can be found on FB.
Kids doing theatre!  Send your daily coffee budget and feel good about it.
The LOFT
929 E. 2nd Street
LA, CA 90012

I don't drink coffee, so I'll just make something up. 

April 3, 2016
michaelsheehan 

NO FOOLIN'

April 2, 2016

Nine AM

"Sing Street" was the next to the last movie for the SAGAFTRA Film Society yesterday.  The lilt of Irish accents and a trip back to the eighties from writer/director John Carney (creator of Once) is a nice little film.   I love to see movies now and then where we don't know the actors. This makes the characters totally own themselves.  There is no preconceived notion about the personality of the characters except what shows up in the story.

No pithy insights.  April slipping away.  Had a great time with my friend, Jill, yesterday. 

A talented and pretty and present presence she is.  Truly.

April 2, 2016

michaelsheehan

MOVING DAY!

March 31, 2016

(April 1 view of the hill to follow)

 

Moving day.. and I have no idea how to load in all these photos and tell the story of moving the old refrigerator.  Flying blind, as it were.  Started by removing the doors of the old Gibson a little after four.  The Gibson gave up the ghost a couple of months ago. After the new fridge got moved in, I stalled moving the old one out. But, today I decided to get it done.  Doing it all by myself was the goal.  It took a while, and I worked up a good sweat.. and an hour and twenty minutes or so later I was not crushed by the old fridge and here the tale is told...    

 I love carabiners!

This is an afternoon view of the hill with the old refrigerator..

Tight squeeze through the front door to the porch.

My new hand truck / dolly / thing is anchored to the loquat tree.

Then.. things got a little tippy... annnnd.

An hour and twenty minutes later! Whew!

A little wrestling down the final five steps to the driveway.



 And, the old fridge ready for the heavy item pick up! 

I did it all myself.  Yay.

March 31, 2016 for April 1, 2016

michaelsheehan