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March 22nd, 2020 at 1:37:42 PM permalink
I'll get the ball rolling. I'm rationing Married With Children from the beginning. I'm trying to picture what quarantine in the Bundy household would look like. No matter how bad we have it, Al would have it worse.
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March 22nd, 2020 at 2:20:25 PM permalink
Signed up for a Hulu trial and am binge watching Fargo. I have about ten short boxes of unsorted TPBs and an equal amount of magazines that I keep telling myself I should get to. I'm thinking about doing some painting, but that means work.
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March 22nd, 2020 at 2:55:32 PM permalink
Quote: redietz

I'll get the ball rolling. I'm rationing Married With Children from the beginning. I'm trying to picture what quarantine in the Bundy household would look like. No matter how bad we have it, Al would have it worse.



Lately I turn on recorded Married With Children episodes when going to bed. I still enjoy them but they do put me to sleep. I may still fantasize about Kelly Bundy.
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March 22nd, 2020 at 3:54:39 PM permalink
I watched the first episode. I remember seeing it years ago and not being
impressed..I still am not. I liked the show ,just wasn't crazy about the pilot.

I also watched, for the first time ever, the unaired pilot to Lost in Space. No Dr. Smith or Robot. Interestingly, they managed to fit many of the scenes into later episodes. Strangest thing was in the pilot, Penny was a genius, not Will.
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Quote: billryan

I watched the first episode. I remember seeing it years ago and not being
impressed..I still am not. I liked the show ,just wasn't crazy about the pilot.



Like many shows, it started slow. Had to find it's way.
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March 22nd, 2020 at 4:08:49 PM permalink
Quote: AZDuffman

Like many shows, it started slow. Had to find it's way.




Jet Blue somehow was showing the pilot of Modern Family months before it aired. I loved it and was talking about it long before anyone knew about it. That show hit the ground running
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March 22nd, 2020 at 8:20:34 PM permalink
Blowing through Mad Men. Halfway through season 6.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 3:37:54 AM permalink
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Blowing through Mad Men. Halfway through season 6.

Definitely in my top 3 TV Series.

It wasn't until the second attempt at watching it that I realized how good it really was. I think you have to make sure you get at least three or four episodes in before you decide one way or the other.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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March 23rd, 2020 at 3:51:19 AM permalink
I am in limbo. And that is the worst. Each day I discover whether or not I will return to work the following day. I have seen 95% of my friends and coworkers let go. Each day is a new reality with no certainty beyond those 8-24 hours.

The uncertainty has me bordering on depression. I have planned for either outcome... if laid off - I plan to get drunk and lose the first half week - then tackle many things I have put off for far too long. If employed for the duration - exploit any and all opportunities to increase future wealth - short of price gouging or exploiting someone worse off than myself.

Instead- it's sleep well, I'll most likely kill you in the morning. This new reality is unsettling. Will my neighborhood band together and serenade each other nightly like Italy? Or will there be rampant survival of the fittest? And fark me - on my way to work- could I possibly find toilet paper?? Seriously? Toilet paper???

I sit here, no ambition to do jack squat but watch the market ping pong with no rhyme or reason as my only entertainment. Id love to watch Chernobyl or Altered Carbon or a multitude of other shows... or play some games.... instead, I sit frozen in this uncertainty.....
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March 23rd, 2020 at 4:12:55 AM permalink
Quote: LVJackal

I am in limbo. And that is the worst. ...I sit here, no ambition to do jack squat but watch the market ping pong with no rhyme or reason as my only entertainment. Id love to watch Chernobyl or Altered Carbon or a multitude of other shows... or play some games.... instead, I sit frozen in this uncertainty.....

Hi LVJ, I know what you mean. Some of us are sort of like rabbits caught in the headlights. With stacks of time on my hand and stuck at home, I'm still procrastinating on all those chores that surround me.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 4:24:45 AM permalink
WKRP DVDs with most of the original music restored.
Lots of other TV, including the Office.

Treadmill and my workout routine gets rebooted tomorrow.

Driving during rush hour when gas here in Canada is running at $2.45CAD/gallon (about $1.65USD).

I am trying to support restaurants I frequent as well.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 7:41:38 AM permalink
Today is my first day to stay home. I can probably find about two hours worth of stuff to do around the house but what am I supposed to do after 10am?

I do not like watching much tv other than sports so I am dead in the water.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 8:05:34 AM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

Definitely in my top 3 TV Series.

It wasn't until the second attempt at watching it that I realized how good it really was. I think you have to make sure you get at least three or four episodes in before you decide one way or the other.



I caught a random clip on YouTube, and told Mrs we should try it. We were hooked from the get go. There have been some weak episodes, but with almost 100 that’s going to happen.

One thing I love is that it is so economical; it combines the best of old film making and modern camera. The camera shots are incredibly planned... and the actors? As James Cagney once advised: “Plant your feet, look the other guy in the eyes, and say your lines.” The camera catches all the nuances in the expressions and body language.

All except for Glen Bishop. He reads his lines like he has them written on his hand.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 8:06:06 AM permalink
Quote: DRich

Today is my first day to stay home. I can probably find about two hours worth of stuff to do around the house but what am I supposed to do after 10am?

I do not like watching much tv other than sports so I am dead in the water.



You should dedicate yourself to watching every baseball movie ever made.

Not all-inclusive or ranked:
*AFTER the title is a personal favorite

Pride of the Yankees
The Natural
Field of Dreams*
Bull Durham*
Bad News Bears
Eight Men Out*
Major League I*, II, III
Angel in the Outfield
*61
For the Love of the Game
Moneyball*
A League of Their Own*

Other sports movies worth it.
The Longest Yard
North Dallas 40
Mighty Ducks I, II
Slapshot*
Hoosiers*
Tin Cup*
The Legend of Bagger Vance*
SpaceJam
Rocky I* II III IV V
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March 23rd, 2020 at 8:21:18 AM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs

You should dedicate yourself to watching every baseball movie ever made.

Not all-inclusive or ranked:
*AFTER the title is a personal favorite

Pride of the Yankees
The Natural
Field of Dreams*
Bull Durham*
Bad News Bears
Eight Men Out*
Major League I*, II, III
Angel in the Outfield
*61
For the Love of the Game
Moneyball*
A League of Their Own*

Other sports movies worth it.
The Longest Yard
North Dallas 40
Mighty Ducks I, II
Slapshot*
Hoosiers*
Tin Cup*
The Legend of Bagger Vance*
SpaceJam
Rocky I* II III IV V



Thank you. I have seen a few of those older movies when I was young but I really don't enjoy watching things on tv other than sports. I did find some soccer games that will be streaming this week from the Belarus Premier League, I will try to watch some of those.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 8:39:09 AM permalink
Quote: beachbumbabs

You should dedicate yourself to watching every baseball movie ever made.

Not all-inclusive or ranked:
*AFTER the title is a personal favorite

Pride of the Yankees
The Natural
Field of Dreams*
Bull Durham*
Bad News Bears
Eight Men Out*
Major League I*, II, III
Angel in the Outfield
*61
For the Love of the Game
Moneyball*
A League of Their Own*

Other sports movies worth it.
The Longest Yard
North Dallas 40
Mighty Ducks I, II
Slapshot*
Hoosiers*
Tin Cup*
The Legend of Bagger Vance*
SpaceJam
Rocky I* II III IV V



Nice list! My top 3 from it are Bull Durham, A League of their Own, and North Dallas Forty.

I’m going to add a little-seen hockey movie: Goon. Loosely based on the book by Doug Smith. About minor league hockey, but like any good movie, not really about that.

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Don't forget about Mr. Baseball with Tom Selleck.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 9:20:55 AM permalink
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Blowing through Mad Men. Halfway through season 6.



For sure one of the best series of all time, and it requires repeated viewings to grasp it all. Don is such a troubled soul, destined to never be happy in life for more than a short period of time. The final season is all too real for anyone who has been on either side of a large company buying a small one out. I was in the middle of that at the end of my management career and let me tell you while I was not in the 60s the same things happened.

It is a show full of business and personal lessons in life. It is true to the period with how people acted and thought. Remember that "Las Vegas" show on CBS about 7-8 years ago set in the 1960s but there was no smoking in is? Not the case in "Mad Men."

Here is the thing that most people do not realize

The "new Chevy" that the firm gets to work on is the Vega
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March 23rd, 2020 at 9:45:53 AM permalink
I'll be spending time with Tony Soprano.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 9:57:55 AM permalink
Trump Administration Releases Best Case Scenario Projections For Coronavirus Where 8 Million Iranian People Die

https://politics.theonion.com/trump-administration-releases-best-case-scenario-projec-1842417623?_ga=2.160487613.1233228680.1584982145-623186375.1584982145

so how long did it take you to see this was The Onion? Another thing to definitely do during the crisis!
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Trump Administration Releases Best Case Scenario Projections For Coronavirus Where 8 Million Iranian People Die

https://politics.theonion.com/trump-administration-releases-best-case-scenario-projec-1842417623?_ga=2.160487613.1233228680.1584982145-623186375.1584982145

so how long did it take you to see this was The Onion? Another thing to definitely do during the crisis!



Sheesh, I hope it was worth the three days you will probably get for it.

There is no point politicizing this, in either direction. Let’s survive it first. Then we can argue again.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:02:44 AM permalink
‘You’re A Piece Of Shit And I Hope Everyone Like You Dies,’ Says Biden To Democratic Voter In Stirring Call For Party Unity

[another Onion article]

I guess I could be getting myself in trouble ... had to add this before ejection
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Quote: OnceDear

Hi LVJ, I know what you mean. Some of us are sort of like rabbits caught in the headlights. With stacks of time on my hand and stuck at home, I'm still procrastinating on all those chores that surround me.



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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:10:23 AM permalink
Quote: DRich

Today is my first day to stay home. I can probably find about two hours worth of stuff to do around the house but what am I supposed to do after 10am?

I do not like watching much tv other than sports so I am dead in the water.



It's amazing the sports you can find on youtube, and most sports channels are showing classic games. Last week I watched the Bucky Dent playoff game, saw Mark( the Bird) Frydrich throw a gem against the Yankees, last year's 49ers-Saints game, and a classic Cubs-Phillies game where 40 runs were scored.
Not to mention classic boxing matches, some curling and a few minutes of the Corn Hole National Championship. Yesterday I wanted to watch the World Golden Tee championship but got distracted by a Jimmy Cagney movie.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:13:47 AM permalink
delete so the nazis don't get me
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:17:21 AM permalink
Quote: Mosca

Quote: odiousgambit

Trump Administration Releases Best Case Scenario Projections For Coronavirus Where 8 Million Iranian People Die

https://politics.theonion.com/trump-administration-releases-best-case-scenario-projec-1842417623?_ga=2.160487613.1233228680.1584982145-623186375.1584982145

so how long did it take you to see this was The Onion? Another thing to definitely do during the crisis!



Sheesh, I hope it was worth the three days you will probably get for it.

There is no point politicizing this, in either direction. Let’s survive it first. Then we can argue again.



I thought the rule was politics discussion, this would not be politics. Isn't politics discussion, stating your opinions, but if you simply describe facts about current threads, then it's not.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:23:16 AM permalink
For the record, I wasn’t offended, but nothing like that is funny right now. I dunno, it just doesn’t feel right to tweak people under the circumstances. Maybe I’m wrong. I hope so.
Last edited by: Mosca on Mar 23, 2020
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:46:14 AM permalink
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Jet Blue somehow was showing the pilot of Modern Family months before it aired. I loved it and was talking about it long before anyone knew about it. That show hit the ground running



The pilot for Modern Family has
a cult following in the industry.
They agree it's probably the best
sitcom pilot ever made. I've seen
it a dozen times and it's amazing.
Every character is nailed and they
never change over the 10 season
run. But mostly it's hilarious, one
of the best episodes of MF they
made. Nobody in the biz can
figure out how they did it, not
even those who made it.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:47:31 AM permalink
Still no lockdown in Oklahoma. I guess not enough people have died yet. Granted, I don't know much about this stuff, but I would think a lockdown would be most effective BEFORE things get too widespread. Isn't that how South Korea has been so successful in dealing with this? Half the population here is still living their lives like nothing is happening.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 11:17:54 AM permalink
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I'll be spending time with Tony Soprano.



I think that might be my viewing option as I have never seen that series. Should be able to kill a lot of time if I decide to watch tv.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 11:27:55 AM permalink
Quote: TigerWu

Still no lockdown in Oklahoma. I guess not enough people have died yet. Granted, I don't know much about this stuff, but I would think a lockdown would be most effective BEFORE things get too widespread. Isn't that how South Korea has been so successful in dealing with this? Half the population here is still living their lives like nothing is happening.



There’s a weird calculus about it. A couple weeks ago we were planning on going to Mohegan Pocono on St Patrick’s Day, but I could tell by the way things were going that they would be shut down by then. So we went on the 10th instead. Last hurrah ‘n ‘at. Had a nice meal, played a little, then PA got shut down a few days later. We weren’t concerned, but we knew were were going to be soon.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 12:37:47 PM permalink
You could buy 11 seasons of doctor who, all the star trek series, sell your house and move to W. Virginia.
some people need to reimagine their thinking
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March 23rd, 2020 at 12:47:06 PM permalink
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I'm still procrastinating on all those chores that surround me.

#MEETOO. I had delusions of all the stuff I would get done, I may have done about 10% of all the things I thought I would thus far. Getting breakfast in bed everyday doesn't help. I think one day I spent all day in my bed only getting up when I had to go to the restroom.
I did do a little bit of cleaning outside, had 2 BBQs with the wife, and I did some online gambling related things I wanted to get to.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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March 23rd, 2020 at 1:02:52 PM permalink
Quote: Suited89

You could buy 11 seasons of doctor who, all the star trek series, sell your house and move to W. Virginia.



As far as Star Trek goes, Netflix currently has the entire run of ToS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise. CBS streaming has the two most recent series.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 1:35:24 PM permalink
Quote: billryan

It's amazing the sports you can find on youtube, and most sports channels are showing classic games.



If you're into classic games, the NHL, NBA, and NFL have a promo right now for free access to their subscription services.
News article describing it with links: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/nba-nfl-nhl-free-streaming-games
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March 23rd, 2020 at 1:54:25 PM permalink
The other night Fox was airing a NASCAR race from like the '80's.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 3:14:10 PM permalink
I hear the new season of Ozarks is going to be out soon.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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March 23rd, 2020 at 3:22:31 PM permalink
Quote: AxelWolf

I hear the new season of Ozarks is going to be out soon.



March 27th.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 3:25:51 PM permalink
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March 27th.

My Wife likes it as well so we will binge watch (fall asleep) it.
♪♪Now you swear and kick and beg us That you're not a gamblin' man Then you find you're back in Vegas With a handle in your hand♪♪ Your black cards can make you money So you hide them when you're able In the land of casinos and money You must put them on the table♪♪ You go back Jack do it again roulette wheels turinin' 'round and 'round♪♪ You go back Jack do it again♪♪
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March 23rd, 2020 at 3:35:45 PM permalink
Quote: Venthus

If you're into classic games, the NHL, NBA, and NFL have a promo right now for free access to their subscription services.
News article describing it with links: https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/nba-nfl-nhl-free-streaming-games



Last night ESPN replayed the 2018 NCAAW basketball championship between Mississippi and Notre Dame, the second Arike Ogunbwale buzzer beater game. Even though we knew the result, our hearts were pounding watching it. Great telecast.
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March 23rd, 2020 at 4:18:45 PM permalink
Thinking out of the box...'

  • See if you can get your hands on "The Great British Baking Show". Watch carefully and try to recreate the recipies. That ought to keep you busy for a hell of a long time
  • watch re-runs on ESPN of sports you've never followed. I recommend curling (unless your Canadian in which case try NASCAR).
  • order a beer brewing kit. You'll be less dependent on the supply chain collapsing for this critical item.
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You should dedicate yourself to watching every baseball movie ever made.

Not all-inclusive or ranked:
*AFTER the title is a personal favorite

Pride of the Yankees
The Natural
Field of Dreams*
Bull Durham*
Bad News Bears
Eight Men Out*
Major League I*, II, III
Angel in the Outfield
*61
For the Love of the Game
Moneyball*
A League of Their Own*

Other sports movies worth it.
The Longest Yard
North Dallas 40
Mighty Ducks I, II
Slapshot*
Hoosiers*
Tin Cup*
The Legend of Bagger Vance*
SpaceJam
Rocky I* II III IV V



What about Bang the Drum Slowly? Great BB flick.

I have a soft spot in my heart for these football movies:
The Replacements
Invincible
We Are Marshall
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March 23rd, 2020 at 7:24:54 PM permalink
Safe at Home.

A quickie made right after the 1961 movie, starring Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Mantle is extremely charismatic while Roger is stiff.
Not a great movie by any means, but it's Mickey Mantle being Mickey. What more could you want?
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:20:09 PM permalink
I was wondering what books were doing in this rather lull period and came across a place taking bets on... the Marbula One.

"...What the hell is the Marbula One?"

And 'lo, one of the most entertaining 8 minutes of my day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJWQbWFxHc
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March 23rd, 2020 at 10:36:23 PM permalink
This is definitely bringing out the worst in me for chores. Did a couple loads of laundry, took out some trash, but have been neglecting dishes, recycling and picking things up. Starting to read more, and I've heard people mentioning The Stand as a good one to get into. Good thing Netflix is endless, too.
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Minty
March 23rd, 2020 at 10:59:22 PM permalink
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I just learned this was a Twilight Zone episode this weekend. It's also a craft beer I drank from my favorite craft brewery on my 40th birthday on Friday while playing Spongebob Monopoly... lol

EvenBob
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beachbumbabs
March 23rd, 2020 at 11:50:06 PM permalink
I'm binging on the Jack Reacher books
during this period. 24 books, 3 to go.
Very sad..

"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
vegas
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March 24th, 2020 at 5:54:03 AM permalink
I have read all the Reacher books as well as John Grisham books. I read a lot but funny thing is I have never read a Steven King novel. I am thinking it might be time to try one.
50-50-90 Rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there is a 90% probability you'll get it wrong
Hunterhill
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March 24th, 2020 at 5:56:20 AM permalink
Just watched "The Honeymoon Machine on TCM.
It was a1961 film with Steve Mcqueen about a navy scientist and some sailors that use a Navy computer to predict where a roulette ball will land in a Venice casino.The movie isn`t very good but what intrigued me was this was a 1961 movie,I realize Ed Thorp and Claude Shannon worked on this in the 50`s but was surprised to see it in a movie this old
Happy days are here again
CrystalMath
CrystalMath
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March 24th, 2020 at 6:59:26 AM permalink
My wife and I started watching Three’s Company on DVD. We have the entire collection. It was originally on air when I was between 2 and 9 years old, so it’s a lot funnier now.
We’ve got 4 kids at home, and the 17 and 18 yr olds have been very difficult and emotional, since we have decided for everyone to stay home. Starting next week, they’ll start online classes, so we’ll see how that goes.
I heart Crystal Math.
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