FERRERMAN- AGAIN?

 The other  night I watched the film, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead". It's every bit as good as the 7.3 on the IMDb scale. Because the title is an old Irish blessing, I thought it might be some IRA shit about "the troubles" in Ireland. Nope. A crime and family drama, set in NYC and its suburbs. I recommend it and NOT just because Marisa Tomei has TWO nude scenes in it. I always thought I had a chance with her, by the way. It's an interesting, well-done drama, though sad as can be. When I watch a movie, I like to dissect the characters and their motivations for doing whatever they do. If it's a good film, the director is way ahead of you on that. This one opens with Philip Seymor Hoffman railing Marisa Tomei doggie style. I was not expecting that! It was in the script so, I gather she was. You know, when they film those scenes, there is like a washcloth between the actor's naughty parts so there aren't any accidents. It's pretty bo...

 There are all these little culture wars going on in the US of A- there always were- but it seems like there are more of them now and each one is clamoring to be THE  stand to take. There is a 'bro culture' and more women subscribe to the 'choose the bear in the woods' trope than you would think (but would they really?). I like to think of these things as metaphors, but they probably aren't and are taken seriously by way too many people. Men and women do not seem to get along too well these days, but did they ever? Jebus Christ- I could tell you stories! In fact, I have! But I never thought that anything that happened to me was a trend, not even for me. I have made bad choices with women. They have made bad choices with me. Sometimes, whether they knew it at the time or not, not choosing the Ferrer was probably the right choice for both of us. I get that. I'm old now and that is the optimum time to 'get' things about one's life. Better late than neve...

I've been saying for years now that the one good thing that could come out of all this Trump fuckery, is that America and American politics, could get the rebuild it so desperately needs. It might take a civil war and there will  be blood, but if we are to survive another 250 years- or 25- we've got to change our evil ways, baby.  The only thing wrong with the two-party system is that it has been good cop/bad cop for most of our 250 years. I think that's by design. The parties aren't "the same" as many people say, but their similarities aren't much different. Just a look at the campaign donations to each party shows that many of our most evil rich people make donations to both parties. It's not for show, and they aren't merely hedging their bets. It is control. When one is filthy rich, money can mean everything and nothing at the same time. The goal is to get what you want no matter what, no matter the cost.  Well, that's the way it has been. T...

Allow me to put my two cents in on the reflecting pool fiasco.  Bottom line: You don't fucking paint granite! Good gawd! One would think that the greatest builder since Adolph Hitler would know this, but we know he's more than a little crazy. Granite is an incredibly hard substrate that can never be prepped for paint. Cover it with a million gallons of water, and you are definitely courting disaster. I have no idea why it was chosen by the original builders of the reflecting pool, but eventually painting it was never a consideration at that time. I know that is true. Why would you?   What was  considered this year was the whim of whackjob president who thought he could make the pool his own, and perhaps put his stupid name on it, whilst making it more reflectible. Failed at that too. The initial photos (before it turned green) showed no difference in reflectibility whatsoever. I've never painted a pool in my life, but I believe the expertise of those who do, who have...

 My brother passed last Thursday, after a brief, very brutal battle with cancer of the esophagus. People always describe cancer as a battle, but in most cases, it seems like an ass kicking. An unfair fight. One that no one is ever prepared for. Overwhelmed, so many people- no matter how strong they are in healthy life- wind up just lying there and taking it. It doesn't give you much choice, depending upon the stage. You probably know that. Pat entered the hospital on June 1. I drove up to visit on the second. He had lost a lot of weight; how much, he wasn't sure. It turns out they didn't have any scales in the house, so going off his driver's license listing him as 155, it was a good chunk. Knowing that the DMV prefers to reenter basic data as previously entered to move things and people along, I doubted that was accurate. Various DMVs had me for years at the 140 pounds I was at 16 when I first got my DL. Every female DMV employee has seen my eyes as blue. They are haze...

Leave it to Trump to celebrate his 80th birthday with the gift of a UFC fight to Americans- as long as they have a paid subscription to Paramount+. That's not how gifts work amongst normal people. I'm a reasonably normal person and I quit the Paramount last month, but I still have access to it until something like the 17th of June. So, just checking to see if I still had it, I switched from a ballgame and watched two minutes of a birthday boy cage match. It was boring! I've seen better fights on the street. I've been  in better fights myself and I'm putting on no pretenses of me being a skilled brawler. It's just that sometimes in a boy or man's life, you have to fight. Same for girls and women. Sad, but true.  The thing about a street fight is that most of the time, there is a reason for the people to be fighting. They don't like each other. Maybe they are fighting over a girl. Or they are just drunk and stupid. Drunk and stupid is a lot of fights. Peop...