Opening Stuff:
My stomach rolls over as I watch the devastation and the heartbreak of our Southeastern neighbors. People just like us all, who in the morning were changing diapers and in the afternoon changing lives. One day taking out the garbage and the next day looking at their home as trash. One woman interviewed said it all, "It makes you realize just how temporary life really is."
The NFL Player's Union (Even though it temporarily isn't, it is) is crowing again about their latest triumph in the courts. But, reading the opinions of the players and their lawyers it becomes obvious that this negotiation for them is more about free agency than anything else. That, in my mind could ruin the great "On Any Given Sunday" league. Free agency has ruined competitiveness in baseball and if not controlled or restricted as it it is currently is in the NFL, could alter the balance of a good show. I personally feel that the Anti-Trust issues are way off base here. There are no restrictions to any enterprise starting a competitive league. But each league should be like a gigantic Broadway play that are much stronger if all members of the cast are great. The owners are negotiating for sensible "untried rookie" salaries and some extra games (Which I disagree with) plus a bigger take on the income the league produces.
The Question:
Kathleen Turner faded fast after a succession of notable rolls on the big screen. Name five of her best movies.
The Headlines:
--Death Toll From Southern Tornadoes Rises To 1954 In Five States; Lingering La Nina Contributor To record Rage.--US Economic Growth Braked Sharply In First Q As Higher Gas/Food Prices Dampen Spending; GDP Growth Slowed To Disappointing 1.8% Annual Rate.
--Unemployment Claims Jump Back Up To 429K.
--Stocks Falter On Bad News.
--12 Year Old Padmanabh Singh Crowned Maharaja Of Jaipur Keeping Irrelevant Indian Royal Succession Alive; Was Not Invited To Former Empire's The Wedding.
--RI State Legislature Annuls Gay Marriage Bill.
--Exxon Has Best First Q Since '08.
--Marines Undergoing Training On How To Accept Open Gays.
--Syria Killing Continue; Britain Revokes Wedding Invite For Syria Envoy.
--Suspicious Explosion Kills 14 At Popular Moroccan Tourist Cafe.
Back to More Stuff:
There certainly was a lot of surprisingly bad economic data hitting the headlines today. And yet Bernanke was there yesterday at an open press meeting for the first time in history for a Fed Head minimizing and hedging answers to questions . Why?
American Idol: Last night was a good night of entertainment. It's what I like about this year, where all of the people are pretty versatile and full of positive surprises. Unfortunately, what I view as best and the various voting blocs are at odds. The most polished and energetic are to me Haley and James. Haley gets better and better, but is probably in jeopardy to go mainly because she doesn't appear to be breaking through to the big voter groups. On the other hand, Scotty (Who was very good last night) can do just about anything and be #1 or 2 each week. Likewise Lauren (Who I actually like a lot). Casey is a entertainer. I think Jacob has hit the ceiling, and I would predict him to go from a bottom three that also includes Haley and Casey. Anytime you think AI doesn't make sense just remember two names -- Chris Daughtry and Taylor Hicks.
Lies beget Lies Department:
The Supermarket Tabloid "Star" said in a statement regarding the settlement of a suit by Holmes: "...it did not mean to suggest that Ms. Holmes was a drug addict or was undergoing treatment for drug addiction." They continued to say "Star apologizes to Ms. Holmes for any misperception...". "Any misperception! How funny is that. Everything about these tabloids is misperceptional, preposterous inuendo. They only mean to create false impressions about innocent people. That's what they do. That's there business model.
Almost Near: Chapter 18. --Samantha sat alone in her room. It was something she had been dong lot lately. Sitting on a lonely bed, looking at a wall with mass produced art wondering who she was. Why she was here. What happened to her life. Did she ever have a life? Was it ever good? Was it ever like Lobster Cove?
The phone rang. She turned and looked at the clock. It showed that it was only 6:00 and it yet it felt like midnight to her. It couldn't be Dante. She picked up the receiver, "Hello."
"Hi Samantha!"
"Dante? Is that you. You're here already" She thought she sounded lost, confused.
"No, no, I just landed in Lancaster and am about to rent a car. I should be there in 45 minutes or so. You sound like you need a little excitement. Find a restaurant and make reservations, and I'll treat you to a happy feast!" Samantha smiled at that.
"That sounds exactly like what I need." And then she added, "I can hardly wait."
"Good," he now said pleasantly. "I like that."
A wave of concern overwhelmed Samantha.
The political climate has gotten so weird that even opposite ends of the spectrum have found something to agree upon...the silliness of the counter accusations.
In the latest sign of Spring, I see the henchmen for the Meter Maid KGB getting ready for another season of raping tourists.
Dorothy being carried away from Auntie Em by a tornado doesn't seem quite so charming these days, does it?
Trump is the classic candidate with a shoddy, confused platform and a lotta Home Shopping Network glitz.
Quote of the Week Department:
From White House Spokesman: "The release of the birth certificate had nothing to do with politics."
Many of the most overbearing, annoying laws on the books exist because people are rude, discourteous, irresponsible and generally inconsiderate of others around them and devoid of good all around common sense.
The Answer:
Who doesn't remember Katleen Turner as Matty Walker, the temptress supremo in "Body Heat". But she was also great, to me, in Romancing the Stone. Other notables were Peggy Sue got Married, War of the Roses, Prizzis Honor and as Jesica Rabbit in "Who Framed Jessica Rabbit." Excruciating arthritic pain and considerable alcohol intake stopped her career short.
All Bar exams should be testing all potential lawyers for innate propensities towards hysteria.
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