A Sequel to My Oscars Thoughts
More opinions, many of you probably won’t agree with, about some of the Best Picture nominees at the 2023 Academy Awards:
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More opinions, many of you probably won’t agree with, about some of the Best Picture nominees at the 2023 Academy Awards:
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I’ve watched the annual Academy Awards telecast every year since 1974, which–give or take a possible gap or two,–is 49 in a row and counting. But this was the first Oscars I can remember being utterly disinterested. The movies released in the past year didn’t appeal to me. The nominees were mostly B-listers and unknowns. And quite honestly, the Academy Awards have become so dreadful in recent years. they’re practically unwatchable, except for the train wrecks. Speaking of which: Just when we thought the most cringe-worthy low point had been dredged a few years ago when the wrong winner was announced for Best Picture, during last year’s event the recipient for Best Actor assaulted a popular comedian on live television in front of a worldwide audience.
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Ask around about the places we all dread visiting the most, and the DMV office frequently gets mentioned. However, to my great surprise, yesterday’s visit to the local DMV here in Las Vegas was a breeze. I was in (and out) in 15 minutes.
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MLB RULES CHANGES:
I don’t post much about baseball. The main reason for my disinterest is, I don’t like baseball. But, I do bet on it — sometimes heavily. I’ve probably bet more baseball games than any other sport (mostly because there are more of them).
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Capitalism in one paragraph:
The Norfolk Southern railroad company is paying $6.5 million (that’s “million” with an M) to derailment victims.
Meanwhile, the company is shelling out $7.5 billion (that’s “billion” with a B) for shareholders!
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The owners of the Rio just announced plans to renovate a disco-era property that should have been imploded a decade ago.
I’m not buying it. I’m not buying the poorly-researched Las Vegas Review-Journal article on this “breaking news,” and I’m certainly not buying the shithole known as the Rio.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: MARKET GRILLE CAFE
I really wanted to like Market Grille Cafe. Unfortunately, this will not be a fawning recommendation.
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Read MoreI was blown away by this scene and this song. Let me tell you more about it.
On 15 February 2023, I hosted a discussion on Zoom which was broadcast on Facebook Live.
The panel included Earl Burton; Bex Lynn (Becca Kerl); Jeremy Sand; and Matt Lessinger.
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“Isn’t that strange how we the proponents of “socialism” always-always-always get stuck paying the bill for the colossal fuck ups of capitalism?”
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