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What the hell is going on
with sharks in the news lately? Sharks
have always held a real fascination for me.
I can remember preparing a huge 7th grade science project on
sharks (my Jacques Cousteau phase). At
the same time I have a real fear of the beasties – probably learned too much
about them as perfect eating machines.
The movie Jaws scared me so
much when it first came out that I was looking for sharks in the university
swimming pool when I was practicing! In
the recent news there’s a fetching young Australian lady who likes to swim with
and hang on to great white sharks!
WTF!!! Either this a huge publicity
stunt with well fed or drugged sharks or this gal has a serious death
wish. Then I see news reports of thousands
of sharks swarming the beaches of Florida,
literally feet from the shore. I think
the cosmos is trying to tell me something – kind of glad now that I missed the
trip to Panama
this year – no way I’m going near the water.
I went to the movies last
night to see Oz, the Great and Powerful and was less than impressed. I thought that Sam Raimi would do something
really special with a really talented cast and Disney money. The movie was visually stunning and the lead
actresses, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, and Rachel Weisz were splendid. The
lead actor though, James Franco, was an absolute disaster and the movie rested
on his shoulders. He showed no range and
remained dislikable throughout. It was
almost as if he didn’t care. I left the
theater thinking this movie could have been something really special if the
lead actor had a clue.
Getting back home I
continued my slow progress on the basement project. There was a very touching and funny
moment. I moved the refrigerator back
and uncovered a huge wad of dog fur that Buddy immediately became fascinated
with. The fur was from my earlier dogs Skyla
and Estrella, who passed away over four years ago (gotta move that refrigerator
more often!!). It was almost as if Buddy
was finally meeting the dogs he is so often and scathingly compared to.
The amazing snow melt
continues. The five foot snow drift on the
back deck is completely gone and the front yard is generally free of snow. A little amazing considering the blanket it
had just a few days ago. I’ve included a
couple of pictures comparing the changes.
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| Florida Beaches! |
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| So Close - But No Cigar |
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| Buddy Meeting His Predecessors |
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| Front Yard |
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| Back Deck |
Hey uncle Jim! Its laury and yeah Im also quite mystified about all the shark attacks lately, maybe its just a bad season for shark related activities. That and the news about Lions got me going "skip the beach and zoo for a few months laury" And thank you for finally convincing me about Oz. I was not in the mood to see the movie and now I know why.
ReplyDeleteHEY LAURY!!!!!Welcome to Frail Deeds. The visuals in Oz were awesome but Franco ruined the movie for me.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I was sure that the movie was going to be visually stunning, kinda like Alice in Wonderland but I wasn't really that excited about it. I like Oz but I don't think an origin story was necessary and if it was not with James Franco, I like him but he seemed to be aiming the part for kids and mindless movie goers. He didn't seem that pumped to play Oz. Ill wait until the Dvd comes out to see if I like it. What other movies are you gearing up to now uncle Jim? and yeah thanx for the welcome, made my own blog to post stuff so lol Lets see how that goes lol
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