We swear we're not making this up. Oldest Daughter says she's a communist. We blame ourselves. We've written lots of nice things about Bernie Sanders and it's our own Hammer and Sickle flag hanging from her ceiling. Meanwhile, Middle Daughter's worried about fluoride in the water.
To watch a modern NFL game is to be scolded. One see's stupid slogans in the end zone and gets lectured on racism from millionaire athletes who knelt for the national anthem. The networks have decided the nation needs to be warned against drunk driving at the top and bottom of every hour. Is that even a problem anymore? This ain't 1985.
A great piece in The Times of Israel on the political/cultural situation on the ground there. Nut graph, as the J-School losers would say, Bibi has accomplished many things but shattered norms and created division in Israeli society. Here's another piece describing how the March election is a contest between right, more right, and further right. There is no left.
Will watched Mel Gibson's Fat Man the other night. A hilarious, ironic romp of a Christmas movie and action film. Santa is a grizzled old guy working on his sleigh and trying to keep his employees happy. Trouble ensues when a disgruntled rich kid wants payback. Just a wonderful and absolutely unique take. 'You think I got this job because I'm fat and jolly?'4/4
We found The Final Storm's center, yesterday. We need to do more build up on the Soviet nuke side. We're prepped and raring to go. We think The Great Nuclear War of 1975 just sort of peters out, no? The 110,000 words ends with Rockefeller giving the state of the Union to Congress at the Greenbrier and Matt finding....something. Threads ends 15 years after the war with Ruth being handed her horribly deformed newborn, The Day After with the doctor walking through the ruins of Kansas City.
We'll be doing a year end self assessment all week. There's a lot to go over. A great year career wise, a tough year personally, a strange year overall. Both Mrs. Stroock and ourselves already worked from home so the Wuhan Virus didn't disrupt us too much. She took over the cooking. We'd give ourselves a B +.
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