Sunday on a holiday weekend always was a bit slow.

Thank you. Considering I’m at the point of cutting down on alcohol (and liking it), it’s possible that my pot experimentation stage window is closing.

You just reminded me of how the flight Mr. V was talking about went down. It was dark and icy, and an alarm went off in the cockpit because of a potential stall situation. They were supposed to push the control forward, but instead they pulled back. Rookie mistake, you know.

Without saying more than I am allowed to (for professional and ethical reasons) I can verify much of what Mr. V has written. Also, there was a regional aircraft in the same area which went hours off-course because the crew was checking out their flight schedules - these people were never getting enough sleep. Their…

I’ve been forcing myself to turn off MSNBC in favor of TCM and have found oodles of interesting flicks I never heard of before. This morning I saw The Doctor’s Dilemma, a Fifties English Shaw comedy. It was interesting, a bit talky but doesn’t overstay its welcome. It’s got that great color the English had back then,…

Herzog’s “Grizzly Man” is a fine documentary. Although he comes off straightforward, he tells a story in a way which hints at something very dark (does this man WANT to be eaten by a bear?).

I don’t want a movie to actually deliver depravity, I just want it to sell it.