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They released some more copies yesterday around noon CDT. They were preorder cancellations. I was in line for a standard Switch version, but it sold out before I could check out . I ended up with the overpriced Anniversary edition. @Reed Rothchild I read online that PA only has a Switch version and @Estil was looking for PS4.

I watched Insomnia for the first time the other night. I thought Pacino was good but it honestly felt like it should have been longer to flesh it out more. It seemed like Nolan was forced to make the movie a certain length and he usually needs that extra time to develop his worlds. I also watched Mad Max Road Warrior and Thunderdome. The series is just so entertaining despite only giving you small glimpses of life in the post-apocalyptic world.

Did they change your PayPal password? If so, they could have looked through your email and requested a PayPal password change.

Am I the only one disturbed by the picture of the dude on the screen?

Seriously, we have a mental health problem in this country. It’s not just these people either. Look at the increased rates of suicide, especially amongst Gen Z. While not all would seek it or necessarily be helped by it, mental health treatment should be available to all regardless of individual resources.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_States Just looking at the past several years, they’re kind of all over the place, but many of these aren’t really headline mass shootings. Though we hear about them locally. I live in the suburbs of Chicago and we have strict gun laws but still have issues. I’m personally for stricter gun laws despite the fact that they may not reduce certain gun violence. I personally believe there should be some sort of annual mental fitness evaluation in order to maintain gun ownership. Life circumstances can change and have a significant impact on someone over time. A once stable person may no longer be fit to own a gun. I do not own a gun, and I don’t plan to, but I did get a FOID card, required for Illinois in case stuff hits the fan and I do need to prepare myself to protect my family. However, I never plan to use it.

I work for a Fortune 500 company and there are plenty of people I would fire on the spot if I was in control and there were no unemployment consequences. Outside of people that don’t want to work for low wages, there are so many people that are basically stealing from their employers because they either aren’t doing their jobs or they do such a terrible job at them. I’ve seen this from upper management level to staff level. I’d argue that the biggest problem isn’t just employers or employees, there are plenty that suck on both sides. I’d argue it’s sacrificing economic competition and opportunities by allowing big business to leverage economies of scale and causing the demise of smaller businesses while bloating head counts due to inefficiencies and keeping salaries and wages low. Small businesses’ share of GDP has been on the decline for decades and it’s no surprise to me that we see worse customer service now than before too.

Just got another recall notice on the car we donated in 2020. Maybe my third call to the American Honda line on the notice will actually stop these letters. This is incompetence!

It’s coming to 4K blu ray!

I watched Network for the first time. Overall, I thought it was a very good movie. I think it hits things right on the nose for the most part. It would have been great had I not thought the character of Max was uneven and had moments where I was thinking this just seems illogical for this character.

10/10 Seen them live a few times and I rarely go to concerts. I still go back to listen their first two albums a lot.

4/10 I find their music pretty annoying tbh.

5/10 Like Goonies, it’s an overrated, highly praised 80s flick. I watched both of these as an adult and thought they were mediocre. Maybe I should have watched them as a kid in the early 90s as I was only born in 84.

I think it’s a great example of what he could bring to a role, even a small one. He was the best part of that movie. Dude sounded like a straight up devout Catholic. He played it perfectly.

I still get recall notices from Honda for a vehicle I donated. I called them on two different occasions to say we no longer own the vehicle after my mother-in-law halfway across the country was getting them because they started reaching out to my wife. I still get the notices. They’re incompetent.

Split out the meat and only cook half of it one day and half of it the other half two days from now. It should last. Also, freeze the meat you don’t plan on using right away. Stuff lasts in the refrigerator a few days. You should be able to alternate. You could always freeze a leftover and eat it later.

A simple routine will go a long way. My wife does all the cooking since I’m usually at the office. We have to cook for us and three kids. So, we buy much more than you would, but we have almost no food waste. We keep it simple. We have a few choices of meat (ground beef, chicken, sometimes pork), salmon for Fridays, and then a few vegetables like carrots, parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower, beats, zucchini, squash, peppers, green beans, and sweet potatoes. We rotate these things. We’ll use quinoa or lentils as well. Fruits are pretty simple (apples, pears, and bananas). We don’t overly complicate the recipes. We just do a little salt and pepper and some herbs and spices with some olive oil. I’ve perfected the mixes and taught my wife. These meals are all simple and don’t take that long to make. I’d start by buying enough food for say 3 days and seeing how far it gets you. That will give you and idea of what you need for a week so you don’t have a lot of waste. In terms of quantities for a dinner meal, a pound of ground beef or ground turkey and one zucchini and one yellow squash feeds the two of us. You could probably do a broccoli head or half a cauliflower head and two or three carrots instead. I’d say two peppers and an onion would also work. That should give you an idea for portions.

I watched Spider-Man No Way Home. It made me realize how much I miss Spider-Man 1 and 1. Heck, I even liked Andrew Garfield better than Tom Holland in this. I felt bad for Garfield. The Amazing Spider-Man movies weren’t great, and he burned a bridge with that franchise, but he’s a much better actor.

I saw this, absolutely nuts!

They finally won, beating the hated Cardinals. I was at yesterday’s Cubs game. It was under 3 hours despite the 21-0 score.

The Reds are embarrassing this year. I figured it would be a race to the bottom this year, but they’re crushing the surprisingly competitive Pirates and Cubs.

I watched Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri last night. It was a really well done movie. The language was a bit much for my sense, but I still enjoyed it. My only complaint would be that the ending kind of ruined some character development.

Green Acres was a staple on Nick at Nite in the 90s. I loved that show.

I will say, ask much as I like his take on Batman, I don’t know that I like his Bruce so much. I like Keaton and Bale’s takes on Bruce Wayne better. Overall, I think it was a solid movie, especially for a comic book movie.

I watched The Batman last night on HBO Max as my son woke up with a stomach bug and I was washing his bed set. I really liked the tone of the movie. It felt almost like a Noir film to me. I think it was about a half an hour too long, but I liked Pattinson’s take on Batman. I liked the emphasis on his detective skills and he felt more gritty than other Batman iterations. To me, the best part of the other Batman movies were the villains. I was a bit disappointed in that area in this movie. Alfred also didn’t really get to shine in this movie. I did like the take on Oz and Catwoman though. Overall, I kind of put this one ups there with Batman Begins.