March 2013

The movie “Good Ole Boys” was based on a book of the same title written by Elmer Kelton.  I discovered this by glancing at a large collection of Reader’s Digest condensed books and saw it on the spine of Vol. 4 of 1978.  Now if that’s not random, I don’t know what is.

Aside from not being able to shower when you want or go to the bathroom in privacy, an institutional lock-down is pretty much what I bet a lot of people dream about.  You have nowhere you are supposed to be.  You don’t have to talk to anyone.  You can stay in bed around the clock if you want to.  Unlimited time for TV, reading, writing, etc.  Not terrible.

I would like to know why upper management at companies like Grey Poupon & Country Crock decided to stop advertising. The products are still out there. Did their sales figures get too high?  Were they continually running out of stock?  I just remember all those commercials.  Now days, pick an hour-long show & count how many times the same crappy commercials are repeated.  Michael Buffer’s “bundlllllllle” on the latest “Flo” Progressive commercial is possibly the most annoying thing I’ve heard since Lloyd’s annoying sound on Dumb and Dumber.  I have to mute it every time it comes on, which is too often.

For the record, I don’t classify “Lonesome Dove” as a movie.  It was a made for TV mini-series.  Although, if it is a movie it would be #2 on my list.  I cry every time Gus dies.  And as a side note, I saw Steel Magnolias recently, and apparently I still tear up every time Shelby dies.  Spoiler alert.  It came out in the late 80’s.  If you haven’t seen it by now, it should be spoiled.  Shelby dies.  Gus dies.  Still totaling they should both be seen my all.

To sum up the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in one word: suckish.   Duke did okay.  Florida Gulf Coast was fun to watch.  Wichita State over-achieved.  All in all, disappointing for a Blue Devil.