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Everything Everywhere All at Once
 
It's a comedic sci fi drama. I found this pretty entertaining, and the messaging is stuff we can all relate to. The inevitable "it's too woke" crowd can suck it.

I am annoyed at the Schilling stuff because unlike Bonds, Clemens, A-Rod etc, his is not a "cheated in the game of baseball" issue, but more an outside baseball stance on political views - which are VERY right wing. But, again, almost all of this is after his playing days when he was no longer in baseball. They turned writers off so they don't vote for him, despite the fact that if you asked most about his career without saying it was him, they would agree he should be in.
 
I accept the PED guys not being voted in, sort of, because it is guys like that who made the committee have to vote McGriff in unanimously because too many looked at his stats and said they weren't enough. 493 HRs, mostly prior to the PED scandals, but because of the PED guys, 500+ became a new norm for HR hitters. As an Angel fan, I talk about Tim Salmon, who did not do steroids. He averaged right around 30 hrs every year, and yet, because of the era he played in, that seems pathetic for a middle bat power guy when the leaders were all 50+ every year. I am not saying Salmon is a HOFer, but he seems pedestrian compared to league leaders.
 
I also find it funny, when you look at Rolen who made it, how defense seems to be ignored until they can use it as an excuse. Truthfully, Kent should be a HOFer, he is the best HR hitting second baseman ever. His defense was average, not bad, but it is used as the excuse for not putting him in.

Other problem is what Matt Vasgersian calls Christmas and Easter Mass voters (people who only go to Mass at Christmas and Easter and never go to church at any other time), reporters who only come out to cover championship and world series games, but somehow still have a vote for the HOF because they have baseball credentials. They don't actually pay attention to the sport usually, but cover the end of season. Other part of this, if you send in a card with no one on it, it takes 3 other voters to offset your blank card. If you just don't vote, then it doesn't, the 75% is based on ballots submitted. I would also point out, 3 guys were above 75% going into the last week, but all the anonymous voters came in and one barely made it. This is another of those things where once submitted, should become a public thing. It was the guy who held up there ever being a 100% forever because he just didnt believe anyone should be. No real justification.

After the final whistle, Dak Prescott apparently threw his helmet to the ground in disgust.
 
It was intercepted.

I have to assume that these are people who don’t really watch the games, because Mahomes constantly makes impossible throws with routine ease. 
 
If the Chiefs have a “system” with which any QB can succeed, it’s named Travis Kelce. 

Possibly, but losing 3 of their starting offensive linemen in the last 4 weeks is the real bad news.  

Good times, but not best of times.
 
The Cowboys got into the playoffs, and won a game.
 
Lines for tomorrow:  KC -9, Eagles -7.5.  The Athletic's newsletter writer personally expected it to be KC by 17., and doesn't give the Giants much chance either.  Exposing the Vikes wasn't exactly filling him with confidence.
 
For Sunday, Bills -5.5...the common theme has been the Bengals' offensive line injuries.  Niners -4 over the Cowboys.  Hope so;  is there anything more confounding than Mr. Irrelevant making the conference title game, in his rookie year, after starting 3rd on the depth chart?  Obviously, going all the way, but to the point he's reached, it's the most.  Even Brady had a year on the bench before replacing Bledsoe, and basically started the entire season.  This'll be Purdy's, what, 7th game?  You go, boy!  Stick it to all those draft 'experts.'

Honestly, I'd consider it insane to allow myself to be poked with a needle ON PURPOSE as many times as it would take to get that kind of ink.
 
But that's just me.

I finally was able to get a block of time and Xfinity working simultaneously and watch this. Great movie that succeeds as action/kung-fu, sci-fi and relationship drama all at once. The three leads each do a great job. I don't know if this movie was written for Jackie Chan but the action scenes and the humor fit his style. And Pomeranian-fu nearly cost me a pulled stomach muscle.

Saw this last night. Really enjoyed it and can say it is one of the strangest movies I have ever seen, in a good way. Ke Huy Quan, who plays the husband, reminded me a lot of Jackie Chan and I kept wondering if the part wasn't originally written for Jackie, although Quan does an amazing job. Of course, Yeoh is the star and also is incredible.

Dear Amazon,
I bought a toilet seat because I needed one. Necessity, not desire. I do not collect them. I am not a toilet seat addict. No matter how temptingly you email me, I'm not going to think, oh go on then, just one more toilet seat, I'll treat myself.

Saw this last night. Really enjoyed it and can say it is one of the strangest movies I have ever seen, in a good way. Ke Huy Quan, who plays the husband, reminded me a lot of Jackie Chan and I kept wondering if the part wasn't originally written for Jackie, although Quan does an amazing job. Of course, Yeoh is the star and also is incredible.

Clue is amazing. I often watch it as a double feature with Murder by Death.
 

Clue: Mystery/comedy based upon the board game. A fun watch. (Prime Video)
 
Deathtrap: Based upon the Broadway play, with a failing playwright plotting the demise of a student to steal his play. Reminds me a bit of Sleuth (also with Michael Caine), and has parts that were probably an inspiration for Knives Out. A good watch. (DVD)

*ahem*
 
KILL IT WITH FIRE~!