https://youtu.be/Xn3sK4WiviA (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) Five snouts up for On the Rocks written and directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans streaming on Apple TV now. This movie is operating as a sort of … [Read more...] about On the Rocks streaming on Apple TV now
reviews & recommendations
Dick Johnson is Dead explodes documentary genre but doesn’t hold my attention
https://youtu.be/wfTmT6C5DnM (:)(:)(:) Three snouts up for Dick Johnson is Dead streaming on Netflix. I heard the movie reviewed on NPR. Then a couple of other people recommended it. Then we looked at Rotten Tomatoes where it got like … [Read more...] about Dick Johnson is Dead explodes documentary genre but doesn’t hold my attention
the best live news show now is spiritual
Five Snouts Up for the best news show ever: A Call for Global Prayer every Friday 10amPT click here to convert to your timezone -- attend it live on zoom here https://csl.zoom.us/j/556416891. While Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah use the news as a … [Read more...] about the best live news show now is spiritual
Delicious Food & Outdoor Dining at Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse–1322 V St., Sacramento
I'd heard my family mention Urban Roots positively a few times but never actually stored the information anywhere I could retrieve it (code for: I can't remember stuff like this until I actually go and even then its touch and go). Anyway on … [Read more...] about Delicious Food & Outdoor Dining at Urban Roots Brewing & Smokehouse–1322 V St., Sacramento
I loved Borat 2
Five snouts up for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm streaming on Prime video now. Oh. My. God. Somehow, even though I laughed pretty hard at the first Borat, the 15 year interval damaged my internal hard drive enough that I remembered the irreverence, … [Read more...] about I loved Borat 2
Top Things to Know about Owning & Driving a Tesla Model 3
In July my husband and I purchased a new Tesla Model 3 (the top selling new car in California in 2020 by far). This is not your Silicon Valley CEO’s $100,000 car, it’s the model that is much closer to real world prices (37K all in for the bottom of … [Read more...] about Top Things to Know about Owning & Driving a Tesla Model 3
5 Snouts Up for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7
https://youtu.be/OAaZIfeQzT0 (:)(:)(:)(:)(:) a rare 5 snouts up for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix now. With the exception of The Social Network I pretty much love everything Sorkin has created, starting with A Few … [Read more...] about 5 Snouts Up for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7
Four Snouts up for 40-Year-Old Version
(:)(:)(:)(:) for 40-Year-Old Version directed, written by and starring Radha Blank. This is a fantastic movie: cutting edge, funny, smart, incisive. I could watch 4 seasons of Radha Blank’s Life. Strongly autobiographical but fiction, playwright … [Read more...] about Four Snouts up for 40-Year-Old Version
my favorite work from home productivity and home exercise videos
1) this is a short work from home productivity tips presentation by a team at uc berkeley that they prepared and gave to a large corporation but that I am told is the version that is authorized to distribute to anyone--I found it enormously helpful … [Read more...] about my favorite work from home productivity and home exercise videos
5 masks for a safe and efficient experience at the dmv—in a pandemic! (sacramento broadway branch)
have i got your attention? if there ever was a “man bites dog” headline, this is it—dmv efficient and safe? in a pandemic, what? during the pandemic, i had occasion to visit the largest dmv in sacramento, twice, a month apart, and i was impressed. … [Read more...] about 5 masks for a safe and efficient experience at the dmv—in a pandemic! (sacramento broadway branch)
covid road trip: 5 masks up for pandemic labor day weekend in san francisco
living 70 miles from my daughter in san francisco, i have given much thought, throughout the quarantine to what it is like there. i have been grateful that i do not live in a highly dense major city like that. my one quick trip into the city for a … [Read more...] about covid road trip: 5 masks up for pandemic labor day weekend in san francisco
covid road trip series: five masks for primitive camping on the south yuba river; three masks for the mayor of illinois crossing
my brother and i had a slightly more ambitious backpacking trip in mind—at a minimum we had our eye on lake margaret near kirkwood, california at 8,000 feet of elevation 2.5 miles hike in. or we looked at horseshoe lake near lake juniper in lassen … [Read more...] about covid road trip series: five masks for primitive camping on the south yuba river; three masks for the mayor of illinois crossing