LOIS

My beautiful spouse returns from FL today, where she & her brother David have been spending the past week helping their sister Kathy move into her new condo. Hopefully her travel today will go better than it did last FRI. Because of flight delays, she missed a connecting flight in Chicago. Fortunately, she was able to get on another flight, but didn't arrive in Tampa [Kathy lives in St. Petersburg.] until late that night. More troublesome was her abscessed molar. When the cabin pressure changed in the plane, it felt--as I remember her vividly describing it--like her tooth exploded. During the week her toothache got progressively worse, until she finally had to get her root canal there instead of waiting until she got back to Norfolk. Fortunately, her tooth feels much better. She is able to drink coffee again & doesn't have to live on smoothies & protein shakes. Her flight arrives in Omaha, God-willing, at 10:30 tonight. We'll spend the night in Omaha before returning tomorrow.

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

Lois & I have been watching Deep Space Nine & Star Trek Enterprise on Netflix. Then, several weeks ago, there was a notification that Enterprise's last day would be Sep. 30, so we began watching Enterprise exclusively. We still have one season to go, & it will be cutting it close. We may have to watch 10-12 episodes per night in order to finish. So I offered to keep watching it while Lois was in FL & text her plot summaries. She demurred, so I've been watching movies & comedy specials & comedians on You Tube Instead. Here goes.

* Blade Runner, a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, who went on to direct Alien. Stars included Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, & the dude who played Larry on the Bob Newhart show. [You know:  "I'm Larry. This is my brother Daryl, & this is my other brother Daryl."

* Catch Me If You Can, a 2002 pseudobiographical crime film directed by Steven Spielberg. [NOTE:  I'm getting help from Wikipedia, a more trusted news source than CNN.] Stars included Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen.

* The Outpost, a 2020 Film, based on the 2012 non-fiction book "The Outpost:  An Untold Story of American Valor," about the Battle of Kamdesh in the war in Afghanistan. The only actor I recognized was Orlando Bloom [Lord of Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean].

* Space Cowboys, a 2000 adventure drama film, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner.

* In the Line of Fire, a 1993 political action thriller film starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo.

* An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life, a 2018 Netflix special featuring longtime pals & showbiz icons Steve Martin & Martin Short, as quoted on Netflix. [Steve Martin is one of my all-time favorite comedians, whom I first saw on the early Saturday Night Live shows. SNL was actually fun to watch back in the day.]

* Beyond the Pale, a 2005 special on Netflix, featuring Jim Gaffigan, also one of my favorite comedians.

* You Tube videos, featuring Mitch Hedberg, Shayne Smith [whom I discovered on Dry Bar Comedy], & Norm Macdonald.

WHAT I'M READING

I finished reading "Uncle John's Weird Weird World:  Who, What, Where, When, & Why." Now I'm reading "The Best of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader." I promise . . . this is the last Uncle John book I will read, & after finishing it I will start reading tour books about the national parks we plan to visit in October.

TRENDING

"SURVEY:  1 in 6 will quit job if not allowed to work from home." Drudge Report, 9/16

"Just 56% of Americans can name all 3 branches of govt." Drudge, 9/16 That's easy. Moe, Larry, Curly

NORM MACDONALD

"Nation's productivity down 97% as everyone binge-watching Norm Macdonald clips all day." Babylon Bee  Guilty as charged.

"Millions convert to Christianity after heaven begins advertising Norm Macdonald shows." Babylon Bee

DEPT. OF SHAMELESS JOKE STEALING *

* Compliments of Reader's Digest, July/Aug 2021

> "Eat her already!" Animal watching people kissing.

> Growing up, my mom would often say, "If you kids didn't cost so much, I could drink wine that comes out of a bottle."

POLITICAL POTPOURRI

"Sirens blaring at Democratic headquarters as Black woman expresses unapproved opinion." Babylon Bee

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA

"Homeless spell out 'Congrats, Gavin Newsom' in poo on the streets of CA." Babylon Bee

"Marathon runners required to wear face masks in San Francisco." Drudge