Please Jeebus let this be real … a daughter responds to her asshole father:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyXMA6691xs

Too fast, and for me that’s saying something, because I like my presto PRESTO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2uCBg7hNO4

We did the movies-you-have-to-watch exercise, now it’s time to list your 10 best.  Here are mine:

1) Dr. Strangelove (1964)

2) Manhattan (1979)

3) All the President’s Men (1976)

4) Young Frankenstein (1974)

5) The Godfather (1972)

6) The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)

7) Three Days of the Condor (1975)

8) The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming (1966)

9) Empire Strikes Back (1980)

10) Hunt for Red October (1990)

I’ve noticed that, as I’ve gotten older, there are movies that make me stop channel surfing – I have to watch the rest of the movie unless the credits are about to roll. I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours. Here they are, roughly in order of their power over me:

1) Hunt for Red October (1990)

2) Godfather series (1972 on)

3) Dr. Strangelove (1964)

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The deep freeze in Europe continues to claim lives and cause havoc. This is outside Helsinki – normally the Finns are the best drivers in the world, but not in these conditions:

“They masquerade their bullshit in the words of Jesus and the all-knowing free market, but it is transparent what motivates them. Not love for their fellow man, not love for their fellow citizen, not love for country- what motivates them is hate for the other.” [Balloon Juice]

And what do you suppose he’s done now?