THE FINE FIVE:
(1) Welcome back, Opus, Milo, Binkley, Bill the Cat, Cutter John, Lola Granola, Portnoy, Oliver Wendell Jones, Sen. Bedfellow, Yaz Pistachio, Steve Dallas, and the rest of the politically irreverent and whimsically quirky residents of Bloom County. It's been a long 25 years. We missed ya.
(2) Now all we need is a return of Calvin & Hobbes and The Far Side, and life will be complete.
(3) Speaking of returns (of sorts), I've yet to read the newly-released Harper Lee novel Go Set a Watchman. I have read a number of the online reviews, including the shock-and-awe comments from readers (and critics) concerned over the apparent racist dark side of Atticus Finch. Watchman is set some 20 years after Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, and apparently raises a slew of questions about many things we took for granted about Finch - and about Lee.
(4) Started going through all of my compact discs today, in order to donate the vast majority to the Palm Beach Library System. I'm guessing around 500-600 or so; possibly more. I'll still retain around 125 in my quite downsized collection.
(5) Watched one of my favorite movies tonight, Sneakers. A wonderful cast - Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley, Mary McDonnell, River Phoenix, Sidney Poitier, and David Strathairn - and a quirky, witty, funny script that looks at national security and the ways it can impact government and civilians alike. I particularly love the chemistry of our motley crew, and the ending - with an appearance by James Earl Jones as National Security Agency agent Bernard Abbott - is priceless.
FOODERCIZE:
Weight: 246
Steps Taken: 4,015
Miles Walked: 1.81
CAMPAIGN 2016 NEWS OF THE DAY:
From The Sun-Sentinel: "Graham: Trump is a 'wrecking ball' for future of GOP" - Unclear if he means the Miley Cyrus or Bruce Springsteen version.
STUPID NEWS OF THE DAY:
From The Verge: "Comcast is launching a new $15 internet TV service called Stream" - I'm sure Netflix, which charges only $7.99 a month, is concerned, too.
FLORIDA NEWS OF THE DAY:
From The Daily Mail: "Verne Troyer falls and hits his head at Miami nightclub after dancing on top of DJ booth" - It was just a mini-fall, though.
WEIRD NEWS OF THE DAY:
From The National Catholic Registry: "Does the US Need a Nationwide Exorcism?" - If so, I'm assuming Maine would spin around and spew green pea soup in the process.
SPORTS NEWS OF THE DAY:
From Fox Sports: "Becky Hammon makes her summer league coaching debut for Spurs" - San Antonio continues to be two steps ahead of the rest of the sports world.
VIDEO OF THE DAY:
Atticus Finch's Closing Statement in the film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird; Gregory Peck at his finest.
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE DAY:
"Thriller," Michael Jackson
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