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| Date Watched | Title | Description | Notes and Rating |
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| 31MAY2026 | 5 to 7 | An aspiring novelist enters into a relationship with a woman, though there's just one catch: She's married and the couple can only meet between the hours of 5 and 7 each evening. | DVD. Rating 6/7 |
| 30MAY2026 | You People | Follows a new couple and their families, who find themselves examining modern love and family dynamics amidst clashing cultures, societal expectations and generational differences. | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 28MAY2026 | Hitch | A smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress. | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 25MAY2026 | Ordinary People | The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father and the guilt-ridden younger son. | Kanopy. Rating: 6/7 |
| 23MAY2026 | Same Time, Next Year | Beginning in 1951, neurotic married accountant George and naive married homemaker Doris have a one-night stand and then meet at the same place once each year. As years go by, they observe changes in each other and their relationship. | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 16MAY2026 | Project Hail Mary | A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing Earth's sun, and realizes that an unexpected friendship may be the key. | Theater. Rating 6/7 |
| 12MAY2026 | Beef Season 2 | Minor conflicts spiral into consuming feuds between individuals, exposing pride, resentment, and hidden pain. | Netflix. Rating 6/7 |
| 11MAY2026 | Eat Pray Love | A married woman realizes how unhappy her marriage really is, and that her life needs to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to "find herself". | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 10MAY2026 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Through unlikely bonds formed during night shifts at a local aquarium, Tova, an elderly widow, learns of a life-changing discovery that may bring her joy and wonder once again. | Netflix. Rating 6/7 |
| 10MAY2026 | Reptilian | It's been asleep for two hundred million years. Now it been awakened by aliens from another galaxy. The aliens are using Yonggary to destroy mankind. | This week's Monsterdon movie of the week on Mastodon. | Miru. Rating: 3/7 |
| 09MAY2026 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine. | DVD. Rating 5/7 |
| 08MAY2026 | Sophie's Choice | Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. | Kanopy. Rating 6/7 |
| 05MAY2026 | I Give It a Year | Newlywed couple Nat and Josh are deliriously happy despite their differences, though friends and family aren't convinced that they can last. With their first anniversary approaching and attractive alternatives in the mix, can they last? | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 03MAY2026 | Michael | The early life of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop. | In theater. Rating 5/7 |
| 02MAY2026 | The Proposal | When New York editor Margaret faces deportation, she convinces her assistant Andrew to marry her in return for a promotion. However, when she visits his hometown, it changes her in many ways. | Netflix. Rating: 5/7 |
| 01MAY2026 | The Fifth Element | In the colorful future, cabdriver Korben Dallas unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep the great evil and Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg at bay. | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 29APR2026 | Going in Style | Desperate to pay their bills and support their loved ones, lifelong pals Willy Davis, Albert Gardner, and Joe Harding risk it all by robbing the bank that absconded with the pension money that they earned from working there for years. | Netflix. Rating 5/7 |
| 28APR2026 | Cha Cha Real Smooth | A young man who works as a Bar Mitzvah party host strikes up a friendship with a mother and her autistic daughter. | Apple TV. Raiting: 6/7 |
| 25PR2026 | Sinners | Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. | Prime. Rating: 5/7 |
| 22MAR2026 | Perfect Days | Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself. | Kanopy. Rating: 6/7 |
| 29JAN2026 | Dr. No | A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. The first James Bond film from 1962. | Netflix. Rating: 5/7 |
| 28JAN2026 | Never Say Never Again | James Bond is called upon to try to recover nuclear bombs stolen by Spectre, but he will have to get rid of a professional assassin, hired especially to eliminate him. | Netflix. Rating: 5/7 |
| 25JAN2026 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led. | DVD. Rating: 6/7 |
| 24AN2026 | The Life List | A woman revisits her childhood aspirations, endeavoring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey. | Netflix. Rating: 5/7. |
| 23JAN2026 | Our Great National Parks | A five-part documentary series about the world's most breathtaking national parks and the wildlife that live there. | Netflix. Rating: 6/7 |
📘Currently Reading
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![]() | Butcher's CrossingJohn Williams, 274 pages 🔗 |
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Windows-Super-God-Mode: Creates shortcuts to virtually every special location or action built into Windows https://github.com/ThioJoe/Windows-Super-God-Mode 'This PowerShell script creates shortcuts to all special shell folders, named folders, task links, system settings, deep links, and URL protocols in Windows, providing easy access to a wide range of system settings and features.'
#windows
Ooof...stolen base but slides too far and tagged out. Nats win 4-2. On to Philly for 3. 1-5 against the NL East 😬
#MLB #Padres
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Didn't even know this word existed and still not sure I know what it means 😂
tl;dr : How do you feel about rehosting a web page for a domain that has gone dark?
The issue: You've done some research in the past and found a wonderful page about your topic that helped you. A long time later you have the same issue or want to do a write up about the fix and link to the site. The only problem is, the site is no longer on-line. Despite all efforts to find any replacement by the author, the only one you can find is on archive.org. My… https://techlifeweb.com/blog/2026/05/post-2026-05-28T102836/
Testing Github Pages. Took me a minute to figure out https because I don't do much domain configuration. Turns out reading the docs is actually a good idea.
#indieweb #rtfm
RE: https://twit.social/@thurrott/116648506550743882
/me launches DGAF Plus
| Wed, 27 May 2026 20:58:36 +00003rd inning in a row Phillies get a 2-out solo HR.
Wtf is happening, Padres?
#padres #MLB
There are 61 people on the ballot for California governor 😳😜
#California
Thanks to all who replied to my query earlier today about sunscreen. Compiled results so far:
Oil of Olay Complete, SPF 30 (2 votes for Oil of Olay)
Riemann p20
Aussie sun sense daily face spf 50 (just for face)
Trader Joe's clear sunscreen
Look for some made in Korea
#health
Do you have a sunscreen you wear daily that doesn't smell "sunscreen-y"? My dermatologist is always after me to be more consistent applying it and I usually fail.
#health
RE: https://mastodon.social/@daily_emoji/116635640801004531
20 minutes of productivity in the rain 😂
| Mon, 25 May 2026 18:05:48 +0000#Wordle 1,801 5/6
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Curiosio | Road Trip Planner https://curiosio.com/ 'Curiosio creates interesting road trips within time & budget. You are starting with what you want and ultimately getting what you love. Search and research, follow your curiosity.'
#travel
Won't be the same without the crowd but I think I'll watch at least part of the movie
that was the feature for Monsterdon
1976#monsterdon #waxmuseum1976
Missed #monsterdon. Early for us west coasters.
| Mon, 25 May 2026 04:31:58 +0000This looks like an interesting device if you live with people that aren't techy and have to coexist with your home automations | Home Assistant now works with this clever snap-on switch for smart home controls https://www.howtogeek.com/home-assistant-now-works-with-this-clever-snap-on-switch-for-smart-home-controls/ 'With Home Assistant integration, the Slate Switch becomes a trigger panel for anything that’s connected to your smart home ecosystem. '
About $40 at Amazon https://amzn.to/3PJD6Qh
#HomeAssistant
TIL there are 2 teams without City Connect uniforms. Athletics (no city to connect with) and NYY.
#MLB
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Padres get 2 hits and miraculously pull off a shutout of the A's.
#MLB #Padres
Padres WIN! 7-3 over the A's. Game 2 tomorrow at 6:40pm PDT
#mlb #Padres
Rating Scale
I quite like Steph Ango's system of rating 1 to 7 so I'm adopting it. It is more granular than 1 to 5 and 1 to 10 is too many.
- 7 — Perfect, must try, life-changing, go out of your way to seek this out
- 6 — Excellent, worth repeating
- 5 — Good, don’t go out of your way, but enjoyable
- 4 — Passable, works in a pinch
- 3 — Bad, don’t do this if you can
- 2 — Atrocious, actively avoid, repulsive
- 1 — Evil, life-changing in a bad way
Source: Steph Ango - How I Use Obsidian

