1/. An excellent story on why we all hate drug companies.....they own
Washington, and are ruthless in their exploitation of all of us.....eye opening....
Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Getty Images
On September 19, 2019, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The bill, known as H.R. 3, was a shot across the bow of an industry accustomed to congressional docility and deference. If passed into law, H.R. 3 would allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare, a right assumed by the governments of every other major economy. The bill reflected an intra-party compromise and disappointed progressive Democrats who had pushed for deeper reforms.
2/. A toon on Ukraine....
3/. The Daily Show with a hilarious ad.....Putin related!
4/. Matt Taibbi on Putin....
The president of the Council of Foreign Relations, Richard Haass, made an extraordinary statement over the weekend. “Just days ago much of the world was focused on the unwanted prospect of regime change in Ukraine,” he tweeted. “Now the conversation has shifted to include the possibility of desired regime change in Russia.”
5/. This week's SNL Cold Open.....2 minutes....impressive and moving....
6/. Interesting background on David Leonhardt, editor of "The Morning" from the Times......the subtitle is why do liberals hate him!
Approximately 5 million people start their day with David Leonhardt, the author of the New York Times’ morning newsletter. That figure makes Leonhardt one of the most influential writers at the most influential paper in the country. Since its launch in May 2020, The Morning has focused primarily, though not exclusively, on COVID-19. As Leonhardt recently told me, COVID turned out to be “the perfect story” for a daily newsletter “because people are desperate for information.” The audience, he found, was insatiable. For a newsletter focused on the latest pandemic developments, he said, “every day is not too frequent.”
7/. Weekend Update With some raunchy and edge pushing jokes.....a funny six minutes....
8/. This is coming to us all eventually - Amazon's hi-tech Whole Foods stores....
“Would you like to sign in with your palm?”
That was the question a cheerful Amazon employee posed when greeting me last week at the opening of a Whole Foods Market in Washington’s Glover Park neighborhood. She blithely added, “You can also begin shopping by scanning the QR code in your Amazon app.”
9/. I wish I could say this Tom Tomorrow is an exaggeration....
10/. A commercial from SNL that's surreal, yet strangely funny.....
"Blue River Dog Food"....3 minutes....
11/. A change for us.....a "nice" story of love and choices, from the Times.....get that handkerchief ready.....
On Jan. 26, 2020, Amy Bloom and her husband, Brian Ameche, boarded a flight from New York to Zurich. They hadn’t called on their usual driver to transport them from their home in Connecticut to John F. Kennedy Airport; they didn’t want to make small talk about their itinerary. Usually they flew coach, but this time they were in business class.
12/. Got lower back pain? Here are some simple exercises from the Times wellness section.....
The past few years have not been kind to my lower back. Between the physical tolls of pregnancy, parenting and working from home, I have a constant stiff, achy feeling in my lower spine. I am not alone: It’s estimated that up to 80 percent of Americans will develop lower back pain during their lifetime, with 15 to 20 percent of adults reporting it in an average year.
Could exercise prevent some of this pain? The short answer is maybe. A consistent mixture of cardio and dedicated core work can help. However, exercise alone is not a guarantee of pain relief, as there are a number of mistakes that many of us, even experienced athletes, may make.
13/. Blistering ad from VoteVets......Republicans are the Party of Putin.....
14/. Here's a new one - death cleaning! Sorting out your junk so your kids don't
have to do it when you pass on......
Cleaning out a home can be a morbid, depressing task, often best left until after you’re gone, when it’s no longer your problem. But what if you decide to tackle the chore now, while you’re still here to make the decisions?
As we begin to emerge from a long and deadly pandemic, some older Americans have decided to do just that.
15/. This looks really interesting - "Outer Range" on Amazon, coming in April.....
Enter Outer Range: an expansive, mind-bending, extraterrestrial odyssey through the mountains and ranches of Wyoming. Brolin quickly compares the series to No Country for its “weird” factor. Sure enough, the actor was at the top of creator Brian Watkins’s list to lead the show, which launches on Prime Video in April. Here was an icon of the modern Western, with the gravitas and résumé to anchor a tale both embracing and subverting of the genre’s well-worn tropes. Watkins wrote a letter to his dream star, whom he’d never met, to make his pitch. “I talked about how, in not just his performance in No Country for Old Men but so many other films too, he’s shaped the American imagination about the West,” Watkins tells me. “I sent him the script and lo and behold, he fell for it.”
16/. "The Batman" review......dark, brooding and very good.....
Just when you’ve had it with Gotham City, caped crusaders and the whole murked-up franchise, along comes a good Batman movie — easily the best since “The Dark Knight” 14 years and an entire film industry ago.
“The Batman” keeps the lights low and the dread high, as well as makes it rainy enough to earn the forecast “cloudy with a chance of ‘Blade Runner.’” It runs a tick under three hours. Some will respond to that news with: woof. Many may find those hours a tough, deliberately paced night in movie jail, and (no surprise to the ardent fan base) the opposite of exuberant escapism.
Today's video....Honest Trailers with "The Matrix"......an amusing four minutes,
especially if you like sarcasm.....
Today's wedding night joke
On their honeymoon, the new husband told his bride, "I have a confession to make
that I should have made before, but I was concerned that it might affect our relationship.
"What is it?" his new bride asked lovingly.
"I'm a golf fanatic," he said. "I think about golf constantly. I'll be out on the golf course every
"What is it?" his new bride asked lovingly.
"I'm a golf fanatic," he said. "I think about golf constantly. I'll be out on the golf course every
weekend, every holiday, and every chance I get. If it comes to a choice between your
wishes and golf, golf will always win."
His new bride pondered this for a moment and said, "I thank you for your honesty. Now in
His new bride pondered this for a moment and said, "I thank you for your honesty. Now in
the same spirit of honesty, I should tell you that I've concealed something about my own
past that you should know about. The truth is, "I'm a hooker."
"No problem," said her husband, "just widen your stance a little, and overlap your
"No problem," said her husband, "just widen your stance a little, and overlap your
grip, and that should clear it right up."
Today;s brunette joke
A brunette who really hated blondes was walking through the desert when she
came across a magic lamp.
After rubbing the lamp the genie told her that she got three wishes with one
catch: All the blondes in the world would get twice whatever she asked for.
So the brunette thought a while and then wished for a million dollars.
"Every blonde in the world will get two million."
The brunette said that was fine and then she asked for an incredibly handsome man.
Every blonde in the world will get two incredibly handsome men.
The brunette said that was fine too and the genie granted her wishes.
"Now for your third wish." said the genie.
"See that stick over there?", asked the brunette, "I want you to beat me
half to death with it."
Today's seniors jokes....
Just sharing some thoughts meandering in a senior mind:
*The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can
be in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient.
*My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations. I'm
pretty sure she was hitting on me.
*My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I'm worried about the
175 pounds I've gained since then.
*I always wondered what the job application is like at Hooters. Do they just give
you a bra and say, "Here, fill this out?"
*Denny's has a slogan, "If it's your birthday, the meal is on us." If you're in
Denny's and it's your birthday, your life sucks!
*The pharmacist asked me my birth date again today. I'm pretty sure she's
going to get me something.
*On average, an American man will have sex two to three times a week. Whereas,
a Japanese man will have sex only one or two times a year. This is very upsetting
news to me. I had no idea I was Japanese.
*I can't understand why women are okay that JC Penney has an older women's
clothing line named, "Sag Harbor."
*I think it’s pretty cool how Chinese people made a language entirely out of tattoos.
*What is it about a car that makes people think we can't see them pick their noses?
*Money can't buy happiness, but it keeps the kids in touch!
The best for last!
*The reason Mayberry was so peaceful and quiet was because nobody was married.
Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Earnest T Bass,
Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara and, of course, Opie were all single. The only person
married was Otis, and he stayed drunk.
