Midweek movie nights, Paper tigers

This week Cindy and I did something unusual, watch movies on a weeknight, an activity normally reserved for weekends.  On Wednesday we watched Bombshell, the movie about Fox News and the various sexual harassment claims against Roger Ailes.  I thought the performance by Charlize Theron, taking on the appearance and speaking patterns of Meghan Kelly was pretty amazing.  The movie outlined the slimy underbelly of Fox News although this type of behavior I am sure is pervasive through the industry, just ask Matt Lauer.  I’d give it a B+.

Last night we watched Soul, the new Pixar movie that came out Christmas Day on Disney +.  I heard a lot of people talking about how touching and inspirational it was.  I thought the movie was good but not quite as impactful as others expressed.  I am sure my lack of religious beliefs affects my interpretation but regardless I thought it was a feel good movie with a message that more people should pay attention to, enjoy the simple things.  I’d give it a B+ as well.

I read someone make a funny analogy regarding some Trump staff resigning as a result of the history making self serving abuse of power he displayed on Wednesday.  The comparison was to someone who unbuckled their seat belt as the plan landed after a long flight.  NOW, you are outraged, NOW you care.  Of course Trump is the primary focus of ire for the last four disastrous years but we can’t forget the litany of enablers that went along with the bullshit.  For some of them to say NOW they have had enough seems disingenuous and just a token effort to distance themselves from the Trump dumpster fire.

Speaking of the Wednesday event, it seems quite clear that the capitol police did a poor job preparing and executing their enforcement duties.  There are many examples of the police simply stepping away on video, allowing the rioters through without resistance.  The chief has subsequently resigned and McConnell fired the guy that was in charge of security for the buildings themselves.  It seems pretty obvious that many of the officers only made a token effort to slow the onslaught but not to impede it.

This weekend I should be able to enjoy outdoor labor and activities due to the pleasant temps.  On Saturday afternoon I am going to head to my accountants place to help her out with some tech stuff she had been asking me about for 6 months or so.  She reminded me about it this week so I figured I need to do it sooner rather than later so it doesn’t drop off my radar again.