Jane Austen

I am reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.  This books seems to elicit 
strong emotions in people who have read it recently, or many years ago.  I hear 
a lot of " I loved that book", " Pride had a great impact on me" " Austen uses a 
lot of big words" and " I should read that book again because maybe I will 
really get it this time".  All comments are valid.

What struck me, apart from all of this, is the idea that if Austen was alive 
today, she would rival J.K.Rawlings, or if Rawlings wrote Harry Potter back then 
( she probably would have been burned at the stake or something), forget that. 
Ok, so the point is that Austen and Rawlings have a similar style and wit.  

Really think about this and you will agree.

Juice

I recently got the Magic Bullet juicer.  Snore........   No wait, it's not a 
snore.  This thing, just like the infomercial says ( and television like the 
internet never lies) it's easy to use and cleanup is a snap.  I have made many 
different  "blasts" and snacks.  My favorite is the vegan brownies and the berry 
boost.  Yum!

Olympics

Who is watching the Olympics ?

Base

Today is the day I am going to learn to play the bass.  Why is it pronounced as 
the name of a fish and/or not spelled  "base" I do not know.  Do you remember 
the singing wide mouth bass that was mounted on walls years ago.  It sang 
something like la la la be happy ......

Why was it a singing bass and not a singing base? Or should the instrument bass 
be singing or playing like a player piano?

Until I get the answer to my questions, learning to play will have to wait 
another day.

Broken Art

At first I thought this was a joke, but no.  Maximo Caminero, an artist from Florida, was caught on film just casually picking up and smashing a vase, by Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei ( not sure how or why it is valued a $1 million, but that's art for you).  You have to ask why he did it, right.  That was his way of protesting the fact that the Perez Art Gallery ( located in Miami) only shows international art. Well that's a sure fire way to get his work exhibited!

sharnado

"When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, 
land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace."

That was the 2013 grabber for the movie Sharknado.  Now, just when you thought 
it was safe to go back in the water, no wait, safe to be out of the water, here 
they come again, but now in NYC!  What are we to do?  Aaaahhhhhhh!

I am definitely going to see this movie.  It will be awesome!