Top Gun - Maverick
For some reason inexplicable to me I wanted to see this. It was everything I expected it to be ... for better and worse.
A few notes in appreciation of Tom Cruise - he's certainly excellent at what he does, superb even, an outstanding actor forever playing the same part - but unfortunately he seldom does anything that interests me...
Anyways, that's not "his" problem and he's doing just fine without me. But it was good to see him in "Tropic Thunder" and "Eyes Wide Shut" and I'd love to see him play a few different roles.
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'96 Jeep Cherokee
#3 Times a Charm, so they say.
The new Jeep:
Stretching myself a little thin with the Camera phone and new jeep - have to wait a couple of weeks to afford insurance & registration.
Anyways, I like the brand, the engine's good - low KM - 180, 000, but the undercarriage is held together with structural rust. Which means off-roading will need to be a little more gently than I'm used to -
Meanwhile, everything according to plan...a little behind, but only a little, and by October - with luck - a proper place to live.
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Michaels Wonder Cabinet
More of a shelf of the Kitschy treasures he can't bear to bring himself to let go of...
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New Phone
And, finally, Ken in the kitchen showed my his new phone, a free upgrade from Ma Bell with a 2 year contract, and it spurred me to finally upgrade my phone.
You've probably noticed as of late that the photo quality has been a little off, and that is only mostly my fault, certainly not entirely.
So, head down for my free upgrade. I'm looking for a free upgrade to a Samsung S22 Ultra, which, I've heard, is a good phone as well as a great camera.
I'm hoping for a bit of credit on my old phone:
"It doesn't take the same quality of pictures it used to...." I tell them, but fail to drum up any sympathy. Long out of warranty....
And no one, I mean no-one, was interested even in the slightest in my "Etsy" page whereby I offer custom wrapped and protected phone covers.
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In the end there was no free upgrade, a $900 credit against a $2000 phone, $525 up front, the rest pro-rated on the bills, and another $100 for the case because I damn well better not drop this one!!!
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So far, I'm marveling at the quality of photos it takes (none so far because there's been nothing to take pictures of...), it's rather amazing and hopefully this is the summer in which I get more than a few great photos. The improvements in phone technology - every 2 years, are amazing. This I find impressive. My last phone, I was impressed, this one even more so...
We'll see. An ill-advised but long overdue purchase.
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