Fleishman is in Trouble (TV 2022)

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Fleishman is in Trouble (TV 2022): Autopsy of a failed marriage. Lots of talking. NY doctor and their two children are abandoned by his ex-wife without a word. Is she dead? Lots of blaming and whining. Story takes a turn halfway through. True to the novel, if not quite as good. B-

Read The Wheel's review of the novel: Fleishman is in Trouble.

Who's Running? Who's Not?

Source: Town of Ayer, Massachusetts.

Local elections in Texas will be held May 6. For me, that means City Council for the City of Richardson and Board of Trustees for the Richardson ISD. Like it or not, another election cycle is underway. Candidate information packets have been available for a week now. Applications for a place on the ballot can be filed as soon as January 18. So, who is likely to run?

Wednesday (TV 2022)

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Wednesday (TV 2022): Wednesday Addams at boarding school for "outcasts." Show lacks charm of 1960s TV show which was the interaction of the creepy, kooky family with their normal neighbors. Instead we get a trite mystery/horror story about a monster in the woods. LGBTQ subtext, if there even is one, is botched. C-

Babylon (2022)

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Babylon (2022): Saying this is a remake of "Singin' in the Rain" isn't exactly wrong. It's an over-the-top depiction of debauched parties in Hollywood's silent film era. When the talkies come (an eternity into this too-long film), things turn really black. Margot Robbie is fantastic. Brad Pitt, not. B-

POTD: Ehrenfels Castle

From 2022 07 08 Braubach and Rhine

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany. It's a view of another castle. It's for those who felt shortchanged by my last POTD showing nothing but a vineyard. Some people say that sailing the Rhine River is an ABC tour, where ABC stands for "Another Bloody Castle." Sometimes it seems that way, except when the castles are broken up by a medieval cathedral and the ABC becomes "Another Bloody Cathedral." But this is the last castle pic I'll show (I think). If you haven't had enough, click on the link under the photo to see them all.