Progress of a Sort

 Mom did not have a good day at the home today, so in consequence, neither me nor my sister had a good day, ether.  Oi.  I am thinking we need to find her a new place, as we have lost confidence in the old one... my sister is letting me handle this, for a bunch of reasons, and it is no fun.  Basically, you're flying blind here, as you can;t look at the places, visit the elderly parent to see for yourself, that sort of thing...  not much to do but hope for the best and muddle through.  To be sure, this is life in general, but...the stakes are higher now.

https://www.city-journal.org/end-insider-privileges-of-socialism-to-fix-american-capitalism

Interesting...

https://www.wired.com/2017/06/poes-law-troll-cultures-central-rule/

This is a thing?  I've pleaded this for years, often to no avail...and now I find out about this?  Oi.  More seriously, this is a problem (a first world one at that), that it's impossible to discern intent in a text.  Now, to be sure, 98% of the time I am a snarky smartass, and everyone knows this, but there are times (few and far between) whenI am not, and it impossible to tell.. 

https://deadline.com/2020/12/national-film-registry-2020-list-the-dark-knight-grease-shrek-blues-brothers-1234655817/#comments

I've seen five of these (six, if you count "Golden Arm," but it was so long ago that I will watch it again).  I have seen "The Blues Brothers" too many times to count -- the Penguin was pretty much most of the nuns I knew growing up -- and I suspect they held it to this year for the 40th anniversary.  Others I have seen include "The Hurt Locker," "Grease" (for the cultural significance, I can assure you), "The Dark Knight," and "A Clockwork Orange."  That's it; notice no "Shrek," though those who know me are not surprised.  Anyways, TCM is running a special tomorrow and will air a bunch of them, so I will have my caffeine ready and will stay up to enjoy...