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Love to spell it out: schadenfreude and be able to get it on the first bounce. Further, it is more fun when applied to something like this: Republican's Poll Low Low Lowest.The polls are just rolling out. All are similar. They are setting upon one another like wolves. The teas have way overreached themselves and the regulars let them. Like letting your nasty dog run and it goes out of control, bites the neighbors kids and shits on everyone's lawn. No one likes that. Hard to put them dogs back on the leash, guys.

Today's film was a great martial arts potboiler Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. This is a "true" story with magic thrown in. The only Chinese Empress ever. The big attraction here is Andy Lau who has to be the most watchable of the Hong Kong stars. He has the screen at all times when he is on. It is a good story and the "tricks" are well done if mostly "on the wire", meaning that they do it all with assistance. It is still pretty spectacular as it simply takes it all to a new level.

Around the neighborhood with Booker. The condos are enduring a total painting. This means that all the landscaping needs to be trimmed back or bound up or something. Away from the wall. We are having ours done by the HOA gardener at our cost (public them, private us) so there is no figuring it out. This is good because I would have had someone do a much more severe job than he is going to do. There has been the usual flail around it. After considerable study of the painting options by a committee on which John served, the powers that be in the HOA ignored the recommendations and what they do will be what they do. As per usual. Feedback is solicited and then pretty much bypassed. John quit the committee quietly. We are due for paint in two weeks. We are not removing one cactus pot and a set of plaques that are in the wall over the fountain. We didn't put them in. This may cause trouble but I am always up for a little shit stirring.

Labels: condo, films, tea party