Silkwood

A difficult life tempestuously driven by the sincere desire to share bold reckonings, dynamic friendships and bohemian protocols keeping things multilaterally attuned.

Work at the fuel fabrication site where she makes rods for nuclear reactors, has its life-threatening ups and downs while employees maintain a chillaxed atmosphere.

What to do when there isn't any work and you don't want to move far away from home, the overt danger seeming much less perilous when the steady paychecks start rolling in.

But day in day out as people get sick or find themselves exposed to cancer generating elements, builds up the tension and ensures the union actively engages on their behalves.

Trouble intensifies for Ms. Silkwood after she agrees to go undercover, and obtain photos of a technicians's alterations to definitive indicative core sample negatives.

Her partner leaves her after she takes on the increasing clandestine covert responsibilities, and problems get much much much worse to the point where she's left on her own recognizance.

The life of an activist hardships incumbent serialized dilemmas consistently challenging, the disappearance of networks and friends and colleagues as the stealthy work boldly intensifies.

With the union helping to coordinate hardworking team-based initiatives however, effective groups of likeminded people can efficiently criticize industrious greed.

I've never been a fan of nuclear power I imagine I've mentioned this before, it's certainly convenient if you can't build massive dams but still leaves an ominous environmental footprint.

Nuclear material takes thousands of years to gradually break down into harmless components, that's a long time to have to monitor deteriorating waste at different sites.

You'd have to outlast the Roman Empire have a much longer run than The Simpsons or Frasier, how can you guarantee the monitoring of such sites for the non-foreseeable future over the years?

It's easier to do what Hydro Québec has effectively done in La Belle Province, are there not massive rivers in Northern Ontario or Manitoba or Alberta that can also be dammed?

Working with local First Nations to facilitate smooth beneficial transitions, is hydroelectric power not more reliable than nuclear, and respectfully characteristic of a sustainable future?

*I don't want to argue with the people who don't like hydroelectric power either. We're on the same side at the end of the day. Hydro Québec just makes so much more sense to me. 

Small town mayors may not make great presidents, but writing a film script where a local guy or gal suddenly find themselves managing a big business can be huge at the box office. 

It could be a comedy where someone learns to work with a situation that's over their head, or it could present a big business working within bucolic means (the film showcases a big business with worldly issues but everything is boiled down to a less intricate level [why the Die Hard films are so successful]). 

Hrabra rešitelnost. Zastrašuvačka maršruta. Ukrainska genijalnost.

Kanada i Kvebek nikogaš nema de se priklučat na Soedinetite Amerikanski Državi.

Se molam za mir vo Gaza.

Happy Father's Day, dads out there. 

Miss you dad. 📚

Couragéiert Entschlossenheet. Formidaebelen Itinéraire. Ukrainesch Erfindungsräichheet. 

Kanada a Québec wäerten ni den USA bäitrieden.

Bidden fir Fridden a Gaza.

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Grumpy Old Men

The interminable rivalry delicately strewn with intermittent trust, effectively laidback with chaotic eruptions effacing moments of inspired tranquility. 

They grew up together as envious children and both lived their lives in the same small town, never venturing forth across the land but rather obsessing about local change.

One grew up to teach history and had a steady job for many a year, the other fixing broken down televisions at a time when that was still quite profitable.

In retirement, they quarrel and fish and keep a close eye on the slumbering block, their children stopping by to visit at times with vivid success stories and marital dilemmas.

Compulsively nickling and diming they dynamically forge economic blockades, the intricate precise observant conversation correspondingly generated with grouchy gusto.

When a beautiful belle aging in years suddenly moves in across the street.

With new ideas and jaunty bold reckonings.

Seeking companionship. 

Vehement magnitude.

I wonder how Grumpy Old Men has viscerally aged for the last thirty years, is it still talked about in film-loving circles or has it faded with the passage of time?

It was incredibly popular in the early '90s when it first came out, since it showcased well-known cantankerous belovéd old school household names.

Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon had brilliantly dazzled for many a year, especially in a well-regarded film my father loved known as The Odd Couple.

It's younger audience had aged since then and was in their twilight years when Grumpy Old Men came out, a brilliant bit of industrious casting also to be found in the Terminator films.

They deliver the curmudgeony goods and directly excel at provoking one another, with agile learnéd indelicate remonstrance wildly engaging in diligent bemusement. 

Are these films really just the subject of history choosing which films to watch is different these days?, with Netflix etc. eclipsing television the old school references may be somewhat archaic.

But information is available online for the curious film buff looking to learn more.

We didn't have Wikipedia thirty years ago.

Academically complemented with online encyclopedias. 

So happy Edmonton won!

Go Oilers! 🏒

Fortis propositum. Itinerarium formidabile. Ingenium Ucrainicum.

Canada et Quebec numquam Civitatibus Foederatis Americae iungentur. 

Preces pro pace Gazae.

Trump's trying to run a big business like he's the mayor of a small town. 

That never works. 🤮

Coraggiosa determinazione. Itinerario formidabile. Ingegnosità ucraina.

Canada e Quebec non si uniranno mai agli Stati Uniti. 

Preghiamo per la pace a Gaza.

Dune

It's a shame Dune ended up being a negative experience for David Lynch. Some of it's very well done. I still love watching it year after year.

Some of the heavier action sequences like when the Harkonnens attack Arrakis or the sandworm battle at the end, don't fare as well as those that you find in Star Wars or Star Trek, and a lot of movie goers tend to focus on those transitions which are often filled with nail-biting excitement.

It would be nice to watch a copy without the consistent inner-character monologues as well, too bad it wasn't as huge as Blade Runner and such an alternative was never released.

Nonetheless, in classic Lynchean style the scenes with the villains still seriously impress, especially the introduction of the Harkonnens which I would argue is some of Lynch's best work.

It's grotesque and terrifying and over-the-top and the attention to detail is so immaculate, along with the chilling production design all focused around Kenneth McMillan's performance. 

I've seen him show up in other films where he didn't have a serious role, in Dune he steals the show though, alongside many prominent actors.

Lynch also thrillingly excelled with his less psychotic sublime nobility, notably during the scenes with Dr. Kynes when they head out to look over spice production. 

When Duke Leto demonstrates that he truly cares for the integral lives of his working people, it's a powerful moment that evocatively captures the democratic spirit of the times.

Kyle MacLachlan has his moments too as does Patrick Stewart, Siân Phillips, Francesca Annis, and Brad Dourif, in interviews I've seen with actors Lynch worked with the genuine admiration clearly shines through.

If you want to see Lynch the editor at work you should compare the theatrical version to the full-length feature, the excessively long studio-cut version that he had his name removed from.

It is much much much worse and you can see Lynch's genius in full swing, when you watch his director's cut and see how he saved so many scenes.

With strong performances, a complex plot, an intricate unique production design, along with his trademark wicked villainy, Lynch's version still impresses.

Denis Villeneuve's films are remarkably well done too and I hope he gets the next Star Wars franchise.

I hope they stick with one director for the entire run.

He's a contemporary sci-fi master. 

Recall your Return of the Jedi.

Isn't the youthful spirit of American innovation and ingenuity, as so often symbolized by California, not currently like Luke Skywalker at the end of the film, when the Emperor starts hitting him with the lightning bolts? Is the Emperor not like Trump, with his mad psychotic plans to absolutely rule the country? And is Darth Vader not like the Republican Party, allied to the Emperor, but still everlastingly enamoured with America's youthful spirit of innovation and ingenuity, faced with the difficult decision, of whether or not to impeach their master?

Stranger things have happened. 

Isn't setting the National Guard on peace loving California not like treating farmers across the Midwest like they always show up late for work and don't put in a hardcore day?

Nutso.

Hugrökk ákveðni. Ótrúleg ferðaáætlun. Úkraínskt hugvit. 

Kanada og Quebec munu aldrei ganga í Bandaríkin.

Biðjum fyrir friði á Gaza.

I listened to a lot of Buddy Guy last winter, and he's solid throughout his career, but wait till he hits around 70: I've never heard a musician get better with age!

Incredible. 🎸

Diongbháilteacht chróga. Clár taistil iontach. Intleacht Úcránach.

Ní bheidh Ceanada ná Québec ag dul isteach sna Stáit Aontaithe choíche.

Ag guí ar son na síochána i nGaza.

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Star Trek: Generations

I wonder how those old shows that I grew up watching every day, for so many years of my life, are currently regarded by the viewing public.

No doubt the manifest enthusiasm ebbs and flows from realm to juridiction, and even within open-minded circles trends and novelties come and go.

Without conducting a Foucauldian investigation I imagine interest is still strong nevertheless, and I recall seeing The Original Series trending on Netflix less than 5 years ago.

It doesn't age, especially after you stop watching TV for years and then one day find yourself sitting down to watch an episode, the VHS copy you recently found at a thrift store in far reaching wholesome working condition.

It was a Next Generation cassette and humbly featured Jean-Luc Picard, whose leadership style wholeheartedly disseminates a virtuous contradiction to Trump.

He listens closely to what others are saying and sincerely values their opinions, and looks forward to fair negotiations that treat different parties with mutual respect.

He's as anti-Trump as they come and a solid example for leaders to follow, the show's called Star Trek: The Next Generation, and it presents administrators who aren't buffoons.

But back in the day, The Original Series generally ruled the cultural roost, and was usually regarded as the cherished frontrunner when it came to comparisons between the series.

People were therefore uncertain how The Next Generation films would do, having to follow the trusted footsteps of the original widespread broadcast sensation. 

In hindsight, The Original Series showcases potentially timeless episodes, that I still love to watch every 5 years or so, unlike so much old school television.

It was cancelled early though perhaps dues to the interracial kiss, and religious criticisms of a popular world so far beyond rigid biblical discipline.

The Next Generation had a longer run and was able to do a lot more consequently.

So many clever intricate storylines.

I can't believe they didn't make more films.

It's tempting to just watch the movies because watching movies is always tempting, but try to save Star Trek: Generations until you've watched The Original Series, the first six Star Trek films, and the entire Next Generation run.

You'll appreciate Kirk meeting Picard so much more if this is the course you follow.

It's not as bad as some critics claim.

There are some issues (how can you just leave the Nexus and physically go anywhere you want in time for instance?).

But it's still really cool year after year. 

Can't decide if my favourite song is Xanadu (Rush) or Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young).

Bátor elszántság. Félelmetes útiterv. Ukrán találékonyság.

Kanada és Quebec soha nem fog csatlakozni az Egyesült Államokhoz.

Békéért imádkozunk Gázában.

I'm thinking the mysterious Qi that shows up in Chinese philosophy and medicine (and martial arts) has to do with the rotation of the Earth. That is, the earth is continuously revolving, and we are constantly moving, but our minds don't consciously notice it. But as our bodies move, there could be a lifeforce, similar to that described as Qi, spiritually generated, and if you can pinpoint the central points of this consistent movement, that may be how people break bricks with their hands, or why acupuncture is so effective. There could even be mystics who can see the fluid motion like physical waves, who generally keep to themselves, and never mention what they see.  

Odvážné odhodlání. Impozantní itinerář. Ukrajinská vynalézavost.

Kanada a Quebec se nikdy nepřipojí ke Spojenŷm státům.

Modlím se za mír v Gaze.

Enemy Mine

Intergalactic war brings devastation as bellicose covetous cultures clash, the freeform colonization of space demanding macroscopic invention. 

They're both after the same fertile regions and generally ill-suited to interplanetary diplomacy, consistently engaging in heated space battles to indelicately bridge the chaotic gap.

A spirited soldier from Earth is passionately incensed after his friend is obliterated, and skilfully tracks the offending aggressor into the atmosphere of a barren planet.

A sudden wayward miscalculation and both pilots soon find themselves lost and stranded, still at disputatious odds but willing to work together to facilitate survival. 

Thus, as happens so often, when the grandiose flare for jingoism fades, the courageous troops who do most of the fighting habitually find they have lots in common.

Without the speeches and the advertising and the rhetoric the manufactured hatred gives way to reason, and rival soldiers find common ground from which to build a working conzensus.

Communication remains difficult as the brave warriors seek stable shelter and food, both languages sharing no logical links they're starting from scratch with sounds and visuals.

They aren't that gifted linguistically but they quickly make up for it with determined gusto, and since they have a lot of time on their hands they're able to learn to efficiently speak.

Learning a new language in the beginning can be disheartening because there are so many new words, not a hundred or five-hundred or a thousand but several thousand to be effectively mastered.

Many of these words often have different forms so learning one is like learning two or three, and one word often has more than one meaning so you have to learn different definitions for different contexts.

Remain calm.

Don't let it get to you.

Be patient and kind.

People will help you.

And take note of your surroundings, you may encounter many people who don't read Dickens, but they can still speak solid working English and reasonably discuss multiple subjects.

Remember, if they can do so in English eventually you should be able to do the same in their language.

Rome wasn't built in a day.

Acquire new vocabulary.

Use it in conversation. 

In thinking about peanut butter yogurt, the idea occurred to me that yogurt companies could partner with chocolate bar companies, as ice cream brands have done, and make chocolate bar yogurt blends.

Reese peanut butter yogurt?

Delicious isn't a strong enough word!

Modig beslutsamhet. Formidabel färdväg. Ukrainsk uppfinningsrikedom.

Kanada och Quebec kommer aldrig att gå med i USA.

Bön för fred i Gaza.