Managed to watch several movies this weekend while folding clothes, fixing meals, straightening up the downstairs. When I look for a movie to watch, I have to get up and stand in front of the TV to see the details. Once the movie starts I sit down. In order from best to worst:
The Upside, starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, and Nicole Kidman. Excellent.
Midnight in Paris, with Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams. By Woody Allen. Time travel. Excellent.
A Rainy Day in New York. Another Woody Allen movie. Not too weird. A mostly younger cast, including Selena Gomez.
The Face of Love, starring Ed Harris and Annette Benning. Interesting premise. Her scheme might've worked if she'd been a little more up front. Good movie. I enjoy movies with either of these two.
Before We Go. The debut of Chris Evans. Two strangers meet in NYC.
Getting to Know You. The premise was good, the execution not so much. Too much silliness invades the main characters' developing relationship.
The Crush, with Carey "Princess Bride" Ewes. After watching last weekend's Alicia Silverstone movie, I realized I'd never watched this classic. More of a suspense / horror type flick than I usually watch.
They Came Together, starring Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler. Guest bits by a bunch of Poehler's SNL pals (and John Stamos). Spoof of Hallmark type movies. Too much easy sophomoric humor for me. Will these people ever graduate to more sophisticated comedy?
Saturday: teed off at Chandler Park at 6:45 am, and finished nine holes shortly after 8 am. You'll have to take my word for it, because I didn't take a selfie and post it on social media (too much fog and shade - nothing looked picturesque). Well, I do have my activity map, which I started on the second hole.
Only had 14 in Sunday School yesterday. When we started we only had nine, so we sat in a circle. Then five more came, and we expanded the circle. The big promotion day kickoff is in two weeks. SS moves to 10 am. Service starts late, at 11:15 or 11:30. Did more shopping after Sunday School. Hit two stores and Del Taco on the way to The Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta, where the huge parking lot was already full. People lined up to go into stores. I had a gift card that needed to be used.
Tomorrow: Andy Stanley is preaching on how to respond to mean, impossible people – returning good instead evil, and not trying to get even.
Not going out of my way to watch the Olympics. Saw where Team USA lost to France in basketball.
Manute Bol killed a lion with a spear when he was 15 years old.
At one point at Gwinnett, AJ Minter had saved two games, but blew two games.
When you see someone about to make a poor fashion decision, do you ever want to stop in and right the wrong?
TED KLUSZEWSKI [SABR Bio] was the last batter to hit six home runs off the same pitcher in a single season. Max Surkont surrendered HRs to Klu on 27-Apr (twice), 25-Jun (twice), 24‑Jul & 27‑Aug-1954. Kluszewski's slugging percentage against Surkont in '54 was 1.130. 2 other MLB batters have dominated a pitcher with six HR in the same year: George "Highpockets" Kelly of 1923 NYG vs. Vic Aldridge* of CHC's & Ted Williams of 1941 BOS vs. CHW's Johnny Rigney. NOTE: Jim Thome passed Kluszewski, Aldridge & Williams in the 2002 season, with seven of Thome's 52 HR were off MIN's righty starter Rick Reed: 10-Apr, 21-Apr, 04-Jun (X2), 17-Jul & 25-Sep-2002 (X2), 2 in Cleveland & 5 in Minnesota. *Aldridge only gave up 17 HR in 1923, more than one third of which were off the HOF bat of Kelly. Rigney's luck against Williams wasn't anything to brag about at 29%, but very few moundsmen got the better of Teddy Ballgame in '41.
In 1954 Klu led MLB in HR (49) & RBI (141) but his .326 BA was only good for 5th best in the NL behind Willie Mays's only career batting title. He also finished 2nd behind Mays in NL MVP voting. Klu has ten letters in his last name and hit forty home runs in a season. Only five other players can claim that distinction. Big Klu did it thrice, as did Carl Yastrzemski. Curtis Granderson and Edward Encarnacion (twice each), Roy Campanella and Rico Petrocelli (once ea.) are the others.
Adrian Peterson and Herschel Walker are the only players in NFL history to have a 90+ yard run, but finish the game with less than 100 yards rushing.
https://www.nfl.com/news/peterson-didn-t-rush-for-100-yards-despite-90-yard-td-0ap3000000996076
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