{"id":8226,"date":"2019-10-20T14:30:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2019-10-23T09:05:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T13:05:34","slug":"381-380","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=8226","title":{"rendered":"381 &#038; 380"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"background-color:#bfd09a;color:#e11a1a\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-drop-cap\">Let&#8217;s take a break from all the DtheT\/crazier bashing and talk about something else &#8211; say Brexit and Mr. Glass..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Boris.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8227\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit must be given to Boris Johnson for giving it the old college try in persuading a Parliament that clearly loathes EVERYBODY to vote for his NEW AND IMPROVED! version of an agreement with the EU.  But, alas, it came to naught, as Parliament wouldn&#8217;t support it.  As John Adams said about the Continental Congress debating the Declaration of Independence, <em>The Consequence of this is, that Business is drawn and spun out to an immeasurable Length. I believe if it was moved and seconded that We should come to a Resolution that Three and two make five We should be entertained with Logick and Rhetorick, Law, History,&nbsp;Politicks&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mathematicks, concerning the Subject for two whole Days, and then We should pass the Resolution unanimously in the Affirmative.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/john-adams.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8228\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But in this case, I doubt Parliament could pass a resolution on the topic &#8211; it would likely be split, invoking quantum physics and alternate universes.  So what does Boris do?  He sends the formal request to the EU, invoking Parliament&#8217;s wishes for an extension, and then slapped a cover letter on it telling them not to approve it.  Now you gotta admit, that&#8217;s ballsy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They need a second referendum, but they&#8217;re afraid to have one, because they know Brexit would be soundly defeated, and they would have wasted three years trying to make it so.  Now that&#8217;s what I call a mess!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the HBO 8:00 movie of the week, Mr. Glass.  Having watched the other two in the series &#8211; <em>Unbreakable <\/em>and <em>Split<\/em>, which were fairly good, I was expecting something better than what was presented by M. Night.  It was achingly slow, repetitive, with no buildup of tension and an obvious subplot that anybody with half a noodle could see coming.  But it&#8217;ll likely make another $300 million for the studio &#8211; because anything in a franchise draws in you young whippersnappers.  Please &#8211; develop some discernment and taste!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chinatown.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8229\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After it was over, Brother John and I watched the last 40 minutes of Chinatown.  Now that was a movie.  I would argue Robert Towne&#8217;s screenplay for that film is the finest piece of writing for the movies ever!  Only <em>The English Patient<\/em> as prose and <em>Lincoln in the Bardo<\/em> as &#8211; I don&#8217;t know what! &#8211; beats his writing.  And that&#8217;s saying something..both were shortlisted for the best of the best &#8211; the 50th anniversary Booker prize award.  Ms. Margaret Atwood just shared it with another woman this year, of course for <em>The Testaments<\/em>.  Haven&#8217;t read it yet..will do so after I finish the Clemmie book, retitled Heaven is a House in South Miami.  Coming soon..<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s take a break from all the DtheT\/crazier bashing and talk about something else &#8211; say Brexit and Mr. Glass.. 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