Monthly Archives: August 2010

THE APARTMENT by Billy Wilder

August 5, 2010 – 11:09 pm

Billy Wilder has directed several of my favorite films; SUNSET BOULEVARD and SOME LIKE IT HOT, however my favorite remains THE APARTMENT 1960 with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and co-starring Fred McMurray as the caddish executive. I hated him for mistreating Shirley MacLaine’s character, Fran, that I never watched his TV show MY THREE […]

By Peter | Posted in Movies / TV, NEW YORK | Comments (0)

Laws Were Meant to be Broken

August 5, 2010 – 10:55 pm

aws Were Meant to be Broken In 1982 I ran a VW-GTi Golf at 220 kph on the autoroute north of Paris to Bruxelles. This year I drove my Toyota Altis 1.8 at 160 kph on the elevated section of the Chonburi-Bang-na Motorway. Two years ago I obeyed the speed limit on the Taconic Parkway. […]

By Peter | Posted in america, Driving | Comments (0)

Missouri Says No

August 4, 2010 – 7:03 am

Voters in the SHOW ME state rejected the Health Care provision demanding US citizens buy health insurance. I’m not a fan of the government forcing laws on the public and I haven’t had medical coverage for over 35 years. $4000/year is beyond my means. My beer budget is more important, however the Missouri plebiscite was […]

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Chinese Sychronized Swimming Craze

August 1, 2010 – 6:30 pm
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International Write-Off Day # 2

August 1, 2010 – 10:48 am

“Every American should own a home.” GW Bush had said in 2004 at which time 68 percent of Americans own their own homes. “Home sales were the highest ever recently. That’s exciting news for the country.” Donald Trump took his advice and bought a mansion on Palm Beach, which he sold for $95 million in […]

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