Doug C

My wife is away at our oldest’s in FL since the 21st to help with some health issues. I was feeling alone and my favorite song to dance to played. I danced, smiling. I feel better now.

All 3 covers albums are s9 fucking great.

It is. I love Nick Hornby, so my oldest got me his new one for Christmas. On the surface, two seemingly disparate artists. After research, two artists with many similarities. He compares them in various ways. Hornby is a big fan of both, and it’s written with his humor, of course. If you’re a Hornby, Prince and/or Dickens fan, or enjoy reading about artistic geniuses, you’ll enjoy it. It’s also a very quick read.

I didn't think about any of that. After explaining, I understand your issues. Hell, I'll give it a go. Maybe she just wanted to get the hell out of Khalil's, and/or in such a high stress situation, she didn't think it all through. Re leaving Youcef to die, maybe she realized he used her. My wife and I commented on that. When he lost it all, he showed he was a selfish asshole. Maybe Emily realized that it's now me uber alles or I have no chance at survival. Re the police, I assumed Khalil or Youcef IDed her. Maybe there was some evidence we aren't privy to. Any number of possibilities

Hear, hear, Donna. At times I fail at that. Mainly with people believing crazy shit, Jewish space lasers, stolen elections, pedophile cannibals, etc. But I'm trying. I know that everyone needs a sense of belonging, and sadly, some are so lost, they grasp onto shithouse rat crazy. Enjoy life, VC. That's what it's for.

I agree. It was abrupt and I would rather have watched how she got there instead of speculate on it. There is a difference between an abrupt ending and an ending requiring an egregious suspension of disbelief.

My wife and I enjoyed this. Aubrey Plaza was excellent and I agree it was "better than most of the crap out there". Could the ending have been better? Maybe, but it could have been much worse. Hell, due to the comment on the previous page re the ending, I was expecting the main character to kill everyone with a box cutter and become the new credit card fraud king of L.A. From how bad the ending was supposed to be, I honestly didn't know what to expect. I've seen movies that required some serious suspension of disbelief. This wasn't one of them. Due to her circumstances and situations, I could

A ‘’salted caramel hot chocolate bomb’’ sounds right up my wife’s alley. She also loves Nathaniel Rateliff! Damn, Chuck. So sorry to hear that. I was wondering about you across the Puget Sound when I saw the Alki Beach flooding on the news. What a way for the year to end. We’re heading out Tacoma tonight for Thai food and Zoolights at Point Défiance (my gift to my wife). It’s Christmas light overload in a myriad of designs at the Zoo. My daughter gave me Nick Hornby’s new book ‘’Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius’’. He’s my favorite author.

I'll share a tree picture, Donna. Happy holidays to all. Enjoy any and all days you are able. I'm glad the ice storm is over and the streets are no longer steep grade hockey rinks.

Despite Beltmann, who I’m sure is correct as he’s never steered me wrong on a film yet, finding fault with the ending, I too love Aubrey Plaza and am planning on watching.

This is obviously late, but I agree that it is a masterpiece, about it’s power and how it and similar films are needed. A superb example of how the great art allows us to see and understand ourselves and the lives of others. As a recently retired high school teacher, I truly appreciated the anecdote about your student. It made me think of many students over my 36 years that benefited from exposure to the film, music or book that helped them through and/or let them know they were not alone. And of some that likely would have if they had been provided the opportunity.

A couple weeks ago, I received an email from the Ryan Adams organization, promoting what appears to be Ryan covering Springsteen’s Nebraska, which I am very interested in hearing, and new tour dates, just him, an acoustic guitar and a piano (the presale was that day). I love Adams’ music and several songs are the soundtrack to important times in my life. I was dismayed with the revelations in the New York Times article and the way he responded. My wife also. Hell, she used to jokingly refer to him as her boyfriend. Anyway, I never stopped listening to his music, particularly, though not exclu