Which would you choose?

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tough choices

If you had to invest in one of the companies (below) which would you choose? Would you go with a company that entices the taste buds or one that enhances your visual experience? A business that might be a fad or one that can continue to enhance itself? It’s a tough choice but now you can be the Shark (as scene on Shark Tank)

COMPANY 1- “The Cookie Dough Café”   Is edible cookie dough you can eat right from the can without the worry of picking up salmonella because their are no eggs in the product.

http://www.thecookiedoughcafe.com/

OR

COMPANY 2- “Cycloramic” Which is an app that can allow your I phone to move 360 degrees to take a panoramic picture?

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cycloramic-studio-360-panorama/id587578368?mt=8

Carrot Top in Las Vegas

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carot top

Carrot Top showed us the complete package at the Luxor Hotel. This was the type of comedy routine you see once in a lifetime with prop humor that was truly originally, topical and just plain hilarious.   Yet it wasn’t just the prop humor that was incredible but his incredible imitation on the various forms of music including breathing.  Carrot Top not only poked fun at the current list of celebrities but some of his best jokes came at the expense of himself. I knew there was a reason my mother told me to eat my vegetables.

*** 1/2 Carrots – I’d give him 4 but the opening act took a 1/2 away

WARNING this show is not for young children or for those easily offended especially with phallic symbols.

Captain Phillips Review

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Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips is a fine film but not the “best film of the year”.  Great acting by Tom Hanks and most of the cast but nothing extraordinary.  The film was done well but again nothing exceptional.   The best part of the film was the way the directed dealt with the after effects of the attack if only there was such a development done at the beginning of the film  we might have had a better film

***  stars.

Lone Survivor

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lone survivor

It’s a movie you truly want to love but with out the depth of character development it’s truly hard. The story tells the true story of what our Navy Seals battle and die for in their call of duty and touches on their brotherhood yet it misses the mark.  We learn more about the chaos and brotherhood of battle from this film then in most other war films of our time.  We also see how confusing it can be in determining who is the enemy and who is a friend during the act of war.  If we had met these four individuals during boot camp, with their families and/or during their youth it would have truly rounded out their characters and made it a wonderful fill. What is strange is the book has such a depth of these experiences that the movie has left out.

** 1/2  Worth seeing add a 1/2 star if you’ve read the beginning of the book.

American Hustle is “BRILLIANT”

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American Hustle

Wow! What a terrific film.  It’s great to see a movie that has the full, package. Incredible acting that showcases the wonderful talents of Christine Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams,  & of coarse Jennifer Lawrence.  Great score that flowed well with the action on the screen. A script that would make any screenwriter jealous.  Finally Cinematography, costume design and set design that makes the 70’s come alive.  “American Hustle” deserves it spot in the category of best movies of the year. ****

See if you spot the one flaw after Jeremy Renner – Mayor Carmine Polito beats up Christian Bale – Irving Rosenfeld

 

Wall Street Journal Test – 1/18/2014

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Wall Street Journal

PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR OWN TEST AND TELL ME WHAT I’VE MISSED

Today’s  “Wall Street Journal” test will have 2 parts. Part one will consist of all the facts that I have absorbed from reading the paper for over an hour without looking back at the paper  The 2nd part will occur right after I glance at the paper. I am also being distracted during this test by music and talking occurring while I take this test.

PART 1

(1) The Taliban launched a major terrorist attack in Kabul killing 16 civilians in a Lebanese restaurant.

(2) White potato supporters are trying to build support for this starch/vegetable as a healthy product.

(3) The NBA has made a stop in London as they had an exhibition gave there.

(4) Studio Hollywood Producers are having difficulty in todays market. As Hollywood studios cut the amount of films produced and cut many of the benefits these producers have had.

(5) China has relaxed their one child policy allowing many couples to have two children

(6) The current bull market has exceeded many other bull markets by various scales.

(7) Troops will be sent to Congo to try to stop internal fighting  there and to prevent these acts from spreading to other countries.

(8) There was piece on the benefits of compensation for those who donate Kidney’s and other organs. The benefits included more availability, lower costs to the patients, and longer lives for those that suffer.

(9) Peggy Noonan was concerned that the problems in the public service was due to those public servants being selfish.

These distraction are killing my test.

TEST 2

(1) Less people are signing up for health insurance then the Obama administration expected.

(2) Tours are planned to Colorado based on their legalization of pot in the state.

(3)  World poverty has fallen greatly although the media makes it appear it hasn’t. The author believes this is due to world aid.

ARTICLES THAT I MISSED

(1) The effort to make horse meat legal and the opposing effort to keep it illegal.

(2) How Utah’s battle in gay marriage might impact the whole nation based on it’s history of Polygamy.

(3) California is having one of the worst droughts in it’s history.

(4) Pennsylvania’s voter I.D law was rejected by the court.

(5) Putin sought to reassure gays that he won’t oppress them even the recent past legislation restricts their freedom of speech to the youth.

I’m giving myself a C today.

 

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