Nov. 27, 2018 The 15 min. movie rule: I mentioned this before. I was watching the TV show Street Cents and how movie theatres will refund you if you watch the first 15 min of a movie, and walk out.
I was talking to my friend Cham and she said she saw the first 15 min of the movie To All the Boys I Loved on Netflix and then she stopped.
I watch a lot of the first 15 min. of the movie on my DVR recordings. If I'm in the mood, I will watch the rest of it.
May 11, 2020 American Psycho: This was probably in 2010. My sister borrowed this movie from the library and I watched this with her. In the first 15 min., she stopped the movie.
S: I'm not going to watch this.
Tracy: Then I will.
S: Then you can borrow this from the library.
S takes the DVD out and puts it in the case. I didn't watch the rest of it.
I didn't argue with her on that. I didn't really like the first 15 min. of the movie. I guess I thought I liked Criminal Minds, and it's about an FBI team hunting serial killers and that I would like this movie.
A couple of nights ago I read about the movie synopsis on Wikipedia, and I didn't like it.
After I read the synopsis, I went on the internet to ask: "Is American Psycho a dream?"
The movie seemed too violent for me.
https://www.cinemablend.com/new/American-Psycho-Ending-What-Really-Happened-70126.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
The Island of Dr. Moreau: I saw like the last half of this movie when I was 17 yrs old. This was on TV. I want to watch the whole movie.
"After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116654/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3
They seem so scattered and unorganized and throws in as many jokes as possible.
"Real Canadian Superstore staff in Alberta vote 97 per cent in favour of strike action"/ "Starbucks baristas are so burned out from mobile app orders that it's sparked a union drive"
"'Poor is more': Pot shop chain says low-income areas good for sales"/ "Goodbye downtown, hello suburbs: What the new Second Cup owner has in store"
Valerie LeBel from Campbellton , NB, would like to know:
Are you doing spring cleaning this year?
Yes 62.37% (1798)
No 37.63% (1085)
My opinion: Yes, and I started back in Feb. when I wasn't working that much. Then when I started working more, I may do some cleaning one or two days a week.
"N.S. Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach had hunger for knowledge even as a toddler, say parents": Today I found this article by Anjuli Patil on CBC news:
As Nova Scotia Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach's winning streak continues, her parents in Halifax are beaming with pride.
So far, 23-year-old Roach has won 19 games and is already the most successful Canadian to compete on the show. As of Friday, her winnings topped $460,184 US.
"To not be in the negative — that was a mini goal," Roach's mother, Patti MacKinnon, joked during an interview at home Friday before the latest Jeopardy! episode aired.
Roach's father, Phil Roach, added that his daughter's performance on the popular quiz show has been "an amazing run beyond our wildest dreams."
Mattea Roach is the oldest of four children. Her parents said when she was about 18 months old, Roach was able to recognize letters and understand basic math like adding and subtracting.
Roach's parents enrolled her in private school a year before she would have been able to start at a public school. She was involved with dance, soccer, band, choir and musicals. She travelled and took part in her school's debate team where she thrived.
She also skipped two grades, her parents said.
"What you see on TV is the real Mattea. She's charming, humble and a real down to earth, warm person. She's not like, you know, some brainiac or a genius that's just a fountain of knowledge," said her father, who works in HR.
Roach has talked about paying off student loans with her winnings. MacKinnon said her daughter is frugal, so she wasn't too surprised by that plan. She expects Roach will invest the money, some of it possibly in real estate, go back to school and travel.
N.S. Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach had hunger for knowledge even as a toddler, say parents | CBC News
Apr. 25, 2022 "As reports of drinking hand sanitizer grow, so do fears for homeless people in Labrador": Today I found this article by Ariana Kelland on CBC news:
The manager of a hotel in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that serves as a for-profit shelter for homeless people is sounding the alarm after seeing residents taken to hospital because they drank hand sanitizer.
Bill Dormody says he has called paramedics over a dozen times in the last several weeks after finding residents incoherent, unresponsive, coughing blood and, at times, with blood coming from their ears and eyes.
"I'm afraid someone is going to die," Dormody told CBC News.
Hand sanitizer with high-alcohol content has become more easily accessible during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is far cheaper than liquor.
Dormody said he is constantly finding water bottles mixed with sanitizer. Even drinks like pop and Purity syrup have been used to mix with the disinfectant.
"It's quite horrific, actually. I find that they go from a completely normal state to a state of unresponsiveness, very, very limited motor skills, mimicking being under the influence of regular alcohol, but different," Dormody said.
"They go from completely coherent to incoherent immediately."
As reports of drinking hand sanitizer grow, so do fears for homeless people in Labrador | CBC News
May 2, 2022 "Woman says she was scammed almost $7K by fake taxi operation in Richmond, B.C.": Today I found this article on Yahoo news:
Mindy Zimmering was heading to a Richmond, B.C., dollar store Tuesday night when she decided to be a Good Samaritan and help out a young man who approached her in the parking lot and said he didn't have enough for a taxi fare.
She says her good deed ended with almost $7,000 in fraudulent charges on her debit card, making her one of a handful of victims of an elaborate scam happening in the city.
Richmond RCMP released a public warning on April 22 in hopes of protecting others from Zimmering's fate.
On Monday, police issued a second warning to highlight the scam's seriousness.
According to police, there have been at least eight reports since April 22 of a man approaching people in busy parking lots asking for help with a cab fare.
After the victim agrees to help, a fake taxi arrives and the driver, who is in on the scam, says he can only take debit cards and the tap function doesn't work on his machine. He then takes the card and pretends to make a transaction, has the victim enter their PIN, then gives them back a different card.
Zimmering said she was handed back a debit card that looked exactly like her own and did not think anything was amiss.
She says she learned of the fraudulent charges when her bank contacted her. By then, five illegal transactions totalling about $6,900 had been made, including the withdrawal of $2,500 in cash.
More victims
Zimmering said, in hindsight, there were red flags she missed.
"What cab does not want cash?" said Zimmering, who says she is now just hoping her bank will reimburse her stolen funds.
She wants others to remember to always look for the cab driver's permit inside the vehicle before making a financial transaction and to question the driver should they request a specific method of payment.
Zimmering said the man who approached her was about 25 to 35 years old and the vehicle was a red sedan with a taxi sign on top of it. Police have also told the public to be wary of a white Toyota Camry with a similar sign.
RCMP say the scammers could be using several different vehicles, all with a white taxi sign on display.
The police-issued warning describes the man approaching people as Middle Eastern and in his early 20s. The fake driver is alleged to be a Fijian or South Asian man in his early 20s.
"Our frontline and economic crime unit investigators are working diligently to identify and locate the suspects. Meantime, we believe there is a need to warn the public of this fraudulent activity," said Richmond RCMP Cpl. Ian Henderson.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212, quoting file number 2202-10686. To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visit solvecrime.ca.
Woman says she was scammed almost $7K by fake taxi operation in Richmond, B.C. (yahoo.com)
May 3, 2022 "Blue Jays fan's viral act of kindness leaves young Yankees fan in tears": Today I found this article by Olivier Neven on Yahoo news. Aww...
During Tuesday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at the Rogers Centre, a Jays fan went viral online after gifting a young Yankees supporter the home run ball after Aaron Judge’s sixth-inning bomb.
Blue Jays fan's act of kindness leaves young Yankees fan in tears (yahoo.com)