Is it ever too late?

I just read something that has set me thinking about friendships and the care and maintenance of the same. Can too much time elapse without contacting someone who was once very close to you? It's easy to stay in touch with folks we see on a regular basis, but what about old friends who aren't nearby physically?

Can a text be an olive branch?

Or is that a way of protecting oneself from possible rejection? But isn't not receiving a response just as bad? Maybe, even worse?

Pick up the phone, but first remove caller ID, so if the call is declined, you can still leave a voicemail.

Maybe that might be even worse than not getting a text reply.

Your voice was heard and ignored. 

Any ideas, sweetpeas?

My review of TDWP2! I know a week late, but we just saw it today

 First, I have to whine about ticket prices!

UNBELIEVABLE!! (even with one senior discount and at a matinee!)

I'm done with the whine. (I must admit, the reclining seats were rather nice, given my bum knee)

I LOVED the movie! The Devil Wears Prada 2 was exactly what movies are supposed to be: escapism, light, gorgeous to watch, and fun! The story and the characters made sense to me as the evolution and growth of people in demanding fields. There was no attempt to disguise the fact that 20 years had passed; in fact, short of the small throwback/Easter eggs to the original, the movie was very much set in the present day, with references to HR departments, bottomline financial acquisitions/takeovers, and the rapid expansion of tech over traditional media. 

OK, and the clothes were exquisite.

Watching Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly was delicious. The haughtiness and confidence, while slightly moderated by age and a different office atmosphere, were really fun to watch in a way that made her character far more dimensional and human. Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt were perfect and equally as humanized. The backstories for their 3 characters were developed/expanded in a way that tied up storylines, which, for me, explained how they all got to the present time.

There were so many cameos, as well. I have to admit, Milan was the surprise star as Paris was in the first one. This time, actual locations were used extensively and perfectly, considering the storyline. I don't want to spoil it for you, so that's all I'm going to say.

So, do yourself a favor and go see the movie! This is truly a bit of flotsam and jetsam you MUST see on the big screen! 

At least for your first experience!

Go see it and don't wait for it to be streaming, bite the bullet and buy a movie ticket!

There's a new gin in town!

For my gal, Mistress Maddie!

The MITM and I are indulging in day drinking right now. We're having the last bit of our Oasium before we buy the latest Hendrick's!

Infused with orange blossom and cacao. We will be indulging tomorrow.

My motto for the foreseeable future

 Given the current state of the Union, and given the current administration (and I use that word lightly), I have decided that Ismael Reed quite succintly conveys my current and probable future feelings:

"I am not angry, I am indignant." 

The word "indignation" completely captures how I'm feeling. Anger is far too emotional. Hatred can too easily slip into hostile action, and I am not at that point, but it tis possibly right around the corner. 

But I digress.

My indignation stems from righteous anger at the violation of social norms and the unfair treatment of our population!

I keep having to remind myself that there are more of us who believe in the "striving towards a more perfect Union," than those who believe in white supremacy and Christian nationalism.

We are only two generations from slavery and subjugation, and I can not believe that the majority of Americans are willing to revert to that ignominious time in our history.

VOTE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT BECAUSE IT DOES!

perhaps I spoke too soon

Somehow, 

Someway,

This has now turned into an in my own time sort of blog.

I've been reading the newspapers (online, of course), perusing social media, and ranting there (IYKYK). Trying to pull it together and focusing here has proven to be a bit more than I could handle.

Take this morning for instance, the MITM read an article (out loud) about the possible use of drones to protect school children. Ponder that concept for a moment. Schools now have a locked door policy and closed campus. Is it possible for shooter to get inside anyway? Sure! Not all schools have metal detectors at the entrance and not all schools are fenced in. Determined people will always find a way, so what is an approriate deterent?

Perhaps ballrooms on every campus?

Or maybe, just maybe we have a ban on assault weapons, as we do here in California. Guns are the issue and always have been. I'm not talking about those who hunt or skeet shoot or target practice. I'm talking about those guns that were designed specifically to kill human beings in wartime. Military grade weapons, not Daddy's old hunting rifle. Weapons that no civilian should ever have access to. I know that the US dominates the global arms industry and that their lobby is extremely persuasive when it comes to legislation regarding guns.

But all that aside, other countries have laws that truly protect people from gun violence. Why can't we? 

Thoughts and prayers will not bring back children slaughtered in their schools or people killed in their houses of worship or music lovers outside enjoying a concert.

Or a six month old baby killed by a bullet fired at a birthday celebration because someone was angry over a spilled beer.

People can be the problem, but guns are the weapon of choice.

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Next post will be about The Devil Wears Prada 2.

Yeah, I'm that person who will be revisiting the first one tonight,

and

I will go to an actual cinema tomorrow to see it and not wait for streaming!