Gentleman's Agreement

I've been really mouthy on my personal Facebook page about the election, but not at all on my author page.

Kelly the author is like Switzerland,

although they are probably shit scarred right now too.

I'll just say I watched Gentleman's Agreement the other day on Netflix. Never seen it before.

If you don't know, it's about a reporter who passes himself off as Jewish to experience firsthand the prejudice and derision of his fellow mankind and womankind, in order to write a story.

I thought the bigotry would be watered down, but nothing was sugarcoated and no one was immune from scrutiny.

From a romance standpoint, I preferred Ann to Kathy.

On the story front, I found it frightening,

as if it might be our future rather than our past.

I'm also not sure how brave I'd be in a similar situation.

I don't really want to find out.

Meat Your Maker

I love meat.

Sort of.

I have a love/hate relationship with meat.

Back in the day, that day being my high school days, I was a vegetarian for a time and a long distance runner. Quasi health nut.

I dislike the look of raw meat, which makes shopping for it difficult.

Anyhow, I knew watching Cowspiracy on Netflix would put me off eating meat.

So I put off watching it for quite some time.

That's how I roll. The documentary is eye opening, to say the least. And I am going to say the least, lest I meet (or meat) an untimely and accidental/or non-accidental death.

Watch it.

Judge for yourself.

I still eat meat - in moderation.

My first choice is usually to go meatless.

 



New Outrage/Different Day

GMO OMG

You should watch this documentary on Netflix if you get the chance. A whimsical look at a serious subject.

 

A trip to the grocery store is becoming like a life and death test I don't have time to study for.

I thought making a list and clipping coupons took a chunk of my pre-shopping day, now I hunt for organic fare I can't afford and scan the ingredients for words that have five or more syllables and were not in a dictionary fifty years ago because they didn't exist. Now I have to worry about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) that are not even disclosed on the products we eat.

 

I don't always pass on an item because of the toxins on the label, but I should be given the choice. Personally I think GMOs should be banned (they are in some countries).

So very few things in life are under our control. Shouldn't what we put into our body be the one decision we make for ourselves?

Hyde Park on Hudson

I just caught Hyde Park on Hudson with Bill Murray and Laura Linney on Netflix. My love of historicals is no secret. I loved the visuals, costumes, and sets.

At first I couldn't believe the debauchery of FDR, and took the movie for a work of fantasy. But then I did a little research. The internet is an amazing place. Decided maybe I was being judgemental. I guess everyone needs love, and just because I define love as between two people, doesn't mean everyone should. My knee-jerk reaction is FDR was a womanizer who used his powerful position to lure wide-eyed innocents to his bed.

That doesn't mean Bill Murray didn't make a sympathetic FDR. And Laura Linney a convincing Daisy. I didn't "get" the romantic connection between the two, him being, in my eyes, dull, and a bit of a sexual opportunist. Her being even duller, no opinions, no spunk. I'd say that's why he preyed on her. I felt her pain upon being betrayed, but then she accepts and embraces an alternative lifestyle. I'm not saying that's right or wrong. Relationships are complicated. But he seemed like a narcissist to me.