September 27, 2019

CBD Use Puts Jobs in Jeopardy

A former federal law enforcement officer purchased a CBD product, thinking it was THC free. He tested positive for THC. He chose to retire earlier this year after his boss revoked his security clearance and suspended him indefinitely.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/Warning-to-Federal-Employees-and-Those-With-Security-Clearance-CBD-Use-Puts-Jobs-in-Jeopardy-560933561.html

September 20, 2019

TCM Schedule for Sunday, September 22 - THEME: 1940s PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAYS

ALL TIMES EST

6:00 AM Little Women (1933) The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War. Dir: George Cukor Cast: Katharine Hepburn , Joan Bennett , Paul Lukas .

8:15 AM Love Affair (1939) Near-tragic misunderstandings threaten a shipboard romance. Dir: Leo McCarey Cast: Irene Dunne , Charles Boyer , Maria Ouspenskaya .

10:00 AM The Woman on the Beach (1947) A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress's blind husband can really see. Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Joan Bennett , Robert Ryan , Charles Bickford .

11:45 AM The Palm Beach Story (1942) To finance her husband's career, a married woman courts an eccentric millionaire. Dir: Preston Sturges Cast: Claudette Colbert , Joel McCrea , Mary Astor .

1:30 PM It Should Happen to You (1953) A dizzy model in love with fame rents a billboard and puts her name on it.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Holliday , Peter Lawford , Jack Lemmon .

3:15 PM Lolita (1962) Vladimir Nabokov's racy classic focuses on an aging intellectual in love with a teenager.
Dir: Stanley Kubrick Cast: James Mason , Sue Lyon , Shelley Winters .

6:00 PM Sleepless in Seattle (1993) A motherless boy uses a radio talk show to find a new wife for his father.
Dir: Nora Ephron Cast: Tom Hanks , Meg Ryan , Bill Pullman .

TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: 1940s PULITZER PRIZE WINNING PLAYS

8:00 PM State of the Union (1948) A presidential candidate fights to keep his integrity and his wife during a grueling campaign. Dir: Frank Capra Cast: Spencer Tracy , Katharine Hepburn , Van Johnson .

10:15 PM Harvey (1950) A wealthy eccentric prefers the company of an invisible six-foot rabbit to his family.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast: Wallace Ford , William Lynn , Victoria Horne .

12:15 AM The Racket (1928) In this silent film, a renegade police captain sets out to catch a sadistic mob boss.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast: Thomas Meighan , Marie Prevost , Louis Wolheim .

2:00 AM Days of Being Wild (1991) Set in 1960, this film focuses on the relationships of a self-centered young man.
Dir: Poon Kin-Kwan Cast: Nonong Talbo , Jacky Cheung , Alicia Alonee .

3:45 AM Manila in the Claws of Light (1975) Dir: Lino Brocka Cast: Hilda Koronel , Rafael Roco , Lou Salvador .

September 20, 2019

TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 21 THEME: THE ESSENTIALS: CHANTAL AKERMAN

ALL TIMES EST

6:00 AM The Animal Kingdom (1932) An intellectual publisher can't choose between his society wife and his free thinking former love. Dir: Edward H. Griffith Cast: Ann Harding , Leslie Howard , Myrna Loy.

7:28 AM The Two Barks Brothers (1931) In this Dogville comedy short, twin brothers are separated at birth yet reunite under criminal circumstances.
Dir: Zion Myers

8:00 AM Old Smokey (1938) Cartoon William Hanna

8:09 AM Swing High (1932) This short film focuses on the trapeze family The Flying Codonas. Dir: Jack Cummings

8:20 AM Seeing Spain (1953) This short film highlights the local culture, history, and architecture of various cities in Spain.

8:29 AM Gold Raiders (1951) The Three Stooges add the only life to this flabby Western, with their usual shenanigans foiling the crooks and saving the day. Dir: Edward Bernds Cast: George O'Brien , Moe Howard , Shemp Howard .

9:30 AM Jungle Queen: Invitation to Danger (1945)

10:00 AM Popeye: Goonland (1938)

10:09 AM Jinx Money (1948) The Bowery Boys find a dead gangster's loot-and the mob out to get it back. Dir: William Beaudine Cast: Leo Gorcey , Huntz Hall , Gabriel Dell.

11:30 AM Who Killed Rover? (1930) In this short, a doggie detective tries to rescue the kidnapped heir to a fortune. Dir: Jules White

11:51 AM The Capital City Washington, D.C. (1940) This short film focuses on Washington, D.C.'s famous buildings and monuments.

12:00 PM Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) The future president considers a political career while practicing law. Dir: John Ford Cast: Henry Fonda , Alice Brady , Marjorie Weaver.

1:45 PM The Big Heat (1953) A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster's moll to bring down a powerful gangster. Dir: Fritz Lang Cast: Glenn Ford , Gloria Grahame , Jocelyn Brando .

3:30 PM The Man with the Golden Arm (1956) A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction. Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Frank Sinatra , Eleanor Parker , Kim Novak .

5:45 PM To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) A young girl grows up fast when her lawyer father defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. Dir: Robert Mulligan Cast: Gregory Peck , Frank Overton , John Megna .

TCM PRIMETIME - WHAT'S ON TONIGHT: THE ESSENTIALS: THE ESSENTIALS: CHANTAL AKERMAN

8:00 PM Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978) While on a promotional tour, a female movie director deals with a series of people making unwanted demands. Dir: Chantal Akerman Cast: Magali Noel , Helmut Griem , Aurore ClTment .

10:30 PM Hotel Monterey (1972) The camera explores the lives of seniors in a New York City residence hotel. Dir: Chantal Akerman

11:37 PM United States Coast Guard Band (1944) A patriotic wartime short showcasing the U.S. Coast Guard Band and saluting the Naval branches of the military. Vitaphone Release 1216A. Dir: Bobby Connolly

12:00 AM The Woman on the Beach (1947) A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress's blind husband can really see.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Joan Bennett , Robert Ryan , Charles Bickford .

1:32 AM Night Mail (1936) Dir: Basil Wright

2:00 AM The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) A British family gets mixed up with spies and an assassination plot while vacationing in Switzerland. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Leslie Banks , Edna Best , Nova Pilbeam .

3:30 AM Sabotage (1936) An unhappily married woman discovers her husband is an enemy agent. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Sylvia Sidney , Oscar Homolka , Desmond Tester.

5:00 AM George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994) This documentary follows American troops from D-Day 1944 to their stand in Berlin 1945.

September 19, 2019

TCM Schedule for Friday, September 20 THEME: College Football

ALL TIMES EST

7:30 AM Matchless (1966) Synopsis: A dashing reporter with a magic ring and a secret chemical formula fights off enemy agents. Dir: Alberto Lattuada Cast: Patrick O'Neal , Ira von Fürstenberg , Donald Pleasence .

9:18 AM All Eyes On Sharon Tate (1966) Synopsis: A behind-the-scenes promo short for "Eye of the Devil" (1966), showcasing the late Sharon Tate, then a young, 22-year-old hopeful at MGM.

9:30 AM The Liquidator (1966) Synopsis: A killer-for-hire gets mixed up with a plot to assassinate England's Prince Phillip. Dir: Jack Cardiff Cast: Rod Taylor , Trevor Howard , Jill St. John .

11:30 AM The Defector (1966) Synopsis: A shady CIA agent recruits an American physicist to help a Russian scientist defect. Dir: Raoul Lévy Cast: Montgomery Clift , Hardy Kruger , Macha Méril .

1:11 PM The Your Name Here Story (1964) Synopsis: This comedic short film spoofs generic company promotional advertisements.

1:30 PM The Double Man (1967) Synopsis: Russian secret service officials attempts to kidnap a CIA officer and replace him with a double of its own. Dir: Franklin J. Schaffner Cast: Yul Brynner , Britt Ekland , Clive Revill .

3:20 PM Every Girl's Dream (1966) Synopsis: Nancy Bernard, the 1966 Maid of Cotton, is given a studio tour for MGM in this short film.

3:30 PM To Trap a Spy (1964) Synopsis: Secret agents try to stop the assassination of an African leader touring the U.S. Dir: Don Medford Cast: Robert Vaughn , David McCallum , Luciana Paluzzi.

5:15 PM Ice Station Zebra (1968) Synopsis: A sub commander on a perilous mission must ferret out a Soviet agent on his ship. Dir: John Sturges Cast: Rock Hudson , Ernest Borgnine , Patrick McGoohan .

8:00 PM Jim Thorpe--All American (1951) Synopsis: The famous Native American athlete fights prejudice in his pursuit of sports stardom. Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast: Burt Lancaster , Charles Bickford , Steve Cochran .

10:15 PM Knute Rockne All American (1940) Synopsis: Biography of the famed Notre Dame coach and his fight to "win one for the Gipper." Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Pat O'Brien , Gale Page , Ronald Reagan .

12:03 AM You Can't Fool A Camera (1941) Synopsis: This short film focuses on the creation of the camera and how it can capture the "truth."

12:15 AM Return to Campus (1975) Synopsis: Dir: Harold Cornsweet Cast: Earl Keyes , Ray Troha , Al Raymond.

1:58 AM Football Headliners (1955) Synopsis: This short film highlights thirteen important college football games played during the 1955 season.

2:15 AM Eating Raoul (1982) Synopsis: A Los Angeles couple discover a bizarre way to fund their new restaurant. Dir: Paul Bartel Cast: Mary Woronov , Paul Bartel , Robert Beltran.

3:45 AM Private Parts (1972) Synopsis: A young girl moves into her estranged aunt¿s hotel when she begins to suspect that a guest was murdered.
Dir: Paul Bartel Cast: Ayn Ruymen , Lucille Benson , John Ventantonio .

5:15 AM Match Your Mood (1968) Synopsis: Westinghouse shows women how to improve their lives by decorating their refrigerators in this short film.

5:15 AM Wonderful World of Tupperware (1965) Synopsis: This short industrial film focuses on the making of Tupperware. Dir: George J. Yarbrough

September 19, 2019

TCM Schedule for Thursday, September 19 THEME: Roger Moore as James Bond

ALL TIMES EST

7:00 AM Jewel Robbery (1932) Synopsis: A jewel thief falls for a tycoon's wife in Vienna. D: William Dieterle. William Powell, Kay Francis, Hardie Albright, Henry Kolker, Spencer Charters, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson. Lubitsch-like bauble with wealthy, married Francis (who aches for excitement in her life) being captivated by debonair burglar Powell. Breathlessly paced, witty and charming. Screenplay by Erwin Gelsey, based on a play by Ladislaus Fodor.

8:15 AM The Match King (1932) Synopsis: An ambitious young man corners the market on matches, then faces the destruction of his empire. Dir: Howard Bretherton Cast: Warren William , Lily Damita , Glenda Farrell .

9:45 AM The Purchase Price (1932) Synopsis: A night-club singer on the lam becomes a farmer's mail-order bride.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent , Lyle Talbot .

11:00 AM So Big (1932) Synopsis: A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast: Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent , Dickie Moore D: William A. Wellman. Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, Dickie Moore, Guy Kibbee, Bette Davis, Mac Madison, Hardie Albright, Alan Hale. Disappointing adaptation of Edna Ferber's saga of an orphaned girl who becomes a schoolteacher in the midst of a farming community and raises her son to aspire to big things. Abrupt continuity and sudden aging of its lead character keep this from amounting to very much. Stanwyck and Davis are both in the final scene--but never appear on screen together! Filmed before in 1925, remade in 1953.

12:30 PM A Successful Calamity (1932) Synopsis: A family pulls together to help a member in financial trouble.
Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: George Arliss , Mary Astor , Evalyn Knapp .

2:00 PM The House On 56th Street (1933) Synopsis: A woman loses her family after being falsely convicted of a crime.
Dir: Robert Florey Cast: Kay Francis , Ricardo Cortez , Gene Raymond .

3:15 PM The Working Man (1933) Synopsis: A wealthy manufacturer takes a vacation incognito and ends up working for his chief rival. Dir: John G. Adolfi Cast: George Arliss , Bette Davis , Theodore Newton .

4:45 PM Two Heads on a Pillow (1934) Synopsis: Once-married attorneys face off during a heated divorce case.
Dir: William Nigh Cast: Neil Hamilton , Miriam Jordan , Henry Armetta .

6:00 PM Angel on My Shoulder (1946) Synopsis: The Devil sends a murdered gangster to Earth as a respected judge.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast: Paul Muni , Anne Baxter , Claude Rains .

8:00 PM The Spy who Loved Me (1977) Dir: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Roger Moore , Barbara Bach , Curt Jurgens .

10:15 PM Moonraker (1979) Dir: Lewis Gilbert Cast: Roger Moore , Lois Chiles , Richard Kiel .

12:30 AM For Your Eyes Only (1981) Dir: John Glen Cast: Roger Moore , Lynn-Holly Johnson , Carole Bouquet .

3:00 AM Octopussy (1983) Dir: John Glen Cast: Roger Moore , Louis Jourdan , Maud Adams .

5:15 AM A View to a Kill (1985) Dir: John Glen Cast: Roger Moore , Christopher Walken , Grace Jones .

September 19, 2019

Conservative hypocrisy re: medical marijuana

Dr. Dina, the "queen of medical marijuana in Hollywood", was interviewed concerning her medical marijuana consultant business. A video of this interview was posted to YouTube on November 7, 2014.

The interview covered the unusual kinds of clients that Dr. Dina has.

Interviewer: "Do you have any uptight conservative...?"

Dr. Dina: "Very uptight conservative political types."

I: "Any who have spoken out against weed?"

D: "Yes, but that's all I can say."

The interview starts talking about celebrity and political clients at minute 6:15:

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September 6, 2019

TCM Schedule for Saturday, September 7, 2019 - 2 movies you'll want to watch/record

1:30 PM -- THE WILD ONE (1953)

A cultural milestone: Marlon Brando "... became the premier icon of 1950s rebellion, pioneering the way James Dean, Elvis Presley, and others would follow. The Wild One also introduced biker hipster patter to movie audiences and defined biker fashion for decades to come." Richard T. Jameson https://www.amazon.com/Wild-One-Hugh-Sanders/dp/0767818172


3:00 PM -- THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

In 1997, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress. It has been included on the American Film Institute's list of best American films ever made.[4][5] In 1999, the British Film Institute voted The Bridge on the River Kwai the 11th greatest British film of the 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai

If you've never seen this movie, this is a must-see movie.

September 6, 2019

I switched to Linux, and so far I like it.

1994 - 2008: Windows user. I left Windows because of a growing sense of dissatisfaction with the OS, culminating in my experience with Vista. I wanted an OS that would be less trouble, so I switched to Mac.

2008 - 2019: Mac user. I basically got tired of Apple making (in my opinion) over-priced and under-powered devices.

2019 - ? Linux user. I switched to Linux because the OS (Linux Mint) was free.

Only time will tell how long I stick to Linux, but so far, I like it. It almost feels like I'm having a flashback to 1994, learning how to use a computer.

September 5, 2019

Bricks of cocaine wash ashore in FL after Hurricane Dorian

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-dorian-bricks-of-cocaine-wash-ashore-in-florida-after-storm/

September 1, 2019

Medical marijuana certification question.

I had a doctor visit six days ago for chronic pain, which is a qualifying condition in New Mexico. My doctor mentioned medical marijuana as a possible treatment for the pain. I told him I wanted to try it. He said he would write up a certification and mail it to me. I haven't received the certification yet.

Is it too soon to bug him about it? I don't know what process he has to go through to write up a certification for medical marijuana. Perhaps the certification has to be reviewed by someone at his place of business?