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Friday, March 17, 2023

Bros Bites

 For the most part, work was slow yesterday.  I had several sales go through and got at least one measure, that should keep management happy.  Sales, across the district, are still down.  They're counting on Spring to put a little bounce in our figures.  We will have to wait and see.  

The large, orange retailer I work for did give everyone a big raise.  It was a very good thing to do.  Our starting rate is now higher than just about every other in retail.  They're saying they chosen to invest in their associates.  That may be true to some degree, but I also think it's an attempt to keep Unions at bay.  For those who haven't been paying attention, Unions are making a comeback.  Corporate America hates Unions since they tend to keep the billionaires in charge in check.  

I watched Bros last night.  Parts of it I liked, parts were weak.  Billy Eichner sense of humor can be really hit or miss.  He was terribly upset when the movie didn't smash the box office.  While Bros played well in large cities, rural America ignored it partly because of the rating (R), but mostly, I think, because it was geared for a large city audience.  Luke MacFarlane was decent as Aaron, staring in a number of Romcoms on the Hallmark Channel give him a good resume, but he and Eichner have zero chemistry.  Perhaps if someone else had played the Eichner character, perhaps if this movie had gone through another few rewrites, perhaps if someone had realized that middle America doesn't find threesomes, or foursomes funny, this might have a been a good little movie.  I usually post the trailer for a movie when I write about it, but... meh.  So, here's a picture of Luke.  


Of course, everyone is waiting with bait breath for Trump to be indicted.  That's not going to play well on Fox.  Smartmatic has followed Dominion's lead, and also filed a lawsuit against the network.  Joy of Joys!  This is not what they want.  The other cable news networks are gleefully reporting every snippet of information regarding the lawsuits.  If you think it's juicy now, wait until Trump tells his base to attack them, and he will.  This is a nightmare of their own creation.

And the indictment for the Stormy Daniels payoff?  I would not expect it to fall on a Friday, that would give Fox the entire weekend to slough it off.  Monday would be a better day.  And they will make every attempt possible to not carry the story.  This is how Fox News dies.





8 comments:

  1. Oh, it's the Unions. The Orange Retailer could care less about employees, but they do fear Unionizing.
    And Bros. was good, very smart. Probably not for Peoria, but well written and even acted. McFarlane is delicious. BTW I thought their opposites-attract chemistry was good.
    Have you watched Spoiler Alert? I have not and it was more Peoria Approved than Bros...

    As for Twitler? So many possible indictments, so close to the weekend... I don't think anything will drop today. Maybe Monday? It would be a delicious week if two or more indictments drop one after the other. Even better if it's one a week....

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    1. I didn't see any chemistry between the two and a relationship only based on sex is unsustainable. I do agree with you, the first indictment might fall on Monday.

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  2. It will be interesting to see how the union comeback plays out. Something needs to be done to help the workers level the playing field because the gap between owners and employees is getting out of control. The death of Fox News isn't at the top of my wish list but it is certainly in the top 10.

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    1. You and I agree completely when it comes to unions. The disparity between owners and executives, and the people they employee needs to be addressed much sooner rather than later.

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  3. Congratulations on the raise - for whatever reason they gave it, they did the right thing! Don't spend it all at once!

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    1. Don't worry, much, if not all of it is going to be banked.

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  4. I went to the Dentist last week and let me tell you I miss unions. Years ago, with a strong union, I had amazing dental benefits. These days so called Dental insurance are just discount plans.
    As for Bros. I really like it, enough so that I bought a copy on Prime so I can watch it over and over. But you have to keep in mind that I am a sucker for romcoms. The movie, to me, as a great success simply because of the fantasy aspects of it. I also saw it three times in the theatres. The first time was a pretty full house. The next two times there were probably only a dozen or so people there.
    Oh, and your raise. I am sure they have a lot of reasons for giving it not the least of which is that it will keep there current staff from seeking other jobs in this crazy job market.

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    1. As I said, I wasn't that impressed. Maybe I'm just not a big enough fan of Billy Eichner.

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