Despite my good intentions early last evening as was expressed at the close of yesterday's post here, I did not speak with my late old friend William A.G.'s longtime ladyfriend Sandy. When I made the attempt to phone her, only her answering service responded back.
Consequently, I tuned in a Christmas movie instead ─ 2015's A Gift Wrapped Christmas. The lead role in this one belonged to actress Meredith Hagner.
And what a delight she proved to be! I thought that her performance was excellent and so very natural, and I loved her various vocal mannerisms. In fact, I felt certain that I had seen her act before, but as I scan her acting credits at Wikipedia, nothing I see confirms that impression.
There are various websites where the movie can be freely streamed, but the would-be viewer has to be wary of the questionable advertisements that are thrust upon visitors. Forget using Google to locate a source ─ instead, try a browser like Yandex that doesn't give a fig about our copyright limitations.
I used our Android TV Box, and thus was able to watch the movie on T.V.
Since I absolutely love so-called schmaltzy movies, I had no problem with this one. And of course, working my way through maybe four ounces of dark rum assisted in uncovering my emotions.
I now have Meredith Hagner's name on a list of actresses whose work I hope one day to delve into. It is an extremely long list, though ─ it could be years before I ever reach her name, if I ever even do.
Once my younger brother was home following his daily socializing, I used our Android TV Box to access an episode of Supergirl ─ this time it was episode 17 ("Deus Lex Machina") of season five.
My brother took the opportunity to pass out for much of the show.
When the episode was done, I then tuned in another of the old Edgar Wallace Mysteries ─ in this instance, it was 1961's The Sinister Man. Again, I used a browser app that I have downloaded into our Android TV Box and thus we were able to watch the short movie on our T.V. thanks to a source (OK.ru) offered by Yandex.
We love these quaint old productions, and I enjoy seeing essentially forgotten actors ─ and sometimes, some actors in their early careers who later attained some fame.
Speaking of quaint, it was quite humorous seeing how karate aficionados were presented back then. When the 'bad guy' used his skills to confront a British detective, he looked like a deliberate caricature of a karate master ─ it truly was almost comedic.
The third T.V. series we were to watch an episode of was Animal Kingdom ─ this time, it was episode 11 ("Trust the Process") of season five.
And we capped off the night with an episode of United States of Tara ─ episode two ("Crackerjack") of season three.
My brother went to bed thereafter, but I was seated here at my computer for quite some time before I also called it a night. My wife ─ who had worked the full day at the Thai restaurant where she is employed part-time ─ had not come home, but she finally did before my bedtime.
She had gone to work with her ATM debit card after entrusting it to me for a week as the sole safeguard to keep her from pillaging my chequing account for gambling money. She did withdraw $800 on her way to work that she texted me of; but last night, she confessed that she had taken $500 more. I could tell that she had been drinking.
She could only be back to gambling. And I have no idea what to expect tonight. She had the first half of today off work, but she had to leave here around 3:45 or closer to 4 p.m., for she was expected to begin working from 4:30 p.m. She normally spends her weekends somewhere in Vancouver, so she is unlikely to be coming home tonight ─ and maybe not even until Monday evening, or even Tuesday.
I fear the worst for what remains of my pension. I just hope that when I go out early tomorrow morning to do some grocery shopping that there will still be enough cash left in the account that I can withdraw the most of it to keep safe from her.
It really is quite heartbreaking.
Anyway, when my brother and I got together this morning at maybe 10:15 - 10:20 a.m. to watch some T.V., I used our Android TV Box to lead us off with the 43-minute (43:16) upload of two days ago to Rumble by the Canadian Citizens for Charter Rights and Freedoms: C3RF "In Hot" interview with LSO Bench Member, Cecil Lyon.
Major Russ Cooper (Ret'd) discusses the intrusion of the Diversity, Inclusiveness and Equity ideology into the day-to-day dealings of Ontario's lawyers. How can it be that the Canadian legal tradition, based on the rule of law and individual rights and freedoms, can unite so many diverse peoples and yet be trashed so thoroughly as "systemically racist"? Strap in for some hard maneuvering as we roll in on how certain elements within the Law Society of Ontario are trying to change this calculation.
It was a little more interesting than it may sound to have been.
I followed that video with one that exceeded an hour (1:04:09) ─ a September 24 upload to Rumble by Open Mike with Michael Thiessen: Steve Deace Talks Trump, DeSantis, Cruz, and Pence & Why Worldview Matters in Politics.
In this episode of Open Mike, Dr. Michael Thiessen is joined by talk show/podcast hosts, and former Ted Cruz campaign manager, Steve Deace. Steve and Mike pull back the curtain on the inner workings of politics and discuss the importance of standing firm on principle in the civic sphere. You're not going to want to miss this fiery discussion!
Episode Resource: Steve Deace Show on The Blaze Network: https://www.theblaze.com/shows/steve-deace-show/; Steve's books: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Deace/e/B00IIHMLF4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share;
WATCH THIS EPISODE ON THE FLF NETWORK: https://subspla.sh/9wrrqbv
This one was also enjoyable, especially into its late stages when Steve Deace became very animated.
The final video we watched was actually the last half or so of one we had to quit for want of time a couple of days ago ─ a documentary on BitChute: The Toolbox Killers. For background, refer to the Wikipedia article on the two killers in question: Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris.
The finish of this video brought my brother and I near to the midway of the noon hour, and he sought some bed rest. I did not wait too much longer myself, for my wife had not yet risen, and I wanted a nap before she caught me up.
The day has been overcast, and was wet quite early in the morning. The afternoon grew progressively gloomy, for rain is probably coming overnight ─ and definitely tomorrow.
My wife had a fair drive to get to the restaurant, so I do hope that all went well with that. And I pray that she has the strength and good sense not to let some after-work drinks lead her to frequent a damned casino. As long as there are a few hundred dollars remaining in my account in the early morning, I will withdraw as much as $300 of it ─ or whatever lesser amount may be available to just leave whatever there is that tops $100 in the account.
I plan to be getting up in the a.m. at 4, so I should easily be able to leave here afoot (I do not drive) in plenty of time to get to the market I hope to shop at, and which opens at 7 a.m. The hike is something over 2¾ miles to get there, so I will want to be leaving her comfortably ahead of 6 a.m.
However, if it is raining hard, then I will shop nearer home ─ that market is just under a mile from here, and also opens at 7 a.m.
We shall see.
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