Behold the least necessary film of the year! The Karate Kid is, of course, a remake of the 1984 film of the same name, and this review assumes you’ve seen that one. This one is Detroit to Peking, instead of New Jersey to southern California. The kids are four to five years younger. The mom … Read more
Obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia…sheesh. Good times. I’ve vigorously pursued sustained lifestyle improvement for almost two months now, and it’s working. I seem to be finally getting it that I’ll be lucky to live another 20 years if I don’t reverse course. Don’t much want diabetes either, and am delighted to have avoided it so far, … Read more
Did you hear there’s a football game in Atlanta tomorrow? I quasi-adopted South Carolina as my SEC East team when Lou Holtz came in. (Did you remember he didn’t win a game his first season there? Zero-win SEC seasons are damned rare things. Even Vandy squeaks out two in its worst years.) Anyway, I liked … Read more