The Christmas movie classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” turned 75 this year. I watched it for the first time in a long while the other night. Personally I think they should have updated it and made it more “Woke” For instance… instead of having the people of Bedford Falls give their money to George Bailey, they should have given him the Jewelry they got during a during Smash and Grab at “Anderson’s Department Store” and little Zuzu could tell George “Every time a Bell Rings… An Angel Get’s It’s Booster Shot!”
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On Friday, Radio City Music Hall in NYC announced that they were cancelling the remainder of the Rockettes “Christmas Spectacular” because of COVID.
- They said they’ll spend the down time rehearsing so they’ll have a leg up on next years show.
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Twas the Sunday before Christmas and all through my house…
The Lions were playing… I was ready to grouse!
When what to my wondering eyes should appear…
But a REAL FOOTBALL TEAM… How I hooted and cheered!
They missed barely a play and went straight to their work…
30 BIG POINTS… Great passes and fieldwork!
On Goff! On Campbell! And the other guys too!
They sent the Cards to the locker room crying… Boo Hoo!!!
I heard myself say ‘ere I turned out the light…
Win the Super Bowl Someday?? You know… The Lions just might!!!
(Perhaps I’m being a little overly optimistic here… but… hey… It’s CHRISTMAS!!!)
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Elon Musk - The Richest Man in the World - announced on Twitter that we will be writing a check to the IRS for $11 BILLION in taxes this year - just weeks after Elizabeth Warren accused him of “Freeloading off everyone else”.
- Even Liz has to admit 11 BILLION is a lot of Wampum.
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A McDonald’s in China has installed EXERCISE BIKES in it’s dining room for “HEALTH-CONSCIOUS JUNK FOOD EATERS”. A Big Mac meal has 1,080 calories in it, which means people would have to cycle between 13.5 and 27 miles on the bikes if they wanted to counteract the meal's total calorie count.
- It’s part of their new “McOxymoron Menu”.
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Just two days after Police issued a search warrant for his cell phone in the movie set shooting investigation, Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria were pulled over by Police in the Hamptons.
- At this point, even the Cuomo Brothers are having a better Christmas than Alec.
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Have a great day and I’ll see you back here Tuesday!
-Dick