Happy Belated St. Patrick’s Day. A friend and I decided to celebrate at our local Hooters. As it is in many establishments these days no matter how old you are they still ask for I.D. In these situations I will always offer two forms of I.D. My driver’s license and my AARP membership card. Well, the lovely and gifted, (if you know what I mean?) Hooters girl looks at my license and bubbly announces, “Gee! You’re the same age as my Mother.” Thanks, I hope your St. Patty’s was better.
Remember a few months ago Oprah gave away something like 26 new Pontiac’s to her studio audience. You could not by the publicity her show got for that stunt. Pontiac new that and donated the cars. Now the Detroit Free Press reports that model Pontiac, sorry I don’t know which it was, that car has been deemed a flop in the automotive industry. At least they will never refer to those vehicles, as “You can’t give them away!”
If you get a chance and if it is playing at a theatre near you check out “Downfall.” It is an incredible war film that centers on Hitler’s last days in the bunker. I know it has been done before but this is the best. It is based on two books one written by his last secretary who was in the bunker until the end. Alexandra Maria Lara plays Traudl Junge and Bruno Ganz is incredible as the worst villain in history. Here’s a little trivia question for you. Hitler had a dog-named Blondie, what kind of dog do you think it would be? Ya! of course a German Sheppard