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Jumping Jack Flash

By Jimmy Johnson

It’s Tuesday: Reset Day. Today’s old A&J is from 2010. Cats are not into vigorous exercise. That’s one reason I like them. I watched “Casablanca” for about the 100th time on Turner Classic Movie’s Sunday-night program, “The Essentials.” I realized I don’t watch TCM as much as I once did. I rely on Netflix’s streaming catalog more than anything else. Sometimes I watch movies on Amazon Prime. I suppose I could watch movies on demand from my cable company, but I never have. As for the myriad other options out there, I’m rather clueless. Weather permitting, I sit outside most evenings or go out somewhere, but with the approach of winter, I’m studying my entertainment options again. Which leads me to my point: what do you watch, and how do you watch it?

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94 responses to “Jumping Jack Flash”

  1. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    For those looking for old tv and movies on DVD/Blu-ray, try this site: http://www.oldies.com/

  2. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    billinbossier, there are some very good travel videos on YouTube. In the last few days I have been able to watch Amtrak travel and visit Shanghai Disneyland without needing tickets or dealing with crowds.

  3. John in Houston Texas Avatar
    John in Houston Texas

    I went down to bare bones cable, for just $5 added to internet, so I lost TCM, so I watch old random movies on Netflix, also documentaries, Ford, Tesla, stuff like that; also I started to look at Murdoch Mysteries that Library Gal mentioned. Often, I just want something on, so I’ll have a Poirot or Columbo on. I watch a lot of weird stuff on YouTube, easily through Apple TV, not on my computer – old 50’s TV shows, commercials, in house industrial or niche specialized documentaries. But more often than not I listen to old time radio on SiriusXM or one of the many websites available. I think I’ve seen all the Perry Mason’s on the ME TV network at least once, so I can give those a rest for awhile. and local news for the weather

  4. Susan in NC Avatar
    Susan in NC

    We also went to bare bones cable. So now we mostly use Netflix and Amazon Prime. Been watching Doctor Who mostly…. Haha! I also watch Hulu so I can catch the Daily Show since our local cable company had a falling out with Comedy Central.

  5. Tom in Glendora Avatar
    Tom in Glendora

    Nothing except YouTube. Quite the variety of stuff on there.

  6. DJJG Avatar
    DJJG

    I listen to Handel operas, which might make me a rebel.

    I am also reading Mark Lewisohn’s “All these Years”–the history of the early years of The Beatles.

    Which makes me a rebel to Jimmy’s question.

    But we have all 10 films of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire–on DVD, yes.

    And today I was watching The Hollies on YouTube.

    People claim that Groucho Marx commented, “I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”

    But I’ve never seen that reliably sourced. Book nor film.

    Oh! We have most of the Marx Brothers on DVDs. Yes, I was going to ask you all how to get them off. But we might keep Harpo.

  7. DJJG Avatar
    DJJG

    Arrgh.

    “All These Years”—the

    Astaire—on

    I keep forgetting to type three hyphens to get a dash.

  8. emb Avatar

    “I keep forgetting to type three hyphens to get a dash.” word—word or word — word ?

  9. Mindy from Indy Avatar

    Steve in RO – I have that 9/11 documentary as well. Incredible footage. (But in such a terrible way.)To see Tony in his beginning interview, so happy, so innocent, “I just want to help people…” And then later, to see him so weary, so defeated, “If my country sends me …” just breaks me, every time.

  10. emb Avatar

    “I keep forgetting to type three hyphens to get a dash.” word—word or word — word ?

    Surprise: it works. Back when I had Microsoft Word, if you typed word–word, you got word—word, but that doesn’t work with Open Office. How about 3? word—word? Nope. As posted here before, I keep an often updated set of symbols and accented words at the bottom of working documents, extracted from “Special Characters” in the Insert menu, and just drop down there for the dash or whatever. Also often type an A&J post here if I want something from there. E.g., I can write, “Granddad [maternal] came from Curaçao.” He did.

    The list is below, but some won’t come through in “Arlosoft Word.” Those are most some Greek letters and perhaps the symbols after “¢: ??? ° .” We’ll see. The first, a circle with a + in it, the astronomical/astrological sign for Earth, I imported from WordPerfect, because Word lacked it. The next two are 3 dots in a triangle [therefore] and a degree sign.

    Peace,

    ¶ ½ ¾ ¼ ? ? ? ? ? ? © @ ® ™ ? Å Æ å á å ? ? á à æ Ç ç É ? é ê è ? ? ë ? ? í ? ? ñ ? ? Ø Œ ó ô ö ? ? ø œ ? ? ß ? ? ú û ü ý ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ° — ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ÷ ‰ ? ? ? ? ± ? £ ¢ ??? °? WDTSAG entrée matinée fiancé fiancée Trouvé année Année mélange Søren Curaçao Fauré Velcro®™ chacun à son goût ??? ??? ??? ??? ??

  11. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    This football player “takes a knee”, but not during the National Anthem.

    http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/iowa-hawkeyes-football-matt-vandeberg-proposes-girlfriend-091216

  12. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Ooohs, sweet. I got proposed to the might of the White Rose ball when everyone including me thought I was the White Rose. Mike withdrew my name but didn’t tell me. I overheard the shock from the brothers who assumed it was me. I was shocked too and every time someone came by with a champagne bottle to tell me how certain they were of my selection I smiled bravely and drank a glass.

    Night came and I was pretty smashed since I really didn’t drink. So I cried and sniffles and cried and Mike’s big surprise was ruined. He had to tell me that I was to be serenaded not as White Rose but as Mrs. To be and he was to present ring.

    Rocky start to a rocky love I survived all those years.

  13. Axe-Grinder Avatar
    Axe-Grinder

    Jimmy, check out Longmire on Netflix. It’s a cross between Gunsmoke and CSI.

  14. Jim in TN Avatar

    The ROKU is our friend and includes Hulu, Netflix and Amazon. We only have cable at all for the local news and some TV shows. Network TV is getting harder and harder to watch but we like the British TV shows. Anybody watch New Tricks on Hulu? Semi retired British coppers solving cold cases.

  15. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Watched it on television a few years ago. I assume on PBS? There is little British television on PBS I did not see. Someone mentioned Last of Summer Wine, a gentle British senior citizen sitcom, meandering toward the end.

    Should I have occasion to not be mobile again, as in when I have my knees and shoulders repaired this winter, I shall be watching some forms of visual entertainment, reading and listening to music. So, the Village is always informative.

    There is a gorgeous moon over the water. My knees are blown out again and I am capitulating.

    So many new Villagers. Please stay.

  16. Jerry in Fl Avatar
    Jerry in Fl

    I don’t have a “special characters” key. I do have a lot of keys that I don’t know what they are for. A preposition is a handy thing to end a sentence with.

  17. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    Charlotte, are you home yet? Keep safe.

  18. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Message to Ghost. I have been totally banned and now deleted completely deleted. I refuse to vanish. Contact me when you feel better. Stella will be in repairs up here.

  19. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Jackie, if they also delete everyone you added, who will be left? Keep on keeping on, and enjoy every day of your life as much as you can.

  20. Rusty Avatar
    Rusty

    Ghost, saw Sully last Friday… I think you will like it. They got the flying stuff right, as well as the final findings of the NTSB. The hearings are necessarily compressed and dramatized, but the essentials are there (I have the NTSB report…interesting reading, you can download it for free). The cockpit dialogue is supposedly straight from the CVR transcript. Well done.
    Rusty

  21. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Thanks, Rusty. Good to know. I’ve read the NTSB report.

  22. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Today’s new strip is so A and J.

    Read review of Sully. Everyone has already told me how good it is. I believe them. They said to go see it. I cannot see it alone.

    I need a strong masculine hand to squeeze and hold onto in the scary parts. Just like I need when I am on a plane where doubt arises we will land and live. I would want that to be my final contact in life.