Don't Know Why Stormy Weather

Heavy rains, heavy winds, large hail, all coming through central Iowa today and all the past week. Regular daily routine has been humid every day and storms every night. And several murders all this past week in central Iowa. And there has been Obama's trip through Europe, and a lot of news concerning what has happened to the little girl in Florida, whose mother did not report her missing for 31 days. Greta and FoxNews has been hammering this story for several days. What I am doing right now is watching a movie video I got at a thrift store--DeMille's 1934 Cleopatra, with Colbert and Henry Wilcoxon. Interesting for its black and white visuals, but not a masterpiece. Interesting that Anne Baxter in Ten Commandments seems to channeled every acting trick Colbert did in Cleo, down to her throaty voice. Maybe because DeMille directed both of them. Gas prices have fallen about 20 cents in the last few days--now 3.65 per gal of ethanol from 3.98. Right now outside my window light lightning is flashing and tater wagon thunder rolling. So, more bad weather through the night till the sun comes up. And there was an effort this week and last week for US negotiaters to talk to Iranians about their nuke program, but apparently nothing got accomplished. For various reasons Obama did not meet a bunch of wounded American troops at a hospital in Germany, and he has a lot of US conservatives mad because he told the crowds in Berlin that he is a "citizen of the World." Drudge and Hewitt and all the news websites and blogs have the story on his euro trip. I should confess that it is easier to look at youtube videos than to wade through numerous print newssites, even that is what I should be doing. Right now I am going to sign off this blog till next time. Oh, yes, I found while looking at some utube videos from Porky's that Nancy Parsons. who played Miss Ballbricker, died of diabetes this past January. RIP Miss Parsons. All you readers and fans of this blog take care and we will return soon. Di di mau!