Began the morning with breakfast and two classic Disney shorts on winter sports. Donald thinks he's the "Hockey Champ" when he shows off for his nephews, but the boys have a thing or two to teach him about the game. "Double Dribble" gets back into Goofy sports territory, this time parodying college football. The shortest member of P.U seems to be the most outmatched, but he proves that size doesn't matter when he manages to find a way to get the ball through the net anyhow.
Since it's still cold and windy and I wanted to get groceries later, I called Uber. No trouble here. The first driver came in 7 minutes, the second in 4. Got where I was going quickly and with no trouble.
Work was slightly busier than yesterday, but still nothing overwhelming...or like last weekend. At least the weather is finally improving. Though the wind remains frigid and blustery, it was a little warmer when you could get in the sun. I spent the morning pushing carts and sweeping with no trouble.
As I expected, my schedule is back to four and five hours on weekends and Wednesday morning. I only got the hours I did the last two weeks because the floral department manager needed extra help, and then the head bagger went on vacation. Honestly, I don't mind. I could use the time to catch up on chores I put off over the last few weeks when I was busy or not feeling well, and I did want to see Captain America: Brave New World.
Went straight into grocery shopping after I got home. Restocked oranges, yogurt, and granola bars. Slice was on sale; they now have the lemon-lime along with cola and grapefruit. Got two turkey sliders on pretzel buns for lunch and more of that tasty Orange Cream Coke Zero. A brand of tropical and corn-flavored cracker crisps were on clearance. The guava had the least salt, so I thought I'd try that.
Had lunch and put everything away while watching The Busy World of Richard Scarry. "Superstitious Bananas" is worried he's going to have nothing but bad luck when a fortune cookie claims things will go badly for him on Friday the 13th. Couscous the detective is shocked when "Pepe le Goodstaire" is let out of jail for good behavior. He knows better than to believe Pepe has turned over a new leaf. Mr. Frumble somehow manages to mistake a new parking garage for the "Drive-Through Movie," much to the detriment of his pickle car.
Changed, then headed out to Boost Mobile three blocks down on the White Horse Pike. I wanted to finally upgrade my cell phone and change the service. I've had my cell phone since January 2021. The battery sometimes dies quickly, sometimes slowly. The screen is cracked and chipped. It's beyond time for a change. I bought a Samsung Galaxy A16 that's basically the updated version of my old A11. It took a bit longer to switch providers, but after 40 minutes of changing passwords and pins, I had a new cell phone and was now with Boost Mobile.
It was such a nice day, I went for a walk to WaWa. I hadn't had a smoothie in ages. Got a pina colada smoothie to celebrate the end of two busy weeks and my new cell phone. It was a little on the watery side, with more pineapple than coconut flavor.
Threw on Scooby's All-Star Laugh-a-Lympics when I got home. "North Pole" starts off with some unique dog-sled racing. Daisy Mayhem being pulled by her pet pig and Captain Caveman being toted by the Teen Angels makes sense, but Yakky Doodle pulling Grape Ape seems more like a recipe for disaster, until the big ape lends a hand. The Rottens' attempt at cheating in the igloo-building contest only solidifies Quick-Draw and the Doggies' entry and puts the Blue Falcon out to sea. Their cheating wrecks havoc on Wally Gator, Hokey Wolf, and Huckleberry Hound's paddle boat in "Tahiti," until they figure out a way to spring back. As anyone who's seen What's New, Scooby Doo knows, even the Dread Baron's sand-digging machine can't beat champion sand castle builders Shaggy and Scooby.
Switched to Match Game Syndicated during dinner. Ginger, the contestant from yesterday, does manage to get to the Audience Match...but her ridiculous answer for "Cuckoo __" in the Head-to-Head leaves everyone on-stage and in the audience falling over laughing. Richard Paul and Nipsey Russell join in the next week, as the panel wear hard-hats in honor of a female contestant who works for a construction company. Charles even gives the lady her own hard hat.
Watched more of Roots next. By 1776, Kinta Kunte (John Amos) has grown to manhood. He's still determined to return home to Africa and manages to escape again. Not everyone has his desperate desire to go home. He flees to his former sweetheart Fanta (Ren Woods), only to discover she's turned away from her African heritage and has no desire to do anything but survive. After he's caught and loses his right foot in punishment, he's nursed back to health by the Reynolds' cook Bell (Madge Sinclair).
Moved to YouTube for more of that newly-released syndicated week. Someone really needed to do a better job gluing the names on the Star Wheel. Charles' name fell off not once, but twice. He taped it the first time and just jammed it on the second.
Here's both episodes to check out, so you can see the rest of this now-found week!
Finished the night with another, much darker Czech fairy tale film. Their version of Beauty and the Beast from 1978 mostly follows the French story. Julie (Zdena Studenkova) takes the place of her merchant father (Vaclav Voska) in the damp, murky castle of a bird-like Beast (Vlastimil Harapes) after he takes a rose from the Beast's garden. Here, the Beast feeds on blood and fears he'll harm Julie, or that she'll flee if she sees him. He's goaded by a little imp-like creature (whose presence is never explained) into almost killing her at several points, but ends up falling for her instead. She dreams of a handsome man who literally sweeps her off her feet...one who seems familiar, almost like her strange bird friend.
Played for horror rather than for comedy or romance, this does get pretty scary at times, especially when that little creature is popping up in the chandeliers. The Beast's bad makeup on his bird head does mitigate the effect somewhat. His castle is much spookier, a fetid place filled with musty corners and bubbling mud pits. The copy I found at YouTube did have English close-captioning, making it easier to follow this spooky and dreamy romance.
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