High Seas Adventure

Slept in a little and got a quick start this morning with breakfast and Blockbusters. The solo gentleman was finally defeated by a mother-daughter team, who also had no trouble with a younger woman. Like the man, they couldn't figure out the Gold Run, though. The mother got three questions in a row, then missed at least five.

Worked on writing for the rest of the morning. Gene and Tom are ready to storm down to the hold and free Jack on the spot. Richard convinces them that this would just make things worse. Goodson tells Jack his brother is on ship and that he intends to take him and the others hostage until he relents and reveals where his treasure is.

Broke with enough time to get dressed, pack up my backpack for later, and call Uber...and I was still late to work. At least that's the worst thing that happened all day. Spent almost the entire afternoon outside, enjoying a sunny, windy day and a glorious flame orange sunset. I also swept the store early on before it got busy, gathered trash when those got a little too full, and grabbed the recycling later after it slowed down.

Did my grocery shopping after I finished. Made use of a few online coupons to pick up cereal, eggs, and broccoli. Tried the new Mocha-Chocolate Kit-Kat Duo bar, which was very coffee-tasting and sweet. Picked up shrimp for dinner. Restocked oranges, sponges, garlic, bananas, a can of mandarin oranges, whole wheat flour, butter, milk, and yogurt. 

Not thrilled with my schedule this week. Lots of 7-hour days...which is a bit of a surprise, since we're not usually that busy in late January. Good thing Tuesday is one of my two days off. (Friday is the other.) Looks like we may get hit with some nasty snow and sleet Monday night. 

Put on Match Game PM as soon as I got home. Put things away as Gene introduced his beloved wife Helen in the audience. Bill Daily almost ate his answer a few times as Gene tried to explain what matzo balls look like to a contestant. 

Had shrimp and peas for dinner as Sale of the Century began. This wound up being another close race, with everyone winning or buying something and no one being too far ahead. The champ barely one it by two questions. She still couldn't get close to the Bonus Round money, though.

Finished the night at Tubi with the 1952 swashbuckler Blackbeard the Pirate. British Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard (Keith Andes) is determined to prove that privateer Henry Morgan (Torin Thatcher) has returned to his old pirate ways. He claims to be a surgeon on a certain Captain Bellamy's ship in order to find out of he's Morgan's partner. Whether he is or not becomes a moot point when they find Bellamy swinging from a sail and ruthless Blackbeard the Pirate (Robert Newton) in charge. Also on board is pirate's daughter Edwina Mansfield (Linda Darnell) and her lady-in-waiting Alvina (Irene Ryan). Edwina is carrying two mysterious chests that she won't let anyone touch. She was supposed to have married Bellamy, but really only agreed to it in order to avoid Morgan, whom she stole treasure from. Maynard steals Bellamy's captain log in order to find out the truth about him and Morgan...but Blackbeard is more interested in that treasure and the beauty hiding it.

Typical nautical yarn with Newton in fine fettle as one of the most famous buccaneers ever to sail the Jolly Roger. I do like that Edwina is the daughter of a pirate, rather than your typical noblewoman, even if Andes and Darnell are fairly bland. Ryan, William Bendix, and Alan Mowbray have more fun as the silly lady-in-waiting and members of Blackbeard's crew. Fun way to pass an hour and a half if you love swashbucklers or are a fan of Newton.