Quickie Thoughts

I discuss the various aspects of the FUBAR nature of SignalGate.

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SCOTUS handed down two rulings. Ghost gun regulations were so obviously valid that Justice Gorsuch wrote a 7-2 opinion upholding them. 

No kewpie doll for predicting the two dissenters. Gorsuch had a brief dissent to Jackson's opinion in a bankruptcy case. Meanwhile, as flagged by Paul Clement supporting the government, it looks like the big oral argument won't bring any big changes. 

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I planned to reserve the Psycho DVD, but instead accidentally received the novel. Don't recall the film too much, but the two seem to mostly mesh. 

(Norman Bates in the book is more pudgy and somewhat older than Anthony Perkins at that time.)

The book is a straightforward account, basically of novella length, that helpfully shows things through multiple points of view. The ending matches the film. 

I was sort of bored since it was not a surprise. Nonetheless, it was a good, steady read.

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Also went to the old Mid-Manhattan Library, which has a good selection of DVDs, both films and television series. I found After Words, a film starring Marcia Gay Harden, one of those actors who you say "she's pretty good, I wish she had bigger roles."  

To be fair, she had a sizable number of roles, including as "Susan" in the Spenser for Hire films. She plays a quiet, lonely librarian who comes out of her shell.

The role is stereotypical and lacks a certain amount of depth, but the Costa Rica locations are nice to look at, and its shortish running time helps. The actor who plays the guide is also a bit rough but interesting.

Overall, it was okay, and I watched the whole thing. That's saying something for me these days. After all, I also recently borrowed more than one series DVD, and have not yet watched a full episode yet.