The theater in my hometown, which plays less than first runs, is playing “How to Train Your Dragon 2”. Coming next is the far less successful and messier “How Not to Train Your Dragon”, a more disgusting affair. … The weight the New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has lost will be assembled and chosen as his vice presidential running mate in 2016. Well, there should be enough … It was so inspiring to see the Christmas decorations on sale in Lowe’s last week. It just put me in the holiday spirit. They could lengthen this and have festive banner proclaiming “Christmas Every Day”. (Apologies to Franz Kafka.)

Noticed on TV a heavy focus on the Amish. We’ve had “The Amish Mafia”, “Escaping Amish” and “Amish Out of Order.” Coming soon Is “Amish the Next Generation.” “Ay, Captain Schwartz; set the horses for maximum power and head for the nearest herb store.”  …. There’s a similar fascination on reality TV with Alaska. So there is “Escaping Alaska”, “Alaska State Troopers”, and “Alaska, the Last Frontier.”

Most people would say “You don’t know what you don’t know” I find in most cases it’s “You don’t know what you do know.” An important thought to ponder. … Someone pointed out a picture I posted on Facebook was the head of a frog. That was a relief. I had thought my search for the nude photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence had gone horribly wrong. By the way, with all the brouhaha (ha, ha, ha, ha) about the pictures of Lawrence, it would help the box office if actors in the next episode of "The Hunger Games" played their roles naked. It would certainly eliminate the unfair advantage of people carrying concealed weapons.