Netflix has been trying to get me to watch Nova: Dogs Decoded for months. It is always top on my Suggestions list, so today I decided to give in to Netflix and watch it. Awwww, I wish I had a big house and yard so I could have an Irish Wolfhound, St. Bernard, Great Dane or other big ole huge dog. :D Wow, there are scientists who took wild foxes, and domesticated them by selectively breeding only the most docile. In eight generations they went from being wild to opening their eyes at birth domesticated. Awesome. It also shows that aggression is partially genetic. There is also a discussion of how dogs have similar facial features to babies, and that is why we are attracted to them. I guess Netflix was right, it was a good movie.
Today I am not choosing movies, but simply just clicking on the next one that is on the list. This brings us to Beyond the Mat, a WWF movie. I am not pre-judging that this movie is going to make me insane. We are starting by hearing about how the WWF is promoting a new character named Puke, who can throw up on command. For real? Everything I have learned, read or seen about Mick Foley makes me want to meet him. Lately, his "I will mow your lawn for a donation to stop rape and sexual abuse" really made me think that he is an awesome guy. During one of his big entrances, he walked over to his daughter who was scared he was going to get hurt and hugged her before he walked into the ring. Sweet. The Rock on the other hand, while I am sure he is a nice enough guy when he is Duane, just looks like a douche bag all the time. I think the most disturbing part of this movie was watching a match between the Rock and Mick Foley (Mankind) while Foley’s kids sat there. Both of his kids had to leave, because they were both freaking out watching their dad get hit over and over. Even though it’s all fake, it is their dad. Decent movie, kept me entertained.
God Grew Tired of Us is about Sudan, so we are having an upper day today again. I have already learned that English and Arabic are the official languages of Sudan. I had no idea. Can I just say that I am aware of how awesome it is to not have been born in the Sudan? 27,000 boys had to walk over miles and miles to survive and only 11,000 survived. I am a wuss. It is so fascinating to watch these men who have just arrived in America and are having to learn things like “don’t throw your garbage out the window” and “these are already cooked potatoes”(when looking at a bag of chips). They are so excited that they don’t have to share beds. They spent so much time looking at the grocery store, asking if things were edible or not. It surprises me that the US Government makes refugees pay for their airfare. One of these kids is talking about what a shame it is that Americans have so much and yet don’t spend any time with their family. It’s an amazing story of how moving to America isn’t always the most amazing thing, and how much we take for granted here. Watching one of the men being reunited with his mother after 17 years brought me to tears, and then it made me sad, because as she was vocalizing her excitement in singing and dancing in the airport, you could see that he was somewhat embarrassed. These men are inspiring, coming from so little and doing so much.
National Geographic: Tornado Intercept Another NG movie about silly people doing silly things in the middle of the country. I don’t understand why guys spend so much time with no shirts on. Or why anyone would spend thousands of dollars to get a picture of the inside of a tornado when he has a wife at home who is about to give birth. Sigh. Fifty-three minutes of them doing nothing really…just chasing tornadoes but never being successful.
National Geographic: Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. So far I like this movie because of it’s amazing use of colons in the title. Damn, there was a dinosaur that looks like a very toothy brontosaurus with fins that lived underwater. It was up to 35 feet long and half of that length is neck. There were also weird looking octopi with shells.That is what I learned.
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