Oh, Elvis

 

We just watched "Elvis," the newest biopic movie. In the years since his death, over 30 films have been made about Elvis. People still can't get enough of him. This one was actually pretty good, mostly because it starred an overweight-looking Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker. Has he ever made a bad movie?

Hanks wore prosthetics and a fat suit because he has diabetes and no longer gains and loses weight for his movie roles. Elvis, played by cute Austin Butler, stayed svelte right up to the end of the movie when he died, which was less realistic. As we know, the beloved Elvis was rather portly in his Las Vegas days.

In other news, such a beautiful day yesterday, sunny and relatively warm. After I walked home from my morning shift at the Cafe, I went to Home Depot to get some primroses for the window box. So we have something colorful to look at before the geraniums come in at Costco. The nursery was hopping with a full-on spring shopping frenzy. Everyone is tired of this long winter.

But not so fast-- yet another cold front blowing through today with wind and rain, heavy snow in the mountains. Of course Thursday is the weekly outdoor patio ukulele gathering. I have a big grocery shopping to do this morning, and if it's pouring rain I'll just stay home and make chicken soup this afternoon. And I've barely put a dent in the new John Irvin book. Slow going, that one.