Thoughts On Last Night’s Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Political violence of any kind (regardless of beliefs or party affiliation) is wrong.

Last night, there was an attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Thankfully, no one was killed. The only person hurt is a Secret Service agent who is recovering in the hospital. The accused is a teacher from California.

In nearly 24 hours since the attempted assassination, there has been a lot of speculation as to the accused’s motives and reasoning. I’m choosing to let the investigation roll out organically (and hopefully) trust that the right person has their day in court.

Flashback Friday: 11.22.63 (2016)

The question of time travel is filled with both potential and pitfalls. If you could go back in time, what would you do? Would it be to undo a personal mistake or change the course of history?

The Hulu mini-series, 11.22.63, premiered in 2016. Based on a book by Stephen King, Jake Epping (James Franco) is a teacher who goes back in time to stop the assassination of JFK. It is supposed (note the keyword) to be a straightforward mission. But as usual, it does not go as planned.

Having never read the book, I cannot say for certain how it compares to its small-screen counterpart. The idea of the story is extremely tempting. The problem is that I was just plain bored.

Do I recommend it? No.

11.22.63 is available for streaming on Netflix.

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