Some may recognize that the title of this post is the punchline for a joke…I’m sure there are many versions, but the one I’m thinking of is "What do you call 1000 lawyers drowned at the bottom of the ocean?".  That’s how a lot of us feel about lawyers.  We see the frivolous lawsuits all the time.  Someone spills hot coffee on themselves and sues the restaurant.  Or the guy who sued for millions because the dry cleaner lost his pants.  Then there are the threat of lawsuits that begin to change our daily lives.  First, it’s the diving board being removed from the public pool, or the warning signs on everything from plastic bags to ladders.  The fear of lawsuits becomes crippling.  It’s not so much the lawyers, but the abundance of laws.

Why am I talking about this?  Well, a recent TED talk discusses this topic and presents 4 propositions to try to begin to rectify the situation.  It’s a good start.

I’m going to have to call February my LOST month.  A friend suggested I check out the TV series LOST and since the first 5 seasons are streamable via Netflix, it was a simple matter to add Season 1 to my Instant queue.  Well, to make a long story short, I spent 35 hours of my life this past month watching all 50 episodes of season 1 and 2 of this TV show.

Given all that time devoted to a TV show, you would think I didn’t have much time for regular movie viewing.  You would be wrong, I still found the time to watch 6 movies this month including a couple that are nominated for this years Best Picture Oscar.  Here is the list in no specific order.

• The Hurt Locker
• A Serious Man
• Anvil:  The Story of Anvil
• 500 Days of Summer
• Across the Hall
• Naked States
• Lost Season 1 (26 episodes)
• Lost Season 2 (24 episodes)

As always, click through for the detail and rating on each.
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