The iPhone Apple Watch Ad – Big Fish, Big Mistake

Apple’s released an ad showing a relatively new feature on the Apple Watch when it’s synced to the users iPhone. There are various hand gestures that can complete tasks, like taking a picture, without having the phone in your hand.

“I have a hand gesture for you.” -Android Phone Users, 2024

The commercial highlights that certain iPhone users who also have certain Apple watches can do a thumb to pointer finger double tap to accomplish things on the phone, in the case of the guy in the commercial… he holds up a giant fish and takes a picture with the phone out of reach.

Oh, oh, oh, It’s Magic. Not to point out the obvious but how exactly is he still holding the massive fish (that’s clearly requiring 2 strong arms) when he lifts up the watch to double tap? Watch out, David Blaine!

Splish Splash. And propping your phone up against a tumbler is a fragile situation to say the least. And this guy does it on a boat?? IN THE WATER???? How many times does that end well?

*Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 users have entered the chat*

Captain Obvious would also ask how the fisherman set up such a perfectly framed shot while fishing and the phone didn’t move at all as he presumable battled the fish with rod and reel?

The Music. I never doubt that Apple commercial creators will find a fun obscure song to use as a soundtrack. This time they went way back to the 1970s to unearth a peculiar song from Pakistani Nahid Akhtar. Here’s her full track called “Kariye pyar.”

As one who’s embarrassingly missed a great video recording of a big fish (just ask my brother-in-law who brought to the ocean surface a huge nurse shark and I thought I was recording but when I hit the button to start recording was actually when I stopped recording), take as many pictures and videos as you can of such momentous occasions… otherwise did it really happen?

-Out of the Wilderness

Is Ryan Gosling My Favorite Actor?

My first experience with Ryan Gosling was in the film adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks book, “The Notebook.” Ryan was great in that movie, not to mention it’s one of my favorite movies anyway. All the rest of the Nicholas Sparks book/movies don’t seem to quite be as awesome as The Notebook. I do have hope, however, that “Dreamland” will become a movie (I predict it will) and maybe, just maybe, it’ll be one of the best Nicholas Sparks movies… because the story is not quite as predictable as you’d think.

But back to Ryan. I watched The Fall Guy a few days ago and I won’t spoil it for you. It was just OK. You’ll probably think it was a waste of time but you should watch it. There, have I set the bar low enough so that when you watch it, your expectations won’t be too high? Because now I’ll be honest: IT’S A GREAT MOVIE! It reminded me how much I like movies that are just meant to entertain, nothing political, nothing demonic or evil, just a good old-fashioned good guy vs. bad guy action comedy romance.

I’ll go ahead and put it in writing: My top two favorite male actors are Ryan Gosling and Gerard Butler and speaking of Gerard Butler, if you like tense thriller action military movies, Hunter Killer is a must-watch.

The Fall Guy is a must-see, too. It had a fun plot along with something I look for in almost every movie: a little bit of everything… humor, action, mystery, and romance. Ryan Gosling is one of the top Hollywood actors and you might already know why from his performance in Barbie. But if you need more proof, watch The Fall Guy.

Have you seen any recent movies you’d recommend? Comment below!

-Out of the Wilderness

Stiff Biden, Awkward Doug, and More

Biden is making the news again but not for anything he said. Conservatives are pointing a handful of moments where Biden looked lost and/or confused, uncomfortable and/or confused, and creepy and/or confused.

One thing is almost certain: Most people must be able to see that Biden is probably all of the above and add brittle to that list, too. Here are some videos making the rounds in the last few days. The first one shows Biden at an outdoor church service. Sure he looks out of place due to his stiffness, but how about Kamala’s husband pointing to her on the lyric “love nobody but you” and she doesn’t point back. Yikes, that’s awkward and Dougy knows it. He dies inside afterwards, as you can see.

There was this mysterious moment when Biden was asked about Trump’s trial. A slimy grin goes from ear to ear but at least he was coherent enough to not try using words.

When asked if he thinks Netanyahu is playing politics with the war…

The upcoming debate should help us have more clarity on who we’re voting for whether it’s Biden, Trump, or anyone else on the ballot.

-Out of the Wilderness

College Baseball – The Catch 2024

Don’t tell anybody that I’ve actually been enjoying college baseball as the playoffs are doing what playoffs do — sending the inferior teams home while the best go to Omaha. Well, “enjoying” is only a half-truth because I don’t watch any entire game. Even with the pitch clock the games are soooooooOOOOOOOooooooo looooOOOOooong.

I happened to be watching Clemson vs. Florida because of what was at stake. Clemson was in a must-win situation and the game was well into extra innings when a possible game-winning hit from Florida sailed into the outfield.

Potential outcome #1: The outfielder misses and Florida wins, series ends.

Potential outcome #2: He catches the ball, the game continues and gives Clemson another at-bat to try scoring.

The outfielder tracks the ball as he’s running towards the wall. It’s clearly not a home run so the guy has GOT to make the catch to be a hero for Clemson. Take a look and you can decide if this play is one of the best in college baseball this season.

The way he cradles the ball against his body in an all-out effort to save his team from elimination, a jump and not even landing till he bounces off the outfield wall, it’s a thing of beauty and a great example of skill and athleticism!

What a catch.

The game was in the 13th inning and to say things were tense is an understatement. There were even 2 Clemson coaches that got ejected after one their own players hit a home run in one of those extra innings. Bizarre. So what does ESPN do? Switch coverage to pre-game for a Major League Baseball matchup… as if anyone needed a fresh reminder that money has ruined sports (maybe not entirely, but close!) and ESPN sucks.

Clemson lost a few innings later but that outfielder’s catch will probably be remembered for a long time by anyone who saw it, especially Clemson fans.

-Out of the Wilderness

The Gatorade Commercial – Michael Jordan, Caitlin Clark, Music by Travis Scott

Gatorade has a new basketball-heavy ad called “It Hasn’t Changed” featuring the greatest ball player of my generation, Michael Jordan. They’re emphasizing that to be great you must have the “it” factor and Gatorade is right there to help you get “it.” I won’t get into the weeds about his greatness being greater than Kobe or LeBron (but this new commercial doesn’t feature a voiceover from Kobe or LeBron… sooo……. you do the math). Check “it” out then scroll on down for more info!

The Music. The soundtrack to this ad comes from Travis Scott. The song is called “FE!N” and features Playboi Carti. Here’s the full track…

She’s All That. Current “it girl” Caitlin Clark is also featured in the ad and with her bringing in more viewers to the WNBA, I’m sure Gatorade was working hard to sign her on as a celebrity spokesperson. She has “it” and in fact, she IS “it.”

More to be seen from Gatorade but for now, share your thoughts about the ad in the comments below and if you have a second, subscribe for email reminders of my daily posts!

-Out of the Wilderness