Mea Culpa Left Me-uh Confused

I don’t always do movie reviews, but when I do it’s usually because the movie was irritating. That’s the case again (surprise surprise!) with Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa. When will people give up on Tyler’s movies? He’s kind of like the black Adam Sandler: A-Listers but most of their movies stink! Actually, Adam Sandler has a new one out called Spaceman and from what I read in reviews, we should only watch it if we feel like punishing ourselves (a coworker once pointed out that I pride myself on depriving myself, so maybe I’ll deprive myself of happiness and watch Spaceman, I deserve it). Both Adam and Tyler should mea culpa themselves, am I right?

OK OK, both men have their moments of genius and I kinda like most (or at least half) of Adam’s movies, but the Tyler Perry films just seem to be getting worse.

Mea Culpa. I went into not knowing anything, in fact I didn’t even know what mea culpa meant but as that scene from Billy Madison (an Adam Sandler movie, don’t ya know) goes, I am now dumber after watching it.

Am I wrong? What am I missing? Maybe Tyler Perry is becoming a legendary director and somehow I missed the plot of this movie. Do enlighten me if you can! It could be that the movie is just bad, and that’s where my opinion sits at the moment. In its defense, there were villains and it had a protagonist (Kelly Rowland, who I thought did a great job acting, as did the other actors). But beyond that all I can say is, “What the heck is going on with this movie?”– and not in an Inception kind of way where it really makes you think while it bends your mind. It’s more like when my dog poops and while she is pooping she’s dipping her head down to eat other poop. Like, really?

Tell me I’m wrong because I want to give Tyler Perry movies a chance, he’s certainly got large portfolio of successful films.

-Out of the Wilderness

Things That Don’t Make Much Sense – and Pictures To Prove It…

One of my biggest pet peeves is the overuse us signs on America’s roadways. For instance, a sign telling you that a traffic light is coming up WHEN YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD!! Or how about a sign telling you the sidewalk ends? I could probably figure out when I get to the end and notice THAT THE SIDEWALK HAS ENDED!! Phew, wow. Sorry, I get a little worked up. On a lighter note, I’ve snapped a few pictures when I see odd or funny signs or notices and I’ve collected them here for you. Take a look and next time you see something like these pics below, just try to laugh it off.

One of the more peculiar things that happened during Covid. The CDC is in charge of refills. Wouldn’t this have made us interact with more people, which was sort of NOT the goal?

Glow in the dark frisbee? Cool! Use it in a well-lit area? 🤔

Clearance prices mean something different than when I was growing up.

I’d probably get along with her, too. She seems nice!

Hey all you crazy cats listening out there, welcome to Hell!

I kinda feel like the store manager is rubbing this in our faces. Yeah, we raised the price, whatcha gonna do about it?

The definition of bait & switch.

-Out of the Wilderness

Awesome Antique Channel Marker!

Towels, water, and about half a dozen Q-tips and we have a clean(er) and shiny(er) antique channel marker that was in use dating back to the 1920s! My dad got this beautiful piece of equipment from his service in the Coast Guard. As the story goes, the channel markers were being replaced with newer, lighter (plastic) markers so the old ones were in a storage room somewhere on a Coast Guard base, free for the taking for anyone who wanted one. Take a look at the one my dad took possession of…

The marker was in the ocean about 7 miles south of Key West, Florida. Here’s a map of its location.

My dad gave it to his dad (my grandfather, Pop) who then wired it so the light would come on and the wiring works to this very day, as you can see in the lighted pics above. Now it sits in my Dad’s man cave as an amazing conversation piece with a very cool history.

Do you have any antique ocean or coastal equipment? Tell me about it in the comments below!

-Out of the Wilderness

Freshpet Basketball Commercial Looks A Lot Like Freshpet Football Commercial

Times are tough and money is tight these days. Even national brands like Freshpet are having to double up on ads just to pinch pennies. I’m sure the execs had a kitchen table talk and thought of an efficient way to keep food on the table for their employees… and food in the bowl for their pups. Check out this Freshpet basketball commercial that looks strangely similar to their football commercial from a few months ago.

These buds must really like each other even after the one guy completely undervalues the golden retriever. The friend already got kicked out during a football game and now he’s getting kicked out during a basketball game! What’s next? Is he going to get kicked out during a hockey match, eh? Yeah, I made them Canadian for the hockey version of the ad. Here’s the first one that aired during the football season…

Efficiency and reducing cost is the name of the game and Freshpet nailed it. They didn’t have set up for two completely different shoots and from this one production, they have multiple ads that could last quite a long time. We’ll have to wait and see if they use it for hockey too (eh?). But then they might as well go for baseball (bat flip!), the Olympics (🇺🇸), and bring it around for football again in the fall (Omaha-Omaha). That wouldn’t be weird at all.

-Out of the Wilderness

How can anyone take the President seriously after this?

A few weeks ago Joe Biden posted a video on YouTube, complete with name misspellings and racial profiling. Yep, the current president who wants your vote this November and is totally not racist and definitely doesn’t belong in an assisted-living facility. Take a look then scroll down for more…

A lot of people like fried chicken. No biggie! But I would think Biden’s team might steer clear and opt for something less stereotypically black. Biden’s sitting down with this family– Eric, and his sons Carter and Christian… or if you’re going by the YouTube description, Chrisitan.

Attempting to make us think Biden just casually dropped by. Yeah, OK. They don’t mention how much planning this breezy encounter would take and Biden was instructed on what to say and ask. They also don’t mention how the family got selected. I’d sign up for Hard Rock Bet (…is legal in Florida!) just to put money down that we all know how they got picked. Because they’re black. Also, North Carolina (where this fun lunch date happened) is an important state for voting/ politics this year. If I were Eric (the dad), I’d be pretty embarrassed by what went down. The family is just a means to an end. It’s Politics 101. That’s why in debates Democrats and Republicans always bring up Sally from Wisconsin who’s balancing 3 jobs just to keep food on the table for her 9 kids. Or Steve, a steelworker in Michigan who lost his job because it’s cheaper to manufacture in China. Washington politicians use real people to make us think they’re one of us.

Spoiler alert: They’re not.

I’m sure Biden’s slimy tactics are as obvious as when Hillary Clinton said (in 2016 on an episode of the Breakfast Club) that she keeps hot sauce in her purse, which is a line from a Beyonce song. Can someone just wake me up in 2025? I don’t know if I can take another 9 months of this pandering.

-Out of the Wilderness