out of death movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, 'out of death'. i recognized bruce willis in it. it is the story of someone who witnesses a corrupt cop shooting a drug dealer, and bruce's character helps the witness. the opening scene is replicated later on. it is told as a series of chapters, 5 in all. i like seeing bruce willis in it, but much of the story is far-fetched. as always, thankful i don't pay that much when it is a redbox rental, under two dollars. the setting of the movie is georgia, although in the closing credits there is a 'state seal' for puerto rico. 

this was an active day. first stop this morning was canadian days in little canada, for the pancake breakfast. the ragtime band played plenty of familiar standards, including 'wonderful world' by louis armstrong, a song also played the band that appeared the night before. no bagpipe band this year, guess the border with canada is still closed due to the pandemic. the replacement was a 'demo' by the sheriff department, of their police dog. not that great, although i noticed how the dog was well-trained as it wasn't fazed at all by another dog that was going crazy. then i left and went to the post office, two items-both postcards- to pick up from my box. then i went home and watched the movie. by then it was time for lunch, and i got a ham and cheese sandwich and ice cream on a stick from the holiday gas station after i dumped the movie. after lunch i made it back to canadian days, to see the car show and the 'raptor center'. some cars were starting to leave when i arrived for the car show, even though there was an hour left in it. but i was in no way disappointed by how many cars were still there. even saw an REO car, i knew the band got its name from this car. but i don't think i had seen this kind of car before. then it was on to the bird show, on a stage in the back of the park. it was advertised as 'see a bald eagle', and there was one, but there was also a falcon and an owl. i kept saying 'WORTH IT!' as i was leaving this event as it is rare to hear about a bird sanctuary. it is administered by the university of minnesota. when i got home it was time to get groceries at aldi, and part of my order was some olympic-themed oreo cookies. 

in the evening i went to the st. paul saints baseball game. saints lost to indianapolis 6-5, but still fun to get out to the stadium. saints are still wacky, having llamas as part of their 'anything on a leash' theme for the night. there was also the 'only in MN' sculpture from 'explore MN' just beyond the outfield wall. i had seen it before as part of the jesse james festival in northfield. during my walks for the day i found 1 dollar 46 cents, so i have reached the next save-up goal of a can of beer. the most recent save-up goal was actually re-deployed to what i had as the evening meal on friday, as i wanted some 'walking around money' at the festival. with all of those food vendors there i figured there would be something of interest to me, and i was correct. on the olympic front, it appears that the USA baseball team beat south korea, so they have won both of their preliminary games. the USA men's basketball team beat the czech republic in their final preliminary game, so they finished 2-1 in this round and have advanced to the quarterfinals. their next opponent is still to be determined.