I am Oscar

Hey, hey, – it is Academy Awards Sunday. Glitz, glitter, speeches that go nowhere. But who cares. Every woman that walks up the red carpet will be asked over and over “Who are you wearing?” I wish once someone would say “Kohl’s” or “Dollar Store” just to see the reaction.

And for the nth year in a row it will be a movie we haven’t seen. Movies got too pricey for us a while back. We figured we could afford to get a movie channel for the price of a movie. Now the price of a movie channel is too pricey. Seeing a show on commercial TV breaks it up so much I lose interest. So we are back to reading about them with fascination. No doubt with the new internets and the lack of net neutrality, that may even become too expensive. I guess if God wanted us to use the internets, we would have been born with USB ports.

The best news is that Ellen DeGeneris is the host. She.Is.Funny!

Were you paying attention?

1) After coming under fire for remarks she made about sexual assaults on campus, which university president revealed that she had been assaulted as a student?

2) Following an explosion at a local fracking well in Pennsylvania, Chevron tried to make amends with the locals by doing what?

3) Maybe all the noise was keeping Iowans awake? The Iowa House passed a bill to legalize what for guns?

4) What digital trading exchange unit had its value drop to near zero after one exchange went dark?

5) The nation waited in anticipation to see if which Arizona governor would sign the bill to legalize discrimination against gays and others in her state?

6) Two investigations in Wisconsin call this guy “John Doe.” What does the public know “John Doe” as?

7) When he left this life, this man left behind a million laughs. Who joined the ghosts he once busted this week?

8) While not in “the Sound of Music” this person who died last week was part of the family that inspired it. Who was the last of this family to die?

9) Can you remember how many Oscars “The Sound Of Music” received?

10) The Iowa Policy Project put out a new report on the cost of living in Iowa. It shows that what is in no way keeping up with rising costs?

11) In Florida, a judge sent shock waves across the nation when he returned the weapon used in a “stand your ground” killing to the defendant after he was found not guilty. Why was everyone so shocked?

12) Governor Branstad declared what to be a “dying industry” in Iowa?

13) Many reasons have been floated as to why this happened, but one thing was really surprising last week. What dropped 43% among children over the past year?

14) In science, it was announced this week that in 88% of adults, which deadly disease has been thwarted by a patient’s own genetically altered immune system cells?

15) The first gay professional NBA player became a reality when who was signed by the Brooklyn Nets this week?

Xtra Credit) what did a California couple find in their backyard while walking their dog?

Well, now to pop up that pop corn, get a cold one and nestle in to a good spot on the couch. Is 8:30 too early to get ready to watch the Oscars?

Here are some answers. I trust you will accept them.

1) Sally Mason of the U of Iowa

2) certificates for free pizza

3) silencers. Boy that sure sounds like a crazy ALEC bill.

4) bitcoin

5) Jan Brewer

6) Governor Walker

7) Harold Ramis

8) Maria von Trapp (age 99)

9) 5

10) the median wage in Iowa

11) because the defendant is blind

12) dog racing

13) obesity

14) adult leukemia

15) Jason Collins. remember he came out last year after the season.

XC) Gold coins buried in old cans in mint condition worth multi millions.