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Unreal to watch this 1996 film and realize Bill Paxton and Philip Seymour Hoffmann are gone, and Lois Smith, who worked with James Dean, is 95.

Twister, directed by Jan De Bont, involves attempts to develop an early warning system for tornados. The lead character, Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) lost her father in a grade 5 tornado. She was working with her ex-husband Bill (Paxton), who shows up with his fiancee (Jami Gertz) and the divorce papers she has to sign. He agrees to work with her tracking the latest tornado and using the completed invention, Dorothy.

Some fabulous effects throughout the movie, especially the drive-in movie scene. The end seems pretty far-fetched but very dramatic.

An exciting and tense film with good performances.

Friends in England told me this: You need your gall bladder removed. You're put on a list to have it done in 8 months. You can pay for it privately, or wait until the pain is so bad that you go to the emergency room and have it done there.

24 Hours in A&E doesn't seem to stress that so much. On the show we see lots of people who fall off ladders, crash their motorcycles, or are elderly with emergency medical problems.

I find the interviews with both doctors and patients very good, and one really connects with the patients and their histories. I like that we're told what happens to them ultimately.

One thing I find very different is the treatment of pain. Patients are treated for pain much more quickly in the UK than here.

I find the doctors and aides very caring and personable. People have complained about chapter 9 and beyond. I don't think I've gotten there yet.