Movie Time

Pictures; Two of our ace putters at yesterday's goings on: Helen Streepy and Joe Gray.

Yes we did get our movies in in spite of all the other things going on right now. My selection was from India, Bombay, and had to do with the cross cultural love affair between a Hindu and a Muslim which was further complicated by the 1992 violent disruptions between the two groups. Wasn't exactly what I thought it was going to be but did include dance and song, love and duty, and of course a pretty graphic rendition of men's violence towards each other. I gave it a three on a scale of five, pretty mediocre. Diane watched some of it but not much; did stop in and watch the musical part of it a time or two.

Her selection, and she admitted that she got it 'cause she knew it would get me mad (can you believe that?): Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election. And it did make me mad all over again though this time it was directed more at the Democrats for letting it happen. Dupas... The shenanigans we put up. And of course we then have to live with the consequences. And boy do we have consequences this time. Why did you do this to me, Diane? The year 2000? I'm better off sticking with TR and 1888; far less painful to read of man's folly when it is of a time long ago than of the more recent variety. (I wonder if part of the pain is because we can see how it could have been so different if just this one thingee hadn't happened just this way, or this other thingee had... well, you get the idea - maybe we feel a little responsible for the recent past and not responsible at all for the more distant past.)

BTW, what is yesterday's news? Wait a minute, I remember - something about a Charlie sticking it to his buddies out at the greensward north of town. Ah, yes, it all comes back. Saw him out there again this morning, sharpening his weapons of choice.

Marty, #1 son, coming down for the night (there is a graduation in the family) and to play golf. The wisdom of the young.