Monthly Archives: February 2019

I will remember him for his excellent roles in The Gathering Storm, The Dresser, Under the Volcano, Tom Jones, and Murder on the Orient Express (unrecognizable!). very few olde school actors left now: Kirk Douglas, Angela Lansbury, Sidney Poitier, Clint … Continue reading →

“I think women need kindness more than love. When one human being is kind to another, it’s a very deep matter.” –Alice Childress, Interviews with Contemporary Women Playwrights “Love between women is seen as a paradigm in love between equals, … Continue reading →

again today in Katzville. Needed a hot chocolate when we came in after groceries. Since getting in and out of baths has become a life-and-death situation at 70, the old method from childhood of a hot bath no longer takes … Continue reading →

Some famous quotes from great literature: “He who does not follow love’s command errs greatly.” –Chretien de Troyes, Lancelot, The Knight of the Cart “I found myself within a shadowed forest.” –Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy: Inferno “Laughter’s the property … Continue reading →

Like those when guys can make fists while sitting on the floor then use them to raise themselves when getting up. Our chimp ancestry showing through the ages.

There are some human depravities that are too sickening to watch or hear about. These are two of them for me, personally. (Everyone has their limits.)

Many beautiful impressive stills in the Nahanni segment on the Frame Channel, channel 222, Shaw cable, taken by Jackie Zinger. Featured seasons: fall and winter.

No bot could ever replace a sky. No phone will ever stop the tides. Nor any hack nullify our limitless love. No avatar could supplant you in any case. Nor any cloud clone Monet nor any bug take down Beethoven. … Continue reading →

(The only Beethoven you need ever purchase; it has everything) The usual dates given for the onset of his complete deafness are typically 1814-1815. So, for his last 13ish years until his death in 1827, he was likely no longer … Continue reading →

1970’s “American Pie” featured the first prominent e-media misusage of the name of the year’s second month: “Feb-u-ary made me shiver…”