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This is the first and best Poirot movie Ustinov made back in 1978. Ustinov is in high gear as his nuanced humorous self and so this adaptation never gets as serious as its predecessor Albert Finney’s Poirot in Murder on … Continue reading →

Example of Understatement: (line from a dream last night) “Life is a bit of a gamble.” ………………………………… Well, there you go. The proverbial roll of the dice especially in personal choices and decisions. We do make (up) our own lives … Continue reading →

“With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and a definite hardening of the paragraphs”–James Thurber

The most important connection, first of all, would be with oneself. One needs to be relatively familiar with and in tune with oneself before one can significantly connect with others in adult life. Often, we see and meet people who … Continue reading →

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.–John Burroughs It seems to me that we all look at Nature too much, and live with her too little.–Oscar Wilde Nature is painting … Continue reading →

“I’m painting my room in a colourful way And when my mind is wandering There I will go.” -McCartney-Lennon, “Fixing a Hole”, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

“Hell is other people.”–Jean-Paul Sartre Indubitably. One has only to refer to the wisdom of myriad books, plays, and films. Or reflect on the amount of violence and conflict in society leading to such things as abuse, assault, abduction, separation, … Continue reading →

“If someone hangs on or around long enough, then he or she might finally get what s/he really wants, needs, or deserves.” –RD

-common sense -intelligence -sense of humor and wit -decency -sensibility -personal depth -natural capacity to respond to beauty -creative consciousness -empathy and sympathy -civility and courtesy -gentleness, kindness and caring -natural innocence, awe, and wonder -natural curiosity -appreciation -institutions that … Continue reading →