It’s interesting finding out that the most recent film I watched is celebrating its fiftieth year since release. And it’s always a pleasure to read another’s take on the nature of that film in particular since it is one of Hitchcock’s greatest.
While not originally loved, it has gained in stature every year since it’s release. It’s great film to know and appreciate. If you have time, The Charles still has one more showing this week.
Hillary Clinton wins in West Virginia and she argues that only she can beat McClown in the general elections. She is getting in the way of the chance to destroy the Republican party and muddling up the picture.
The goal of this year’s elections is to destroy the quaint notion that the Republican party and current conservative thinking are the best way to producing a great nation. The Democrats should be hammering this meme everywhere, every day, every time. They need to discredit their opponents, so that the nation can understand that the destructiveness of the selfishness-inspiring Republican thought was what directly contributed to the worst eight years of the US.
Yet, Clinton is still in it. Her presence now gets in the way of presenting the American citizens that the Democrats can lead the nation to greatness again. With her there, the Democrats can’t even lead their own party to greatness. It makes the message hard to decipher.
The nation is looking for kicking out the Republicans from office from state to national seats. Yet, the Democrats can’t capitalize at the most significant post, the president. Why should the nation replace incompetent and corrupt Republicans, if the alternative is just as incompetent? And Clinton still in the race makes the Democrats look it.
Just get out of our way, so that we can start kicking some Republican ass.
“The fundamental problem with software maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial (20-50 percent) chance of introducing another. So the whole process is two steps forward and one step back.”
Frederick P. Brooks, “The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering,
I’m about to direct you to a site that uses flash. I don’t really dig the flash interface, but this site is so compelling that you must go.
Go now! And watch…
GreenPorno!!!!!!
I’m currently waiting for a load of laundry to dry. I just folded my whites. I’ve been living in my house for five years and I can count one hand the number of socks I’ve lost.
The myth is of the sock monster stealing one sock from a pair. I doubt it. If you’re careful enough you shouldn’t lose a sock.
Of course I’ve come across a missing sock, but it was soon found. It may have been overlooked at the bottom of the hamper or mixed in with the white, but they’ve been found. I’ve seen them fall between the drier and the washer, but they were still located in time to match the missing pair.
I don’t think it’s because of the sock vortex. I just think we get too lazy to care.
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Sheriff Brody (Roy Schieder), Jaws
I like riding my bike for recreation. I am sure I would love riding my bike for transportation. If only we can be serious about our transportation infrastructure, then maybe we can create a country with choices for moving about. I’m not advocating for bikes, but for a practical and sensible approach to our future needs.
The Streets Blog discusses “livable streets.” It’s a good resource to read for ideas about sensible uses of our streets for a better living.
Marge and I caught the latest Hitchcock film at the Charles, Vertigo. After sitting in traffic and getting to the theatre just in time, we settle in for a really great film.
Jimmy Stewart’s character’s obsession is one of the loneliness and sad realizations in film. Novak’s Madeliene/Judy should’ve gotten out of there when she had the chance. She should’ve forgotten all about Scotty.
My reaction to the film was very different from the one I had when I saw it on DVD. I think that in private, at home, I was able to connect with Scotty’s obsession. It was more intimate and immediate. At the theatre, that feeling of obsession out in public was replaced with apprehension and I connected more with Judy. It is like I was acutely aware of my obsessiveness, and I was embarrassed by it so I chose to be appalled for my self like Judy was for Scotty’s choices. I don’t need her to wear a grey suit.
5 of 5 stars.
Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens
Title to a Dana Milbank article in The Washington Post
Friday, May 9, 2008
