This and That
April 28, 2024
Challengers ****
A tennis movie under a love triangle of three beautiful people, topped with an indecipherable ending, all complemented by breathtaking visual and sound effects. Thirty minutes too long at two hours. Passes the watch test. Fails the Bechdel test. But entertaining, nonetheless.
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Head That Writes Itself
Of course you knew a witness named Pecker would draw a head like this. The only surprise is that it was NBC News. This is what happens when you fire all your copyreaders. (No need to play the video; the thumbnail is the clearest shot)
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Memory
My long-term memory continues unabated. Still, I am put in mind of the saying about French generals: “They forget nothing and learn nothing.” I am working on the second half.
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Be Careful Of Ad/Editorial
Someone didn’t look to see what ad was appearing on this page of the Irish Times.
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Trite, Yet True
There’s never time to do it right, but always time to do it over. (thank you John W. Taylor, my one-time friend, now disappeared)
If you want something done, give it to a busy person.
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