I cannot possibly do a better review of this movie than A. O. Scott has done for The New York Times, so I’m not going to try. You can read his version here. The Hurt Locker is beyond intense. [The title refers to soldier vernacular in Iraq, where experiencing a bomb is going to “the […]
Read These Books
If you’re a bibliophile, you’ll want to know about these great books. You will not be able to put down The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Told in three voices (2 black maids and 1 white woman in the South during the 60’s), the story is about emotional emancipation in the midst of real physical enslavement. […]
Home Again
So much to tell you, and yet it’s late…and I’m exhausted. A nugget of wisdom for tonight. You’ll hear much more from me tomorrow. From Mary Oliver’s “Swimming, One Day in August”: “About tomorrow, who knows anything. Except that it will be time, again, for the deepening and quieting of the spirit.” Deep breath in. […]
Charlie and Lola
My friend Clara sent these wonderful words to me this morning, and I must share: Henri-Frederic Amiel wrote: “Life’s short and we never have enough time for the hearts of those who travel the way with us. O, be swift to love! Make haste to be kind.” Isn’t that a lovely thing to think about […]