36 Days Remain To Protect Our Future. Keep Up The Work.

Only 36 days remain to a critical point in our politics and even perhaps to a pivotal point in Western civilization. A little overdrawn you say? Romney's debt to the radical right is undeniable. What if a President Romney replaces Ruth Bader Ginsburg and maybe even another associate Supreme Court justice with right wing religious zealots? Heaven help us. We can expect the progressive movement to be thrown into reverse if the tea partiers and the radical right get their hands on those levers of power.

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Can there be a more compelling reason to work for Obama's re-election than to have Paul Ryan a heartbeat away from the presidency?

Back to the Movies

Last night at Muvico we watched "Trouble with the Curve", the new baseball film staring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, and others. It was well received by many and I enjoyed it but, to me, the story is flawed by too many contrived coincidences. Jane was reminded of the father - daughter relationship in "On Golden Pond". I recommend it but if you miss it, don't worry about it.

Last week at Regal Theater we watched an advanced screening of "The Words" with Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid. The great American novel is plagiarized with great acclaim and engaging mystery. I enjoyed this story and recommend it.

Tomorrow you can ask me about "Won't Back Down". We plan to see it at Cobb Theater tonight.

Dining Out

Dining Out for September was today at The Croquet Club after lessons.

Obama Was Here

After standing in the sun in a multi-block-long sweltering queue, then standing inside hour after hour, this fired-up group of supporters couldn't see but they were determined to snap a memory. The energy was palpable and contagious.

We're really getting excited and worried about the presidential election just two months away. Monday I will begin doing voter registration. We all need to do something. The pictures below are from a convention viewing party following Jane's waiting three hours in line.

Catching Up

Yesterday Jane and I saw a new documentary/history movie, Bill W., about the life of Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is inspirational and informative and more interesting than I expected. We both liked it and recommend it. I loved the music.

I've been so busy that only now can I comment about the movie, Hope Springs, we saw a month ago. Excellent performances by Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep centered around their sadly romance-less marriage. They had grown apart and in couples therapy he became aware of his wife's needs. It could be seen by some as comedy but I didn't even smile. I found it serious and discomforting. See it for the excellent performances and maybe enlightenment.