what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
Here are my thoughts on this list. If I don’t put anything in “My rating” then I have no particular interest in seeing it. Where there are stars in that column, here’s what they mean: * The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch first. ** The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch second. […]
Here are my thoughts on this list. If I don’t put anything in “My rating” then I have no particular interest in seeing it. Where there are stars in that column, here’s what they mean: * The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch first. ** The 5 TV shows I’m likely to watch second. […]
{5/5} “A family feels exactly like an archipelago, separate but part of a whole, and always drifting slowly apart.” The Descendants, released in 2011 In The Descendants Matt (George Clooney) tries to reconnect with his daughters Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and Scottie (Amara Miller) after his wife is in a boating accident. In addition to dealing […]
I attended DaCapo Chamber Choir’s final concert of their season, “Celebrating Home.” The choir is directed by Leonard Enns, and Catherine Robertson was guest pianist. The choir sang seven pieces, six unaccompanied and one with piano. There were also two piano solos. I was familiar with three of the seven choral pieces. DaCapo sings mainly […]
{4/5} “I never could send my thoughts into anybody else’s head. Even when the power was strongest in me, I couldn’t transmit. I could only receive… So right there I was condemned to be society’s ugliest toad, the eavesdropper, the voyeur.” Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg, published in 1972 What if you could read people’s […]
{4.5/5} “Communication is the first right. Life is communication. What is death but the irrevocable absence of communication? … Freedom, too, is communication. How can anyone be a prisoner when she can contact any person in the world at any time? ” Still Forms on Foxfield by Joan Slonczewski, published in 1980 It’s not often […]
{4/5} “We’re not so very different, you and I. We’ve both spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another’s systems. Don’t you think it’s time to recognize there is as little worth on your side as there is on mine?” Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, released in 2011 It’s the 1970s, during the Cold […]
If you once thought that there was a difference between facts and opinions you will be saddened to know that facts has died. To slightly lessen your sadness, you might be amused by the following satire… Facts, 360 B.C.-A.D. 2012
The plague killed millions of people, perhaps even 30% of the population, in Europe in the Middle Ages. Did you know that the plague still exists? I was a bit surprised to come across this article about a new antibiotic for treatment of the plague. FDA Clears J&J Antibiotic For Treatment Of Plague There have […]
{4.5/5} “Maybe that’s why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn’t able to do what it was meant to do… Maybe it’s the same with people. If you lose your purpose… it’s like you’re broken.” Hugo, released in 2011 Hugo (Asa Butterfield) learned all about clocks and other things that […]