~Monday~ At the 2012 NC State’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus Commemoration that I attended last week, Wes Moore referenced “The Drum Major Instinct” speech of Dr. King, and I made a note to listen to it. I did early this morning, in celebration of the day. Thank you, Dr. King. Dr. King talked about … Read more
~Friday~ Tonight I saw Joyful Noise, which I knew I would enjoy after seeing the previews for it before My Week With Marilyn a week ago Monday. Besides, what’s not to like about Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton? Thoughts and observations about the movie: I think the actress, Keke Palmer, playing Queen Latifah’s daughter has … Read more
~Thursday~ At any one time, I am in the midst of between five and seven Scrabble games, which I play on Facebook. People have tried to get me interested in playing Words With Friends on my phone, but I’m too much of a purist to play a game that claims to be like Scrabble, but … Read more
~Tuesday~ Yesterday, I attended NC State’s 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus Commemoration, at which author, businessman, veteran, and the current host of Beyond Belief on the OWN network, Wes Moore, talked about his book, “The Other Wes Moore.” A blurb about the book: “Two hauntingly similar boys take starkly different paths in this searing … Read more
~Monday~ Getting dressed this morning, I put on my belt as I normally do. I brushed my teeth, gelled and combed my hair, and after putting on my tennis shoes, I noticed that my shirt was sticking out down by my waist, looking like I had forgotten to buckle my belt. “WTF?” I thought. “I … Read more
~Sunday~ I watched the movie Gen Silent online this afternoon, whose “hook” is: What would you do if you were old, disabled or ill – and the person feeding you put down the spoon and said that you are going to hell unless you change your sexual preference? Sound absurd? Social workers around the world … Read more
~Saturday~ After a Tomato-Onion-Avocado-and-Swiss Omelet this morning, I took a walk around my neighborhood. Here’s a snaphot of the experience: How long I walked: 1 hour, 10 minutes; Approximately 4 miles Where I walked: Exited my townhouse area. Right onto Kaplan. Left onto Athens Drive. Left on Avent Ferry. Left on Crest. Left on Conifer. … Read more
~Friday~ Although this 9-minute TED talk, by far, isn’t the most eloquently delivered TED address I’ve ever watched, it’s one that hit home for me. I hope to use it to somehow reframe this mindset, attitude, paradigm—whatever you want to call it—that I currently have about aging, specifically with regards to the deterioration of my … Read more
~Monday~ Tonight I saw: My thoughts in no particular order, hence the rhetorical device known as the unordered list: I thought this film was very well done. I never looked at the time at all during this movie. I thought the Eddie Redmayne, playing Colin, did a great job of portraying that "I can't believe … Read more
~Sunday~ This seems doable: