Sunday, May 22, 2011
"Till We Have Faces" St. Louis Stage Play
This is a review of the recent stage production of CS Lewis' story—Till We Have Faces—that played here a couple of weeks ago. I've never been to a play before but might have made an exception for this had I known it was running.
Friday, May 20, 2011
"To Say Goodbye Is To Die A Little"
The season finale of "Bluebloods" last Friday was excellent. One of the best episodes of a TV show I've ever seen. (You can still watch it on the CBS website as of this writing.) Frank Reagan's (Tom Selleck) son, Joe, was killed in the line of duty by some dirty cops. Toward the end of the episode, the Reagan family was visiting the graveyard, and Frank said the following while standing over his son's grave:
"But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid."
It's a quote from Raymond Chandler's novel—The Simple Art of Murder. Chandler wrote a lot of quotable lines. Some were very poignant—others were oft-times amusing. I thought it would be nice to share a few of my favorites.
"To say goodbye is to die a little." ~ The Long Goodbye
"From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away." ~ The High Window
"The girl gave him a look which ought to have stuck at least four inches out of his back." ~ The Long Goodbye
"I'm all done with hating you. It's all washed out of me. I hate people hard, but I don't hate them very long." ~ The Lady in the Lake
Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her." ~ The Big Sleep
"I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it." ~ The Big Sleep
"Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency." ~ The Long Goodbye
"He snorted and hit me in the solar plexus. I bent over and took hold of the room with both hands and spun it. When I had it nicely spinning I gave it a full swing and hit myself on the back of the head with the floor." ~ Pearls Are a Nuisance
"It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in." ~ The Big Sleep
"It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained-glass window." ~ Farewell, My Lovely
"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket." ~ Farewell, My Lovely
"I sat down on the edge of a deep soft chair and looked at Mrs Regan. She was worth a stare. She was trouble." ~ The Big Sleep
"You're broke, eh?"
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate." ~ The Big Sleep
"Under the thinning fog the surf curled and creamed, almost without sound, like a thought trying to form itself on the edge of consciousness." ~ The Big Sleep
"...had my books been any worse I would not have been invited to Hollywood and if they had been any better I would not have come." ~ Unknown Article
"But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid."
It's a quote from Raymond Chandler's novel—The Simple Art of Murder. Chandler wrote a lot of quotable lines. Some were very poignant—others were oft-times amusing. I thought it would be nice to share a few of my favorites.
"To say goodbye is to die a little." ~ The Long Goodbye
"From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away." ~ The High Window
"The girl gave him a look which ought to have stuck at least four inches out of his back." ~ The Long Goodbye
"I'm all done with hating you. It's all washed out of me. I hate people hard, but I don't hate them very long." ~ The Lady in the Lake
Her eyes rounded. She was puzzled. She was thinking. I could see, even on that short acquaintance, that thinking was always going to be a bother to her." ~ The Big Sleep
"I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it." ~ The Big Sleep
"Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency." ~ The Long Goodbye
"He snorted and hit me in the solar plexus. I bent over and took hold of the room with both hands and spun it. When I had it nicely spinning I gave it a full swing and hit myself on the back of the head with the floor." ~ Pearls Are a Nuisance
"It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in." ~ The Big Sleep
"It was a blonde. A blonde to make a bishop kick a hole in a stained-glass window." ~ Farewell, My Lovely
"She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket." ~ Farewell, My Lovely
"I sat down on the edge of a deep soft chair and looked at Mrs Regan. She was worth a stare. She was trouble." ~ The Big Sleep
"You're broke, eh?"
I been shaking two nickels together for a month, trying to get them to mate." ~ The Big Sleep
"Under the thinning fog the surf curled and creamed, almost without sound, like a thought trying to form itself on the edge of consciousness." ~ The Big Sleep
"...had my books been any worse I would not have been invited to Hollywood and if they had been any better I would not have come." ~ Unknown Article
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Used Books For Sale
I've got several books laying around that are either extra copies or books I have no interest in. I've got a seller's account at Amazon where I've had many of these listed for more than a year! I think I just have nine left, and I'd like to be rid of them. I don't have the shelf space. If anyone is interested, my storefront can be found here:
House Of Charles
House Of Charles
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Chocolate Is Smart!
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (between 1 and 10).
2. Multiply this number by 2.
3. Add 5.
4. Multiply that by 50.
5. If you've already had your birthday this year add 1761. If you haven't, add 1760.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born (1972 etc.)
You should now have a three digit number. The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week). The next two digits are your age.
2. Multiply this number by 2.
3. Add 5.
4. Multiply that by 50.
5. If you've already had your birthday this year add 1761. If you haven't, add 1760.
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born (1972 etc.)
You should now have a three digit number. The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week). The next two digits are your age.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Great Interview With Bob Love
Part 1
Part 2
Bob Love had the sweetest stroke I ever saw in the NBA. You could actually watch the seems spin on the ball with those high rainbow shots he did because he held the ball "just so" when he shot it every time. He's had a lot of hard luck in life actually. He talks here about meeting his father for the first time when he was 35 and the love he tried to show him. He also talks about his severe stuttering that actually got him sacked from the Bucks even though he was playing well. After leaving the NBA, that same stuttering problem kept him from finding employment, and he actually had to take a job as a busboy and dishwasher for quite a while. The owner of the restaurant did him a good turn though and paid for speech therapy classes which made it possible for Bob to get a job as Director of Community Affairs in 1993 with his old team—the Bulls. You'll notice that he still stammers, but he communicates much better than he used to. I had a severe stammering problem when I was a little boy, so I can relate a little bit.
Part 2
Bob Love had the sweetest stroke I ever saw in the NBA. You could actually watch the seems spin on the ball with those high rainbow shots he did because he held the ball "just so" when he shot it every time. He's had a lot of hard luck in life actually. He talks here about meeting his father for the first time when he was 35 and the love he tried to show him. He also talks about his severe stuttering that actually got him sacked from the Bucks even though he was playing well. After leaving the NBA, that same stuttering problem kept him from finding employment, and he actually had to take a job as a busboy and dishwasher for quite a while. The owner of the restaurant did him a good turn though and paid for speech therapy classes which made it possible for Bob to get a job as Director of Community Affairs in 1993 with his old team—the Bulls. You'll notice that he still stammers, but he communicates much better than he used to. I had a severe stammering problem when I was a little boy, so I can relate a little bit.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
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