Monday, February 27, 2012

ecce homines

"may God have mercy on your soul" must be the modern-justice version of Pontius Pilate washing his hands. "may He have mercy on you, 'cause we fuck-sure won't."

Thursday, February 23, 2012

maybe it's 'cause I can't stand Marv Albert, but...

NEW RULES: if you've never written, produced, or directed movies, you shouldn't critique 'em; if you've never played or coached the game, you shouldn't call it.

likes long walks

have you learned anything about me over these 250+ posts? I have; although I'd venture a guess that what you might have learned differs vastly from what I have.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

post #250; or, another recommendation

two months ago, I recommended a "quiet film" called The Station Agent. did you watch it? if not, maybe it can wait; there might be a quieter one, in Local Hero.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Wall, in center field

on May 6, 2000, I took my nephew to his first ballgame at old Yankee Stadium; on July 6, 2012, my nephew is taking me to my first concert at new Yankee Stadium.

Monday, February 6, 2012

go, you Jints!

I choose to root for my team in secret, because I remember how it's "better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."

Friday, February 3, 2012

a DPD sufferer's nightmare

in a rerun of 'Til Death, Mayim Bialik said that our biggest fear is that this is all a dream; so, we should live life to the fullest—before the dreamer awakes.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

done to death

OK, you know which cliché bands can stop employing? performing live sets on "late-nite" TV with a well-dressed 5- or 6-piece string section playing behind them.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

when the inverse is true

if you're pregnant, you can't go a day without seeing tons (no pun intended!) of other pregnant women; but if you're trying to quit smoking, everyone's smoking!