Maybe there really is something to this mitzvah stuff. Arlynn was hurting today, despite good news. Her cancer is "only" stage one. She begins six and a half weeks of radiation treatment Monday, and the sessions will be only five minutes. She is so relieved and can't wait to tell her son, Jaime, who was probably out in the field performing his Coast Guard security duties when she tried to call him. Her legs must have been bothering her a lot more than usual. Each step seemed a struggle. She walked at one-third her usual pace and had to pause to rest a few times.
By the time we returned and I set up shop, it was past two. I planned to keep it short and forgo the evening session, as the cold north wind persists. It wasn't long before a gentleman in the construction trade spotted the CD's. He bought one by Rush, the Nelsons, Leann Womack and the Black Crowes, and a large pictorial book on ET's. Thanks, sir. May you be rewarded for your mitzvah.
Last week I watched Dark City (1950), which featured the odd aspect of Jack Webb being mean to Harry Morgan, who would be, 15 years or so later, his police partner on Dragnet. Appointment with Danger one-upped that oddity: Webb bashed Morgan's head in with the bronzed baby shoe of Morgan's own child. The film was also distinguished by its choice of hero - a postal inspector, played by Alan Ladd, who will always be remembered for his work as Shane, one of the great Hollywood westerns. Unfortunately, the disc jammed about a half hour before its finish. There was a thumb print-sized defect at its outer edge. It is amazing how few of the Netflix DVDs are damaged, given the thinness of the envelopes in which they arrive. It's a great service.
I had a bit of a chuckle reading a recent George Will op-ed piece on what a joke college standards have become. One school asked its applicants what they would choose as a title for an autobiography. One joker said Mulligan. For those who don't play golf, that's a "do over." I suppose that kid will be a writer.
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