This time of year, the swans are huddled deep in leaves to keep warm. Today, it’s raining, washing away the snow cover and the bitter cold will not return for at least a few days. It will give the swans… Read More ›
Day: January 7, 2014
LIFE IN REAL TIME
When I was little, I had imaginary playmates. I talked to them. They followed me around. I was never bored because I had friends who really understood me. After I started school, my shadow friends left, never to return. Instead, I… Read More ›
REVIEWING THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY, 1964
The Americanization of Emily (1964) is an American comedy-drama war film written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Arthur Hiller, loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by William Bradford Huie who had been a SeaBee officer on D-Day. With a brilliant script by Paddy Chayefsky, it features impeccable direction… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 