Good morning. We spent yesterday on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is even more precious to go, since the days when we can do so are numbered. Having had parents who could no longer drive to certain places when they aged, makes me aware of that.
The waterfalls were gushing, which is seldom the case this time of year. It is always a beautiful drive and place to walk etc.
The leaves on the shore are later to turn than those more inland, so we have more beautiful trees where I live. If we had driven just a few miles inland, the leaves were spectacular. I have seen recent pictures of those. You can also take a tram up a ski hill to view them. Since my husband hates heights, we didn’t do that. We were just there for the afternoon, so didn’t drive just to see the leaves.
We used to go every fall with friends. One passed away and his wife now leaves early for AZ every fall. We so miss them. Sometimes we are able to take his wife for a drive that way during the summer, but she was dealing with health issues of her son this summer which made that difficult.
Good morning! Looks like a shy guy in the header. He could be asking that question, “Is it safe?” That is a line from a suspenceful movie.
Does anyone rrmember which movie?
I got up a little past 7 a.m. I was surprised to see Bro in the kitchen washing the dishes I had left from last night! But now he is very late for his breakfast.
Has anyone seen the movie, The Man Who Knew Infinity, based on the true story of perhaps the greatest mathematician ever.
My friend sent it to us. The Indian mathematician is Hindu and gives full credit to his Hindu god for giving him his mathematical knowledge and genius. It is a miracle to have the genius he has. The other main character is an atheist. It is unsettling in that my friend is one who is often tempted to fall into the “all roads lead to God.”
I know that Cambridge was founded by a bishop who if I researched correctly was a Benedictine monk. Without the Indian mathematician being giving opportunity to go to Cambridge and find support, the God’s truth of his mathematical formulas would never have been released to the world. Am I seeing this clearly as to how the one
true God intervened in the wholr big picture to get the pure mathematical truth out?
Good morning, all. A beautiful day here. Trees that normally start the change of color as early as August 5 are just starting now. But only in small patches. But that is how it starts. Still no snow on the mountains.
Possibly, Janice. It’s interesting, though, that Sanskrit (spelling?) scholar Pandita Ramabai went to Cambridge/Oxford and left a Christian who returned to India, opened the Muski Mission (still running today) to help widows and single women make a life, and made the first translation of the Bible into Sanskrit before she died about 110 years ago.
I think the brilliant mathematician found the forest, but missed the trees. We’ll learn the rest of the story in heaven.
Dj, gets the prize for the answer about the movie quote. Art and I have used that quote in various situations over the years. Why did that turtle remind me of that?
“Marathon Man” is a movie that I think I would ordinarily be interested in, except for knowing about that torture scene with the dental instruments. Just can’t bring myself to watch that.
I’m with you on that, Kizzie. I could not watch it through again even after all those years ago when I saw it. But that quote works so well in numerous situations to make us laugh.
Bro went to sleep watching Return of the Pink Panther. It’s been years and it is way off the silly meter for my current taste in funny. Glad I could cut it off! I told him if he fell asleep that I would turn it off. He was not enjoying it but must feel obligated to finish what is started. I don’t hold to that kind of loyalty if something is unenjoyable.
Janice – Every now and then, a movie that tempts me to not finish it will end up getting better, and then I am glad that I stuck with it. But some movies that I stick with, hoping they’ll get better, end up disappointing me, and I wish I hadn’t wasted the time on them.
The only thing I know about that movie is from a former SIL complaining that she watched the whole thing and never did figure out the purpose. She was quite disgusted.
It’s been a while since I saw Marathon Man, probably only saw it all the way through once, in 1976 when college boyfriend & I saw it in the theater and we both had to close our eyes during the dental torture scene.
It was an intricate plot, somewhat hard to follow, granted, and certainly an unlikely scenario, but the acting was good and it received fairly good reviews:
~ Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller. In the film, “Babe” Levy, a graduate student (Hoffman), becomes embroiled in a plot by Nazi war criminal Christian Szell (Olivier) to retrieve stolen diamonds from a safe deposit box owned by Szell’s dead brother. Babe becomes unwittingly involved due to his brother Doc’s (Scheider) dealings with Szell. It was a critical and box office success, with Olivier earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Szell, the film’s antagonist.
The film was a financial and critical success. Olivier’s performance was particularly praised. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 83% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The consensus reads, “Marathon Man runs the gamut from patient mystery to pulse-pounding thriller, aided by Laurence Olivier’s coldly terrifying performance and a brainy script by William Goldman.” Roger Ebert gave Marathon Man 3 out of a possible 4 stars. He wrote: “If holes in plots bother you, ‘Marathon Man’ will be maddening. But as well-crafted escapist entertainment, as a diabolical thriller, the movie works with relentless skill.” ~
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Good morning. We spent yesterday on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It is even more precious to go, since the days when we can do so are numbered. Having had parents who could no longer drive to certain places when they aged, makes me aware of that.
The waterfalls were gushing, which is seldom the case this time of year. It is always a beautiful drive and place to walk etc.
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Morning! Hope that little guy up there doesn’t snap!! 🐢
That sounds like a lovely get away Kathaleena. Waterfalls are fascinating and somehow calming to me. We’re the leaves changing there?
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Kathleena- Sounds like a beautiful place. Maybe someday I’ll get up that way.
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The leaves on the shore are later to turn than those more inland, so we have more beautiful trees where I live. If we had driven just a few miles inland, the leaves were spectacular. I have seen recent pictures of those. You can also take a tram up a ski hill to view them. Since my husband hates heights, we didn’t do that. We were just there for the afternoon, so didn’t drive just to see the leaves.
We used to go every fall with friends. One passed away and his wife now leaves early for AZ every fall. We so miss them. Sometimes we are able to take his wife for a drive that way during the summer, but she was dealing with health issues of her son this summer which made that difficult.
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Good morning! Looks like a shy guy in the header. He could be asking that question, “Is it safe?” That is a line from a suspenceful movie.
Does anyone rrmember which movie?
I got up a little past 7 a.m. I was surprised to see Bro in the kitchen washing the dishes I had left from last night! But now he is very late for his breakfast.
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Has anyone seen the movie, The Man Who Knew Infinity, based on the true story of perhaps the greatest mathematician ever.
My friend sent it to us. The Indian mathematician is Hindu and gives full credit to his Hindu god for giving him his mathematical knowledge and genius. It is a miracle to have the genius he has. The other main character is an atheist. It is unsettling in that my friend is one who is often tempted to fall into the “all roads lead to God.”
I know that Cambridge was founded by a bishop who if I researched correctly was a Benedictine monk. Without the Indian mathematician being giving opportunity to go to Cambridge and find support, the God’s truth of his mathematical formulas would never have been released to the world. Am I seeing this clearly as to how the one
true God intervened in the wholr big picture to get the pure mathematical truth out?
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Good morning, all. A beautiful day here. Trees that normally start the change of color as early as August 5 are just starting now. But only in small patches. But that is how it starts. Still no snow on the mountains.
mumsee
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Possibly, Janice. It’s interesting, though, that Sanskrit (spelling?) scholar Pandita Ramabai went to Cambridge/Oxford and left a Christian who returned to India, opened the Muski Mission (still running today) to help widows and single women make a life, and made the first translation of the Bible into Sanskrit before she died about 110 years ago.
I think the brilliant mathematician found the forest, but missed the trees. We’ll learn the rest of the story in heaven.
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Nice and cool here at the coast. I will meet my friends later. Should be interesting navigating the parking atSFO
Jo
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Dj, gets the prize for the answer about the movie quote. Art and I have used that quote in various situations over the years. Why did that turtle remind me of that?
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And now we get to look at the dentist picture all day.
Reminds me of the political season we’re in. And that’s (definitely NOT) safe!
-dj
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“Marathon Man” is a movie that I think I would ordinarily be interested in, except for knowing about that torture scene with the dental instruments. Just can’t bring myself to watch that.
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I’m with you on that, Kizzie. I could not watch it through again even after all those years ago when I saw it. But that quote works so well in numerous situations to make us laugh.
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Bro went to sleep watching Return of the Pink Panther. It’s been years and it is way off the silly meter for my current taste in funny. Glad I could cut it off! I told him if he fell asleep that I would turn it off. He was not enjoying it but must feel obligated to finish what is started. I don’t hold to that kind of loyalty if something is unenjoyable.
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Janice – Every now and then, a movie that tempts me to not finish it will end up getting better, and then I am glad that I stuck with it. But some movies that I stick with, hoping they’ll get better, end up disappointing me, and I wish I hadn’t wasted the time on them.
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The only thing I know about that movie is from a former SIL complaining that she watched the whole thing and never did figure out the purpose. She was quite disgusted.
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It’s been a while since I saw Marathon Man, probably only saw it all the way through once, in 1976 when college boyfriend & I saw it in the theater and we both had to close our eyes during the dental torture scene.
It was an intricate plot, somewhat hard to follow, granted, and certainly an unlikely scenario, but the acting was good and it received fairly good reviews:
~ Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller. In the film, “Babe” Levy, a graduate student (Hoffman), becomes embroiled in a plot by Nazi war criminal Christian Szell (Olivier) to retrieve stolen diamonds from a safe deposit box owned by Szell’s dead brother. Babe becomes unwittingly involved due to his brother Doc’s (Scheider) dealings with Szell. It was a critical and box office success, with Olivier earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Szell, the film’s antagonist.
The film was a financial and critical success. Olivier’s performance was particularly praised. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 83% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The consensus reads, “Marathon Man runs the gamut from patient mystery to pulse-pounding thriller, aided by Laurence Olivier’s coldly terrifying performance and a brainy script by William Goldman.” Roger Ebert gave Marathon Man 3 out of a possible 4 stars. He wrote: “If holes in plots bother you, ‘Marathon Man’ will be maddening. But as well-crafted escapist entertainment, as a diabolical thriller, the movie works with relentless skill.” ~
There. More than you wanted to know. 🙂 -dj
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