Sunday, August 12, 2007WHEN LIVING IS ALSO DYINGDuring WWII, as B17 pilot at the age of 19, I doubt my Dad felt like he was dying. Although death stalked him every time he got into the cockpit of that plane the few photos I have of him from that time show an exceedingly handsome, smiling, self assured young man, standing on the tarmac in front of... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:47 AM Comments (7) (link) Friday, August 10, 2007AMERICAN SUPPORT - "It's the kiss of death."So said Turki al-Rasheed, a Saudi reformer who watched last Sundays elections in Lebanon. A relatively unknown candidate beat a former president, Amin Gemayel and the explanation seems to be that his doom was sealed by his support from the Bush administration and the agendas that this support... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 9:14 AM Comments (5) (link) Friday, August 3, 2007LES BLANK AT THE WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVALIt's a steamy day in Woods Hole Massachusetts. At the moment I'm sitting in the Redfield Auditorium, the only air conditioned venue where Judy Laster, the festival's Executive Director, has (thankfully) moved my 2:00 panel discussion. My techie friend and filmmaker, David Tames, invited me to come... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 2:59 PM Comments (2) (link) Sunday, July 15, 2007TO KNOW LOVEIf you are in doubt about what it feels like to love someone I recommend you read Calvin Trillin's About Alice and The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion. Both books were recently published, Didion's in 2006, Trillin's in 2007 and both received a cascade of positive reviews from the usual... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 3:23 PM Comments (6) (link) Friday, July 13, 2007A CRIMINAL WAR AND OUR ARMY OF CRIMINALS"Special Waivers" is the new jargon in US army recruiting circles. Nearly 12% of our current enlistees who entered basic training needed a "waiver" because they had criminal records. This is a dramatic increase over last year and a trend that has not been seen since the Vietnam years, that other... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:19 AM Comments (0) (link) |
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