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| Illustration by Brian Selznick, Wonder Struck |
Well, what a howdie doo. I have not seen the movie, Hugo, yet, so, I did not connect Brain
Selznick's, 'The Invention of
Hugo Cabret' to the movie. I have not read that book, either, but I did read and savor, 'Wonder Struck.' I don't know much about Selznick except that he is one thee Selznicks and he certainly is talented. I love his sketches. Just beautiful. Yeah, I like him. Here are a few links if you are interested. NPR books, has an interesting post,
here.
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| Alex Honnold |
Some would think him mad, but look where he is sitting. Top of the world, ma! Alex
Honnold climbs free solo, which means he uses no ropes, no tools. Just his hands and a bag a stuff to keep his hands dry. At twenty-six he has done more living that many people twice his age. I saw him on Sixty Minutes. He was going to climb the Half Dome, I think, so photographers were tied and securely fixed along his route. As he came upon one camera person, Alex was whistling as he climbed and smiled the most angelic smile as he passed on.
He's pretty cool, and I hope he lives a long life. Not everyone finds him cool. On Paul Kedrosky's blog, comments were pretty cruel.
I'd love to link to the 60 Minutes segment, but my 'puter keeps crashing. Dang it. So, sorry for misinformation. He climbed some mountain!
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Well, I'm not going to write anymore about Murdoch and Slime. What's there to say? People with money get away with crimes because they can pay their way out of trouble. It's not just Murdoch, but companies that pollute the Earth, use humans as slave labor, cut corners and live with no morals. Hey, as long as they have money...
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| Well, it's north |
Hey, if you live in the Midewest, I hear you should be able to see the Northern Lights tonight. Awesome!
5 comments:
That movie was simply amazing - wish I could afford to see it a dozen times.
Would love to see the aurora borealis as well some day :-)
Now that I know who the writer is, I've got to see it!
Yeah, I hope it will be clear enough. : )
I saw that 60 Minutes and was blown away by his strength and serenity.
Have not seen Hugo yet, either. That and The Artist are must-sees on my list. The other must-see is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. I am nearly finished reading the book, one of the most wondrously creative books I've ever read. I cannot imagine seeing the movie first!
On my list, too. I just loved the book, 'ELIC' From what I have read, the film is not getting good reviews, so I'm not sure if I'll see it. The book was so wonderful I don't think I want to ruin what I see in my mind. : )
I also saw the 60 Minutes. Wow! It scared me just watching. As if climbing weren't dangerous enough... But, nice kid!
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