Movie Night

Monday, October 02, 2023

Yesterday, I spent the day working on my horse fence. I set two new posts using this recipe: (1) dig a hole, (2) add gravel and a concrete form, (3) measure for a post height, (4) cut the post, (5) set the post and attach to the top rail, (6) mix concrete in a wheelbarrow, and (7) fill the form with concrete. Finally, leave and let the concrete mix harden.

Yes, it’s all physical labor and more than I’m accustomed to doing. But I have learned how to do the work, and especially know that it’s doable by me. That frees me from finding and hiring workers to repair my horse fence, which is under constant pressure from the big animals.

That evening, I fell into an easy chair and streamed a couple of movies from Amazon Prime. That surprised me as I’ve not sat watching a movie in many months. Also, it was unusual that I decided to choose the light comedies: “Ticket to Paradise” and “Eighty for Brady.”

I’m no fan of light (or “romantic”) comedies, but in these had experienced and capable actors making them attractive, and indeed they were. In their roles, I enjoyed Clooney and Roberts using silence and facial expressions, as well as being capably physical. In the “Brady” movie, each actor understood how to handle her character; as an ensemble, they delivered laugh-out-loud moments.

Also interesting is that Clooney and Roberts produced their “Ticket” movie, and Tom Brady produced the other. And that both movies employed the talents of great actors. Hollywood’s processes of funding and making movies are very complicated, and going forward, Hollywood’s current strikes’ outcomes likely will boot up the complexities.

Dear Friends: Today, I’m returning to work, and having early shifts all week. Diana