Sunday, October 31, 2021
Friday, October 29, 2021
Ace
“I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.”
- Serena Williams [born 1981]
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The Red Vineyard
“As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colors enough to paint the beautiful things I see.”
- Vincent van Gogh [1853-1890]
- Vincent van Gogh [1853-1890]
Labels:
art,
autumn,
bipolar disorder,
fall,
mental illness,
schizophrenia,
van Gogh
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
19th century cruise
“Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things can not be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
Mark Twain [1835-1910] wrote "Innocents Abroad" about his trip to as far as Palestine, which launched his career.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Breaking the law in style
In one anecdote, David Niven [1910-1983] talked about colluding with another bloke to eat free - they'd enter the restaurant separately and Niven would order a cup of tea and a bun. The friend sat at another table and ordered a full steak dinner. Towards the end the friend would move to Niven's table and they'd request the bills. The friend would go to the front and settle up for the bun and tea. He'd leave and Niven would gently say he had only the tea and bun and pay the 25 cents. And leave. They'd pull the same scam the next day at another place, switching roles. Niven's background was full of thievery and everyone would laugh. His charm was beguiling. Now they'd be prosecuted and careers would be killed - eg Winona Ryder [born 1971]. He said he had regrets, but didn't go to counselling etc. A much different time.
Labels:
charm,
david niven,
hollywood,
sandhurst,
scheme,
theft,
winona ryder
Saturday, October 23, 2021
the world at war
The first of 26 sixty minute episodes available on YouTube.
Labels:
documentary,
holocaust,
laurence olivier,
Nazi,
world at war,
wwii
Friday, October 22, 2021
cheaper than a Tesla
The trip, dubbed the “ultimate world cruise,” will make stops in 65 countries. The more than nine-month trip will take place on the “Serende of the Seas” vessel and will set sail in December 2023. Royal Caribbean says tickets start at $60,999 per person, plus taxes and fees.
Monday, October 18, 2021
in foreclosure
Labels:
bankruptcy,
bel air,
delusion,
hubris,
mental illness,
niles,
producer michael,
taste,
the one
"a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory"
– Henry Kissinger [born 1923] who in the words of Christopher Hitchens deserves prosecution "for war crimes, for crimes against humanity, and for offenses against common or customary or international law, including conspiracy to commit murder, kidnap, and torture."
Labels:
christopher hitchens,
henry kissinger,
nixon,
real politik,
USA
Friday, October 15, 2021
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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