Hey Kids,
Post 3-071
quotes
Congress- Then and Now
Hey Kids,
“Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” – Mark Twain
Post 3-048
Impact?
Hey kids,
A few quotes from Gary Vaynerchuk that I heard today that hit me hard.
“Speed is 4 billion times more important than perfection.”
“Life. You only get one at bat.”
Now, what will I do with them is the true test of their impact.
Post #362
One or the Other
Hey kids,
One of my favorite movie quotes:
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains.”
Crash Davis, Bull Durham
Post #351
City Buses
Rolling boxes of strange smells and broken dreams. ~Drew Carey
Movie Reruns
Hey Kids,
It’s Friday night and as I wait for the chicken for dinner to finish its 30 minute marinade, I plugged in a movie.
It’s a movie I’ve seen a number of times and still find it as enjoyable, and funny as I did the first time.
Of course, I’m not telling you which one; we all have our secrets. Safe to say, it’s not a block buster.
Yet there are blockbusters that I watched once and that was enough (Avatar).
What do I think makes a movie re-watchable?
A meaningful or fun story with a plot. Relatable, desirable characters. Quotable dialogue. The best ones have all three.
Though not the movie I’m watching, Tombstone is a movie I can watch over and over.
Historically accurate? Not exactly but… Plot- good guys and bad guys (always works). Characters: Doc Holiday and Wyatt Earp, I mean really. Dialogue- “I’m you’re Huckleberry.” “You tell them I’m coming and Hell’s coming with me!”
I know nothing of what it takes to make a movie, and obviously no one in Hollywood needs my advice but I’ll give it anyway.
Good movies don’t always have to wow the audience; they just have to be re-watchable.
“And that’s all I’ve got to say about that.”
Day 165
Today’s Escape
Hey Kids,
Movies are an escape well worth the price of a ticket.
On this Sunday afternoon, it seemed to be a good idea to take advantage of such an escape.
We laughed and enjoyed a fun continuation of a story from a previous movie. (A sequel). And the best nugget came in the last words of the movie.
“Time is the best Present”
Or something close to that.
I seem to keep hearing this theme:
Do it. Do it now. Take advantage of now. The past is gone. The future may never be. Live today.
Working on it.
Day 13
Mike M Jensen 