Oh, I wish I had more time to write today! But due to Memorial Day, we have an early deadline, plus one of our tiny staff has to be out of town for a few days (helping her mom in Chicago), so I have to stick to work today--at least get ahead of the game as much as I can. Usually, I can work on stories over the weekend. Not this week, though.
My school board meeting last night went 2 1/2 hours. That's a lot of time. They discussed their family program (i.e., sex education), and their caution was amusing. I want to expand on that when I get the chance. Maybe tonight.
Oh, as you see, I uploaded my first graphic. It's a caricature of W.C. Fields. I've been a Fields fan since I was in my teens, but now, as I get older, I relate to him more and more. Just the frustrations of everyday life and a world that just doesn't want to leave him alone to do his own thing. "It is hard to be an eccentric." I think Mark Twain said that. Oh, I love his old films!
Actually, I was also thinking about a Groucho Marx graphic. I love his stuff, too, especially the earlier Marx Brothers movies and then the "You Bet Your Life" TV series. Several DVDs of them have come out in recent years, and often, when my wife and I can't find anything worth watching on TV, we cue up Groucho and his legion of straight men and women--the contestants on the show. Very clever, very witty. After Groucho died, several people tried to revive the show--and flopped miserably. There was only one.
And I have to tell you, I like that stuff [add in Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, etc.] so much more than what passes for comedy today. (There are exceptions: Bill Murray, for instance.) Maybe I'll expand on that subject some day. I just think there are too many big names making comedy movies that I just don't find very funny.
Hey! I've got my standards!
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