Living In Isolation

"Every one always has a choice."-as heard in the 2007animated film"Perseopolis"I am no Bruce Willis fan. I will be first in line to admit that; however, I saw a preview of his upcoming film, SURROGATES, and I am intrigued. The story follows human beings who are living in isolation. The futuristic world has humans communicating with their own likeness through robotic social surrogates who are better-looking versions of their human self. Bruce Willis...

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Alex & Ale in San Sebastian

"I wanted you to know me utterly...no one else."-as heard in the film"Daniel Deronda"San Sebastian is a lovely beach resort city. It is known officially as 'Donostia-San Sebastian' in the north of the Basque Country. I was lucky to know two current residents of San Sebastian (Alex Klein & Alejandra Paz). I've known them in a 'cyber' sort of way through one of my photographic sharing/learning websites. They are both fantastic photographers. Alejandra...

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What A Girl Needs

They were both at fault; he for being thoughtless and self-absorbed, she for failing to express and explain her discontent.-Ira Levin"Rosemary's Baby"I finally discovered 'What A Girl Needs' (besides LOVE). I was on that infamous flight from New York to London and began to fiddle with my headphones and found 'Easy Listening' music. There was a CD called 'What A Girl Needs'. Of course, I wanted to know all about it, so I listened to every tune...

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Healing Yourself to Sleep

"You just sit there like pudding, wobbling gently."-as heard while watching the Broadway show starring Matthew Broderick"The Philanthropist"Do you have trouble sleeping? I know what will work for you. 1. Go to LUSH and buy some cool bubble bath stuff and take a bath. It will soothe your body, soul and mind. Check out the LUSH USA shop website or just go to lush.com for any other country.http://www.lushusa.com/shop2. Before bedtime have a cup of chamomile...

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Somewhere

He stopped to look at the bright colors of magazine covers in a drugstore window.Anything to postpone the inevitable a little longer.-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"I was on a flight from New York to London on May 20, 2009 and I found myself listening to easy tunes by a singer named RHYDIAN. He was the runner-up in the 2007 X-Factor (a British show that is similar to America's AMERICAN IDOL). I liked his singing of 'The Bridge Over Troubled Water', 'Somewhere'...

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The Third Man

"He never grew up. The world grew up around him that's all."-as hear in the 1949 film,"The Third Man"Every once in a while you see a movie that 'sticks' with you for a day and 'the day after that'. I happened to see a motion picture from 1949 the other day called "The Third Man". The B&W cinematography was brilliant. If I were a photography instructor it would be a required film to watch on the first day of class."The Third Man" is a suspenseful...

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The Extebarri Experience

"Don't try to understand it. Just feel it.""Ne pas essayer de comprendre. Juste le sentiment.""No trate de entenderlo. Sólo siente."-as heard in the 2000 film'WOMAN ON TOP'Extebarri is the name of an unforgettable restaurant in the middle of Basque Country (Spain). It is not easy to find. Extebarri is located in the Basque province of Vizcaya, a 45-minute drive southeast of Bilbao, or more than an hour southwest of San Sebastián. It took Alan and...

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A Visit to Costa Brava

"Feelings can creep up just like that."-as heard in a very slow moving2001 Asian film called"In The Mood For Love"Alan and I stayed at the Hotel Aiguaclara in Begur, Spain (the Costa Brava region) on May 31, 2009 & June 1, 2009. The owners of the Hotel (Joan and Clara) are so kind and helpful. It’s not the most expensive hotel in the area but it’s worth the quaint feeling to be near town.I remember being impressed by the young, Salvador Dali,...

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Hot Summer Night (Oh La La La)

"When you kissed me your lips burned of the chili pepper."-Penelope Cruzwhile in character as Isabella Olivierain the 2000 film, "WOMAN ON TOP"http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=hot+summer+night%2c+david+tavare&docid=882472648786&mid=40A33F7F6F71F8EB646F40A33F7F6F71F8EB646F&FORM=VIVROh Boy! Another EUROPA-FM song that I love (and discovered while in Spain last month)...just in time for SUMMER. It makes me want to dance!Twenty-five years...

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Pictures Of You

When things were not to her liking, her eyes would fill, her lower lip would protrude, and her voice had a quiver as she said, "My feelings are hurt."By which method she usually got what she wanted.-Nial Kent"The Divided Path"I know I had heard this song a year or two ago and I never found it again until my recent trip to Europe (thanks to EUROPA-FM). It's called PICTURES OF YOU by a group called 'The Last Goodnight'. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! (One would...

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Three Good Things

"The work I am doing is helping kids keep from feeling so tired they give up. Instead, they might even find the ability to give themselves and others LOVE. After all, it is what we all want anyway."-Michael KozuchMassachusettsas read in the book "Telling Lies Out of School"I spoke to a notable doctor known as 'The Naked Scientist' while in Cambridge, England last month, June 2009. He told me of a researcher he knew that was focusing on a study for...

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The CBS Annual Shareholder's Meeting, 2009

"The act is the same, only the actors change!"-Evelyn Davis, an avid shareholder attendeeThe CBS Annual Shareholder's Meeting, 2009, took place at 787 Seventh Avenue at 51st Street in New York City. I was in attendance. The stock price is trading around $7.45 per share right now. In mid-June 2008 it was trading in the $21.30 range. The meeting did not seem to bring up this issue, using the trauma of the current economy as the excuse.It cannot be...

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THE ROYAL BALLET, London

"For three years I've been lying flat on my back for you!"-Murilo Benicio, the Brazilian husbandto Penelope Cruzin the 2000 film "WOMAN ON TOP"Imagine this story:Ondine was a water nymph in German mythology. She was very beautiful and, like all nymphs, immortal. However, should she fall in love with a mortal man and bear his child - she will lose her "gift" of everlasting life. Ondine fell in love with a dashing knight - Sir Lawrence - and they were...

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