Sunday, May 24, 2015

Daily vintage offerings

I could look at vintage photos and media all day.  Thus I am always happy to find a new site, such as this one.  The trick is to go to the end of any of the day's entries where you will see several choices of "You might also like..." and then pick one and after viewing that one, do the same thing. Using this method I found this bunch of rare photos of the Battle of the Bulge.  I'm going to start making a daily check of this site.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Hanging out in Carmel

We are here in a rental cottage in Carmel, celebrating Eileen's birthday. We drove down on Tuesday and we are heading home tomorrow afternoon.  The rental is pet friendly so Spenser is here with us.  We took a long drive on Wednesday down Highway One through Big Sur and further south to Hearst Castle.  As always, the scenery was stunning.

The dog and I took a hike up the hill this morning, which afforded a view of Carmel Valley over the roof tops of the swanky homes comprising this neighborhood.  Here are a couple of photos of the view we enjoyed.



Saturday, May 9, 2015

One "Secretary" = Fifty Shades of Grey

I have not seen Fifty Shades of Grey and probably never will.  I have, however, read a few reviews of the film and the consensus is not favorable.  Oddly, two or three reviewers noted that the erotic scenes were surprisingly tame and thus a disappointment when compared to the film "Secretary," which stars Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader.


Eileen and I watched "Secretary" last night and really enjoyed it.  It was made 13 years ago, so Spader and Gyllenhaal look much younger than they do today.  They are both terrific in their respective roles, but Maggie's performance is on some sort of higher plain.  What she is able to do with her facial expressions is awesome, perhaps even better than Claire Danes in "Homeland."  I highly recommend "Secretary" for its unabashed kinky-ness, but even more for the script and the performances that bring the script to life.

Tina Fey's last Letterman

Check out this video.  Sure it's a bit contrived, but it works here thanks to Tina just being Tina.