40 years ago coming up. George Kalinsky has photos for sale on his web site.
Now on TWC Free Movies on Demand. I saw it when I was 10 years old. At the time, the longest movie I had sat through. I remember the intermission and being thirsty.
Themistocles, quoted by T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia: "I cannot fiddle, but I can make a great state of a small city."
From Francis Bacon's essay, Of the True GREATNESS OF KINGDOMS AND ESTATES
THE speech of Themistocles the Athenian, which was haughty and arrogant, in taking so much to himself, had been a grave and wise observation and censure, applied at large to others. Desired at a feast to touch a lute, he said, He could not fiddle, but yet he could make a small town, a great city.
Plutarch's Life of Themistocles:
And thus afterwards, when in company where people engaged themselves in what are commonly thought the liberal and elegant amusements, he was obliged to defend himself against the observations of those who considered themselves highly accomplished, by the somewhat arrogant retort, that he certainly could not make use of any stringed instrument, could only, were a small and obscure city put into his hands, make it great and glorious.
Tried reading this several times, once more into the breach.
"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did."
Pictures taken by my youngest son, from Key West Florida.
Haven't watched any part of this Winter Olympics. I will
watch US v. Canada - Hockey tonight at 7:40 p.m.
USA wins 5-3. Great game, exciting and well-played on both sides.
Crane Lake is another value wine. Made by Bronco Wine Company the makers of "Two-Buck Chuck."
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