“Movie Week”
Kenny and Denny joined me at the Prytania theater on Monday afternoon to watch the Oscar nominated live action shorts. These were five short films with quite varied subject matter and styles.
I did get in trouble for talking during one of the films. We had dinner at La Cocinita to share our thoughts. No clear agreement. I thought “I am not a robot” from the Netherlands was the most entertaining. I think Denny and Kenny preferred “The Last Ranger” about rhino horn poaching in South Africa, but maybe Kenny liked “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” from Croatia – that’s the one the critics think will win and was my least favourite.
We did not do well at trivia on Tuesday night. I believe we were between eighth and tenth. Things started to go badly when Denny insisted on answering “Is chemical energy an example of potential or kinetic energy?” with kinetic, even after I gave the example of a battery which is stored up or potential energy. And they got worse from there. A bad night for the Bayou Boyz.
I talked Kenny into attending the Wednesday morning movie matinee with me at the Prytania. The offering this week was “The Conversation”, starring Gene Hackman and directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1974.
We agreed that this film was pretty slow, with a confusing and convoluted plot line. Coppola apparently was very committed to writing and directing this movie and only agreed to direct “The Godfather II” after the studio agreed to “The Conversation.”
Kara joined us for lunch at Martin after the movie.
It was a cold and early start for me on Thursday morning – 30 degrees when I left home at 6:30am for my flight to San Francisco. Diana picked me up at the airport and we resumed the routine of helping Clorinda.
Today was a busy day – visits from cousin Joelle and Jerry, Adam, and Victor and Jennifer – all three at slightly different times. We made a new recipe – orzo Mediterranean salad – and thankfully had enough for everyone. This was a good recipe from the New Orleans Times Picayune newspaper.
Diana has fallen way down the rabbit hole of bracelet fabrication. Look at this whole enterprise and the tools involved:
This all started with a desire to make a “few” Mardi Gras bracelets.
Andy and Jude came down on Friday night. They are always such great company. Andy had to make a quick trip home when his new replica of Prince’s Telecaster was delivered.
Jeff and Merry Lee sent some pictures of penguins that they took in Antarctica:
I finished up “Rabbit is Rich” – an enjoyable read but not really my thing, and started “James” by Percival Everret. This is described as:
“#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view.”
I’m not far into the book but am enjoying it a lot already.
Here’s an old classic that I heard on the local radio station, WWOZ:
And a couple from a band that’s been around for a long time that I just heard this week:
Coexist peacefully, with kindness and patience for all!