Watching "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" last night, I found myself wondering whether I, like the movie's title character, would like to get younger and younger. I decided that, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't make the same mistakes over again -- just different ones. The more I thought about getting younger, the more frightening the prospect seemed to be. Maybe it's a good thing that we have, in Shakespeare's metaphor, just one hour upon the stage.
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Speaking of the film, it is amazing that Hollywood could turn a short story of 20 or so pages into an epic that lasts nearly three hours.
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Gee, it's almost three weeks and I still haven't received notice that my rebate submission has been accepted. (see entry for April 28.)
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Shane McGowan of The Pogues has one of the most distinct voices in the world of music. Note that I said "distinct," not "great."
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Jimmy Carter may well be our finest ex-president.
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My subconscious may finally be giving me a break. Although I have been retired nearly four years, I used to dream every night that I was still at work, a scary thought. Now I only dream that every third night or so.
