Oh, Hell
Due to the misanthropic mass transformation caused by the intersection of Christmas and unrestrained capitalism at this time of the year, I shall skip the conversational preliminaries and plunge immediately into this mostly unsociable update with only a passing reference to the card game my mother tried to teach my brother and myself, which led the two of us to conclude that the game was aptly named for it was surely a form of torture somewhere in the land of the eternally damned.
Site-Seeing
So, without further ado, I subject you to The Brother Theodore Dark Humor Website. You probably deserve no better.
Succinct Notes
Added contact data to this page. See below.
Added navigation links to childhood photographs.
Removed one photograph. It will reappear later.
Replaced the background on the links page to improve legibility.
From the Bookshelf
The time has come to read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens again. No, not by Charles Dickens Again--again by Charles Dickens. No, not Again by Charles Dickens. Maybe I should write it down for you. I'M NOT YELLING! I'm not yelling. What? I am writing? Ah, well, so I am.
And whilst I am not on the subject, the next time I am in a chat room, please never type "*grins*" at me. I really hate people who type that.
Computers. Internet. Chat rooms. Bah! Humbug!
At the Cinema
In a similar vein, although it hasn't been in cinemas for decades, I submit that the British musical Scrooge, starring Albert Finney, is the greatest film or stage adaptation of A Christmas Carol that has ever been or ever will be done. No one comes close to Finney's portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is a favorite Christmas icon of mine. Before, during, or after your reading of the classic story, rent this movie for the holidays.
My personal list (in alphabetical order) of favorite Christmas movies includes:
- A Christmas Story (1983)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Scrooge (1970)
Other favorite movies of the season that are not directly related to Christmas include:
- Oliver (1968)
- Willy Wonka (1971)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
On the Telly
What We Eat is a fascinating series hosted by Burt Wolf on the subject of food and history. Each of the thirteen episodes focuses on a particular food such as "Sugar," "Hot Peppers," or "Coffee," and describes its discovery, its uses, and its dramatic impact on culture, global economics, and politics. 'Tis the sort of thing I'd like to watch with friends, since I have found myself mentioning the show during more than one conversation. I'd almost consider buying the series on DVD if it were available...
What We Eat is on PBS.
Quotations, Possibly?
What Gordon heard: "Turn blue at the mall?"
What Kathleen said: "Do I reboot them all?"
I'll keep posting if you keep reading. Be seeing you... :-?
