May 22nd
Even though it is over 30 years old, Powers of Ten still offers a fascinating look at the relative scale of the universe. The short film, by Charles and Ray Eames, utilizes a single camera shot to go from the view of a man in a Chicago park to the outer limits of the universe and then back down into the microscopic world contained in the man’s hand.
Check it out.
March 25th
Ok so I’m not a big fan of baseball. It’s only logical then that I am really not a big fan of baseball movies. Add commercials to a baseball movie and I am calling my dentist to see if he has an opening because I would rather be spending my time in his chair than on the couch watching this errrr stuff. But when the flu has you down its amazing what you will sit through and not even try to lift the remote.
I watched a baseball movie with commercials on TV last night and I am glad I did. So glad in fact that I started watching it a second time when it was replayed immediately following the first showing. It’s not that I was overly impressed with the movie, its actors, the music or the cinematography. It was the simple underlying message that was the foundation for the story. Follow your dreams.
The movie was The Rookie with Dennis Quaid. It’s the true story of Jim Morris.
I’m not going to tell you about the movie because I am over the flu today and you already know how I feel about baseball movies.
What I do want to talk about though are the Ahha moments we have in life and how you must follow your dreams. Sometimes Ahha moments are fleeting thoughts like a tiny spark that never really had a chance to become a true flame. Other times they are lingering like a candle or a match fighting to stay lit. Read the rest of this entry