“The man of principle, that is, the man who, without any flourish of trumpets, titles of lordship or train of guards, without any notice of his action abroad, expecting none, takes in solitude the right step uniformly, on his private choice and disdaining consequences, does not yield, in my imagination, to any man.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Month: April 2018
Emerson On War
http://www.bartleby.com/90/1105.html
“War educates the senses, calls into action the will, perfects the physical constitution, brings men into such swift and close collision in critical moments that man measures man.”
Hannibal (2001)
If there are two evil scumbags and both get away, that’s a tragedy.
If there are two evil scumbags and one gets away, that’s a shame.
If there are two evil scumbags and neither gets away, that’s a triumph.
Sure, so it’s interesting. It’s quite disturbing, undeniably.
Julianne Moore is not Clarice Starling, and I don’t root for Evil in its purest, most disgusting form.
But d@mnit, I am bound by critical integrity. ‘A Simple Plan’, your sway still holds.
Inspirational Quote From Julianne Moore: “The new Clarice would be very different…”
Inspirational Quote From Diane Chambers: “It is to laugh…”
Upped a notch for lingering dread.
Grade: B-
Psycho (1998)
For those of you who may have just missed ‘Psycho’, here it is again.
The only worthwhile effect of this absolute carbon-copy remake is that if you look in a movie listing and see ‘Psycho’ …listed, you don’t have to worry about which version it is.
Favorite actor/actress: Spider near the end, which shows more life than the rest of the cast. Not sure if it was a cockerel or a pullet.
Grade: F
Deep Puppy Thoughts (Part 207)
Existence Vs. Non-Existence Of God?
That’s a Psych 101 Debate.
That’s someone who knows algebra sitting in a classroom of people learning addition and subtraction, and basking in their “superior” intellect.
That’s Khan mocking Kirk, taking the time to revel in how his “superior” intellect enabled him to escape Kirk’s initial victory – when in fact it was blind luck – and it was his “superior” arrogance that led to him losing to Kirk when any barely-adequate commander should have won with ease.
I mean, all you have to do in arguing against the existence of God is sit there and wait for positive evidence. You don’t have to produce ANY of your own; just sit there and pick apart the TINIEST flaw in any positive argument. Wow…brilliant.
Want to actually stretch your intellect, strive for new knowledge, for wisdom?
It’s called “philosophy”. Try it sometime.
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