Neanderpundit

Yesterday, in no particular order, the ceiling fan in the bedroom shorted out. THe honda overheated (had to drive 110 miles using the heater core as the radiator, Fun!!!) the shit I ordered from two different suppliers came in not right and had to be modified or replaced. A piece of some kind of dirt got embedded in my left contact and made it impossible to see for most of the day. I spent three hours on the knee mill, some lathe time, ripped the wiring harness of the car apart, tested EVERYTHING, finally gave up and replaced radiator, thermostat, temperature sensor, and STILL have to put a jumper on the fan to keep it running properly.

Did manage to get to mass today. Maybe some intervention by the Big Guy will help.

I’m watching “Cyrano de bergerac”. Actually, I’m watching the story, but it’s not that movie, it’s “Aru kengo no shogai”, the japanese film which follows the Cyrano story quite tightly.

Toshiro Mifune stars in the lead role as “Heihachiro Komaki” He’s brilliant as usual, and unquestionably does the role as well or better than anyone else, including that hideous frog Depardieu (who was born to be Cyrano) If you ever have a chance to watch this, you should. The insult scene alone is worth renting it.

it’s kind of a shame that NOBODY gets the girl, at least not in the traditional western sense, but Mifune is at his best, his most lyrical self. It’s not a wonder that I enjoy Japanese cinema so much.

Eating about a two pound beefsteak right now- slices big enough to cover a whole slice of bread. Guy Clark wasn’t just flapping his jaws, he knew wherof he spake.

Some celery salt please. Hold the preservatives. Bacon? color me delicious.