I thought the new micro blog release would fix my problem. It didn’t.
On phone - a 09st longer than 600 you just can’t get the cursor to the bottom to write or edit.
Anyone else?
There is a play running in London called The Mousetrap. Barring ‘COVID TIMES’ it has been running for 72 years.
The musical equivalent has to be The Stones. Hats off and all that, but in both cases, longevity is surely the driver of success rather than the quality of material?
To be real clear - I am NOT an Airline Analyst. I haven’t even played one on TV. But I do tend to look around and question claims that seem spurious. (And in my time down here, I do hear a large number of claims made that do not seem to add up).
[]🔗 My take on Chris Luxon. If you don’t know the name, that’s because he’s no Jacinda Arden .. though he holds her office in Aotearoa](https://substack.philpin.com/p/was-he-any-good)
Written in response to a piece suggesting that Luxon’s not doing a good job. Why? My point is that despite the press, I’m not sure he ever did a good job.
They don’t move too fast in Oneroa 😵💫
Dear Twitter … NO. Just NO.
We know who he’s talking about … don’t we?
40 minutes waiting for the call center peep to pick up - only to be told that for what I need - I need to call a different number. I wouldn’t mind (ok - I do) - but it is to the other side of the world so stayed up late to do this - not got the energy to start all over again.
😬
🎥 Chief of Station, 2024 - ★★★
Not bad to begin with.. but kind of fell off into cliches .. and isn’t Aaron a bit old to be brawling and fighting in the field?
Chief of Station, 2024 - ★★★
Not bad to begin with.. but kind of fell off into cliches .. and isn’t Aaron a bit old to be brawling and fighting in the field?
The worlds is a small place.
This popped up in my feed today.
Opened up Readwise - and this quote resurfaced.
It seems to be connected. No?
Looks like it
No link. Listened to New York Radio Hour - specifically David Remnick talking to Newt Gingrich.
Never have been a fan of Newt - but I kinda like to check in on my assumptions from time to time.
Hah - still the same, now proudly sporting an armband of hypocrisy.
🎥 The Union, 2024 - ★★★
I dunno .. Marky, Halle AND J.K. .. great cast .. so you expect a bit more than average? Don’t you? That said the choreography of chasing the case down the side of a building was well done. But if that’s the peak .. you wonder why I gave it 3 stars. Don’t you?
The Union, 2024 - ★★★
I dunno .. Marky, Halle AND J.K. .. great cast .. so you expect a bit more than average? Don’t you? That said the choreography of chasing the case down the side of a building was well done. But if that’s the peak .. you wonder why I gave it 3 stars. Don’t you?
🎥 Rebel Ridge, 2024 - ★★★★
Three and a half stars … rounding up to 4 .. just for the audacity to remake Rambo and not give Sky any credit. Seriously .. not bad at all.
Rebel Ridge, 2024 - ★★★★
Three and a half stars … rounding up to 4 .. just for the audacity to remake Rambo and not give Sky any credit. Seriously .. not bad at all.
More on Kris
I ’never’ do this - so take this as the exception that proves the rule. We all know that 🖇️ Kris K recently passed - on Maui
My friend Randall wrote to me (these extracts reproduced with his permission)
Such a sad loss of a hero whom I actually knew …. Sarah Teed and I had the privilege of a hanging w/ him and John Prine when we played the Castle theater many years ago and I opened for him at the MACC many times sharing moments with him and his wife Lisa.
Randall went on and shared some Kris wisdom …
”He believed that songwriting is a spiritual communion of mind, body, and soul, and he believed that William Blake was correct in asserting that anyone divinely ordered for spiritual communion but buries his talent will be pursued by sorrow and desperation through life and by shame and confusion for eternity.
” (Blake) is telling you that you’ll be miserable if you don’t do what you’re supposed to do," Kristofferson said in the Ken Burns' documentary ‘Country Music’.”