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1. THIS is a fascinating essay on John Ford, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, and the Western...it also talks about masculainity. Ford comes across, as they all do, as rather complicated and fascinating people.

I'd read all of it. It's not what you expect. Surprised me.

Thanks to selenak for the link.

2. Lando: Do anything exciting this weekend?
Me: No not really, binge-watched television, took walks, slept in...
Lando: Binge-watched CNN -
Me: No, I don't watch the news. I don't want to know what is happening. There's nothing I can do about it. So why torture myself. If they want to kill each other, they can do it without me knowing about it.
Lando: Well, I'd like a month prior warning, before they decide to go to war with Korea. Because if that creep is going to destroy us, I want to call my mortgage company, curse them out, inform them I'm not sending them any more money, etc. (Pause). Of course, after I do that, they'll probably negotiate a peace settlement or something.

Lando has been watching too much CNN. I did watch too much television, but on netflix. And am sort of burned out. Binged Stranger Things S2 and Longmire. Longmire is quite good, sort of neo-western mystery series. With a hero in his 50s, which is a welcome change of pace. Could have done without the pairing of Walt and Vic though...she seems a bit young for him.

3. Either my allergies are killing me or I came down with a cold. Don't know which. Feel miserable.
Keep coughing and am having issues breathing. Dang it.