"The kitchen really is the castle itself. This is where we spend our happiest moments and where we find the joy of being a family." Mario Batali Cooking For One: Variations Straight up, you can order pizza every night. There is no one to judge you. You can have cold pizza for breakfast. Live how … Continue reading Cooking for One: Variations
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Serious as a Heart Attack
"Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?" Ruth Bader Ginsburg Serious as a Heart Attack We know it can happen at any time, right? The thirty year-old jogger collapses in the park. The celebrant's bullet falls two miles away. The young woman who pulled weeds in the garden gets a clot in her … Continue reading Serious as a Heart Attack
Genesis on a Tangent
“Both read the Bible day and night, but thou read black where I read white.” William Blake Genesis on a Tangent Lets look at the First Lesson in the Bible. If it is the very first lesson in this huge tome, it must be important. The Bible opens with the speak things into being stuff. … Continue reading Genesis on a Tangent
The Open Mind
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi The Open Mind To have an open mind is the same lesson from Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird when he tells Scout to walk, in her imagination, in another man's shoes. This advice has been repeated … Continue reading The Open Mind
Hopping in the Snow
"There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny." Irving Berlin Hopping in the Snow I was reading Finding Center by Kelly Anderson on the Profound Living website and, sure enough, it made me think. Irving Berlin wrote White Christmas in his back yard in Palm Springs, … Continue reading Hopping in the Snow
2018: Lots of Movies
"The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder." Alfred Hitchcock 2018: Lots of Movies Here at the Profound Bartender, we know the value of the arts in our lives. Having a good movie partner, my sister, is the key to returning again. We arrive early and visit … Continue reading 2018: Lots of Movies
Looking for Mary Poppins
"I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit." Dick Van Dyke Looking For Mary Poppins Mary Poppins has been part of my life just like it has been in yours. You grew up with it and practiced saying the S word. Each time that I've seen this movie, there has been … Continue reading Looking for Mary Poppins
The Favourite: A Review
“I like to construct films in a way that makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, but so you’ll still be able to enjoy them, be intrigued and start to think about the meaning of things – and hopefully by the end of it, you’ll have some strong desire to keep thinking about them.” Yorgos Lanthimos … Continue reading The Favourite: A Review
Formula Writing – Lester Dent
“Criminals who went against Doc seldom wound up in prison. They either learned a lesson that made them law-abiding men the rest of their lives--or they became dead criminals. Doc never did the job halfway.” Lester Dent Formula Writing - Lester Dent I have always been excited to learn about how formula can work in … Continue reading Formula Writing – Lester Dent
Spotlight: Nora Ephron
"You can never have too much butter – that is my belief. If I have a religion, that's it" Nora Ephron Spotlight: Nora Ephron We already love her. She was born in 1941 and died in 2012. She wrote and directed some of our favorite movies like Heartburn, When Harry Met Sally and You've Got … Continue reading Spotlight: Nora Ephron
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