Tear Jerker(PART 1 OF 3)
Subj:
Life is short, eh?
From: barclay1720@aol.com
To: diane@vancouver.ca
Date: Wed., Mar. 6, 2013 3:28 PM
Pacific Standard Time
Hi Diane. How's it going?
It was good to see you on Haro Street last Saturday.
That was certainly my pleasure!
Interestingly enough, I WAS on my way to Christ Church Cathedral. One of the gals who also volunteers at the soup kitchen on Thursdays (she plays the piano during the course of the meal service ... beautifully, I might add) got a couple extra free tickets to the Cathedral Choir's fundraising concert and gave them to me.
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That was a God-send, wasn't it? ...'Cause you're a good girl.
I wasn't planning to attend, but with the tickets in hand. I thought it might be a good experience and it certainly was.
I'm pretty sure that it definitely was.
I met up with another Anglican Church friend who also loves the choir, and we had a lovely hour and a half. Later we went across the street to the Hyatt Hotel bar on the second floor for a glass of wine. Perfect.
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Yes, yes, yes, ... I was once up there, not at the bar, but in the restaurant.
I didn't know they had a perfect view of the Cathedral from their floor to ceiling glass window. Bit on the expensive side, but for one drink worth the price.
Although my lady friend and I sat by the window, I don't remember the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
You must try it one day if you're really, really trying to impress some girl.
I don't think that my lady friend was impressed by the window-side view, although she was a profoundly religious lady.
It's amazing how much attention your blogs get, Kato ... absolutely amazing.
I thought so, too.
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■"Diane@TD Bank"
I read the above article. You know, I think it's pretty well impossible to serve every customer to their satisfaction as some people (not you, but some) are just not reasonable.
You bet on that.
In this case, though, I can see you getting annoyed. If possible, I think it's best to just take it in stride and walk away, don't you think? Life's too short.
You're absolutely right on! Life is short and art is long, so is blog. So that's the reason I've been spending much time on blogging!
Maybe I'll see you tomorrow evening if I make it to yoga, busy day.
I enjoyed meeting with you last evening. You're always an apple in my eyes, a romance in my brain, and a love in my heart. :-) When you showed up, I was totally engrossed while watching "Creation." Here's my comment on the DVD.
Charles Darwin's "The origin of Species", first published in 1859, has been clled the biggest single idea in the history of thought.
The book was sold out on its day of publication.
"Creation" is the story of how it came to be written.
It was directed by Jon Amiel and released in 2009, starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly as Charles and Emma Darwin.
It is a partly biographical, partly fictionalised account of Charles Darwin's relationship with his eldest daughter, Annie (played by Martha West), as he struggles to write on "the Origin of Species."
The film shows Annie in flashbacks and hallucinations, a vibrant apparition who goads her father to address his fears and finish his masterwork.
It is apparent that Annie has died, and that her death is a taboo subject between Darwin and Emma, as both feel intense blame for her death.
As a result of the strained relations between Charles and Emma, they stop making love entirely.
CREATION - Life of Charles Darwin
(Introduction & Trailer)
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Anguished, Darwin begins to suffer from a mysterious, fatiguing illness.
It is revealed that, after Annie becomes ill in 1851, Darwin takes her to the Worcestershire town of Malvern for James Manby Gully's water cure therapy, against Emma's will.
Annie's condition worsens, and she ultimately dies after her father, at her request, tells her Jenny's (young orangutan's) story once more.
Darwin is devastated, and her death sharpens his conviction that natural laws have nothing to do with divine intervention.
To his contemporaries, this is an idea so dangerous it seems to threaten the existence of God. (Listen to this!)
Desipite the tragic death of their daughter, however, Charles and Emma remained happily married until his death aged 73.
He was buried with full Christian honors in Westminster Abbey.
"Creation" is a fascinating and quite thought-provoking drama.
SOURCE: from the VPL catalogue page
"Creation" is the 198th movie I watched at the library, and one of the top twenties. The following is the list of those movies I commented on.
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■"The Actual Catalogue Page"
Kato, you must find a nice girl to talk with, instead of sitting all the time in the library!
I know, I know, I know, ... but again, life is short and art is long, so is blog. So that's the reason I've been sitting in the library while writing this letter! :-) In any case, you're always an apple in my eyes, a romance in my brain, and a love in my heart.
Your romantic Bohemian, Kato
with a lot of love
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