Ever heard of Leonard Cohen? Old dude, poet, author, musical dynamo, all-around avant garde man-about-town. They made a little movie about his life called, "I'm Your Man," that apparently had a very limited run in even the most independent of theatres--causing me to miss it, dammit. One of my incredibly thoughtful and fabulous birthday gifts was his latest volume, "Book of Longing." It was a little sprinkling of poetry, essays, and art work previously unpublished, including some more current work. Longing is the perfect descriptor for this volume. Leonard expresses his longing for lost loves, for lost family, and now, for his lost youth. But, he also made me laugh out loud with his humanity. For a man who lives so large to have so many longings kind of puts me in the mindset to take a good look up and down the old psyche and get in touch with my own longings.
Saw a good movie the other day that spins that whole mortality thing and its inevitability. Had always intended on seeing it, but for some reason, never did, despite its starring two of my favorite actors, Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. The young lead was Haley Joel Osment, child star of "The Sixth Sense." Of course, he was in full-blown puberty by the time he made this, but still, he's a cute kid. The movie, which I recommend: Second-Hand Lions. Bring a hankie and remember that believing is really all there is to it, no matter how fantastic it may appear.
I’ve developed a little text message habit. I’m still not a whiz, but I get by. Some things, best left unsaid in e-mail find a perfect venue in the midst of a busy day via text.
One of my co-workers walked through my office today and said, “Brrr, it’s cold over here.” I looked up and responded, “It’s caused by my cold, cold heart.”
Just a side-note…I’m discontinuing the “Song of the Day” feature for the time being. However, if you have any great songs to share, please e-mail me.
And, finally, my pal at Red Hog Diary received the video of his newly-minted 18-year-old son’s first comedy performance at a club in Washington DC. If you have a couple of minutes, check it out and let his son Clayton know what you think!
Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act. ~ Leonard Cohen
Published on: Aug 9, 2006
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