Today is Wednesday, June 04, 2025

The time people spend in trying to impress others, they could spend in doing the things by which others would be impressed.

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Today's quote:

Saturday, April 14, 2012

''Everything will be all right in the end. If it's not all right, then it's not yet the end''



As soon as "Riverbend" is sold, I shall "outsource" my own retirement to the Conradian "eternal peace (and ease) of Eastern sky and sea". "Good deck-chairs, large native crews, and the distinction of being white" - to quote Conrad again - make for easy retirement. Borneo comes to mind as does Bali. In the meantime, watching "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" will have to do.

Another movie I want to watch is Flash of Genius, the story of underdog Robert Kearns who took on the big car companies.

And then there is the docudrama of the "Father of French Yachting", Tabarly.