Friday, February 18, 2022

It's a Sweater! - 18 February 2022 - Plague Journal Day 708

Micah 6:8
2 Timothy 4:13-15
Yes, your life matters.

Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

Today's freewrite prompt word is Surrender

That puts me in mind of a great line from a movie: "Never give up. Never surrender." That's from the fabulous film, Galaxy Quest. If you haven't seen it, you should. The basic idea is the cast of a TV show - Galaxy Quest - is reduced to appearances at cons (think of ComicCon) where their show and characters are celebrated by hard-core fans. Then they get taken actually to space where aliens have been watching our television and believe it's all real (even Gilligan's Island - those poor people).
It's a really fun romp through space, but it always makes me want to re-watch The Three Amigos.


Again, a movie where the cast of a series (in this case, of silent Western films) end up in a place where they are taken to be really what they portray on the big screen. How could a cast led by Chevy Chase, Martin Short, and Steve Martin do anything but delight? In fact, that's precisely what they do - delight.

Both of those films are highly recommended, and I won't surrender my copy of either one!

Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.



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