Tout va bien
by chuckofish
Happiness is a care package from your dual personality!
After a hard day at the salt mines, I was thrilled to find a wee package waiting for me at home yesterday. Inside were two books (a hardback copy of one of my favorites–Gilead by Marilynne Robinson–and The Bishop’s Mantle by Agnes Sligh Turnbull, which I have not read) and a small Spode votive candle holder.
Wasn’t that thoughtful?
In other news, I read on the Habitually Chic blog about the new documentary “Salinger” coming out next month:
I will hope for the best, but, as always, I’ll expect the worst*. Very few people understood old J.D.S. back in the day and that is why he went into seclusion and chose not to publish anymore. He’d had enough. Why is that hard to understand?
*I know what you’re thinking. You’re wondering what the origin of that expression is. Well, I don’t know, but I always think of Mel Brooks! So here are the lyrics to the classic song by Mel Brooks from his movie The Twelve Chairs:
Hope for the best, expect the worst
Some drink champagne, some die of thirst
No way of knowing
Which way it’s going
Hope for the best, expect the worst!Hope for the best, expect the worst
The world’s a stage, we’re unrehearsed
Some reach the top, friends, while others drop, friends
Hope for the best, expect the worst!I knew a man who saved a fortune that was splendid
Then he died the day he’d planned to go and spend it
Shouting “Live while you’re alive! No one will survive!”
Life is sorrow – – here today and gone tomorrow
Live while you’re alive, no one will survive – – there’s no guaranteeHope for the best, expect the worst
You could be Tolstoy or Fannie Hurst
You take your chances, there are no answers
Hope for the best expect the worst!I knew a man who saved a fortune that was splendid
Then he died the day he’d planned to go and spend it
Shouting “Live while you’re alive! No one will survive!”
Life is funny – – Spend your money! Spend your money!
Live while you’re alive, no one will survive – – there’s no guaranteeHope for the best, expect the worst
The rich are blessed, the poor are cursed
That is a fact, friends, the deck is stacked, friendsHope for the best, expect the – –
(even with a good beginning, it’s not certain that you’re winning,
even with the best of chances, they can kick you in the pantses)
Look out for the – – watch out for the worst!
Hey!
I tried to watch The Twelve Chairs recently and didn’t make it through. Not that funny. But the song is classic.
dual personalities 
Glad you liked the package! I love that Spode pattern and thought you would too. I think the Turnbull book is very dated, but it may be sort of interesting anyway. It’s about time someone made a documentary about Salinger, but why does it include all those celebrities? Still, it will probably be worth watching at least once, if only to see J.D. Hope you have a wonderful week, darling sister!
A very busy week, but it’s almost Friday!