“And so the seasons went rolling on into summer”*
by chuckofish
Sorry I am late with Paul Zahls’ recommendations for TCM viewing in July. I don’t check the Mockingbird site as regularly as I used to, because a) I am no longer an Episcopalian and b) I am kinda done with their glib, never quite serious attitude which is so prevalent in hipster Christians. Why can’t they admit they are just a bunch of nerd believers (like me)? Anyway, PZ is great and I love him.
“Of all preaching in the world, (that speaks not stark lies,) I hate that preaching which tendeth to make the hearers laugh, or to move their mind with tickling levity, and affect them as stage-players use to do, instead of affecting them with a holy reverence of the name of God.”
–Richard Baxter, “The Reformed Pastor,” 1615-91
Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches, a new exhibition at the Winterthur Museum, looks interesting. It delves into the life and work of the “Julia Child of needlework.” I remember Erica Wilson and her needlework kits back in the 1970s and 80s. Our mother appreciated her historically referenced work. She also had a successful 1970s television program that taught needlework and was one component of many business ventures that included embroidery kits, books, newspaper and magazine columns, public appearances, and a store bearing her name on New York’s Madison Avenue.
A belated happy birthday to Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817-May 6, 1862). I would toast him, but you know, he said, “”I would fain keep sober always. … I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man; wine is not so noble a liquor. … Of all ebriosity, who does not prefer to be intoxicated by the air he breathes?” So I’ll take a walk instead.
And here’s Travis Tritt’s new song/video, “Set in Stone.”
*Henry David Thoreau, “Walden”
dual personalities 
I was just saying to DN that I would like to go back to Winterthur! I wonder if we could swing it.
I totally want to see that exhibit–maybe it will travel and make its way to the Midwest!
Interesting movies, I’ve seen most of them. I saw The Most Dangerous Game only recently and it is pretty intriguing and must’ve been very shocking at the time. I agree that it’s too short. Id recommend the Jean Claude Van Damme movie “Hard Target” has a similar plot and is very enjoyable 😅
I watched it recently too–it’s better than I thought it would be, but it kind of just ends.
Fay Wray can make any movie worth watching
I’m in Burlington, VT where there are too many people and the traffic is terrible! The mountains are beautiful though. That movie list was interesting and I would also love to see that embroidery exhibition!