A new baby daughter on board! “4” IS THE MAGIC NUMBER! Today my wife and I celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary; and several weeks ago, I celebrated my fortieth birthday. But with a baby girl on board such events, especially my birthday, seem to take on much less importance. They say many women as they turn forty lament bitterly the supposed onslaught of middle age and loss of youth the events supposedly symbolizes. I barely had time to notice. How do I feel about turning 40? I don’t feel much. I don’t think this is a lack of self-awareness on my part but of so many other more important activities…
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“Pride and Prejudice”
Actress Keira Knightley stars in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. STILL GOT IT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS There is much talk about the “hegemony” of the American film business, and how it is driving everyone else out of business – American “cultural imperialism,” and the like. The French, for example, actually have laws limiting the amount of American TV footage that can be played per week. As if without the clumsy power of the state, there would be no French programming left. How sad! A quota system! When the situation has gotten to that point, there can be little hope. But I watched “Pride and Prejudice” the…