Chad_8_I

I expressed boredom with the stories last week, but a line in one of this week's stories caught me. It's the one about the march on Selma, Alabama.

" ... It must have been warm because on the way home that night we had the windows rolled down ... "

Wrapped up in this thought is proof that some people recall broad ideas only because of the details associated with them. Ask a person to describe the best summer he's ever had. He will probably not explain in terms of ideas. Instead he will relate it with the color of the fireworks on that 4th of July; or the size of the waves one afternoon at the beach.

"Glengarry Glenross" is a cool movie about real estate sharks. Al Pacino's character says at one point: "What do you remember most about the best ... of your life?"

Hmmm, it's actually unfit for the blog, but I would encourage you to see the movie and decide whether you believe him. It's the scene where he's talking to the poor sucker in the bar.