Wshington Report and Ramble

The terrible tropical storm looks weaker. I might get to our big family birthday in the suburbs after all.

Happy birthday all.

The 'Nats pulled out a thriller over the Phillies in extra innings, winning on a wild pitch.

Wild.

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Meanwhile I just finished watching one of the few movie love stories I have enjoyed, based on the French play Cyranno de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand. This one has Gerard Depardue not Jose' Ferrer in the title role of the big-nose hero-duelist who recites love poetry.

But the problem is it is in French with English sub-titles.

Is that good or bad? You do learn French.

Maybe it is better in the original French but I tend to doubt it.

I want to hear Cyrano say, "And now as Iend the refrain thrust home."

After all, there are those who say the King James Bible is better the Hebrew Old Testament itself.

Close call.

BTW: there are also Israelis who think Shakespeare was written in Hebrew.

Ben

Ben