by NRB | 29 Jun 2018 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
‘Don’t be Ashamed of Your Age’ – country song by Willie Nelson The Biblical age of three score years and ten should only be of symbolic weight but sometimes, to me and some of my contemporaries, it appears to have more significance. So I offer these suggestions to...
by NRB | 21 Apr 2017 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I’ve lately taken to playing patience – the one-handed card game known in the US and Canada as solitaire. With no skill at cards, this, along with Snap, is a game I can handle. But, as well as luck it does require vigilance, and for me, with poor eyesight and no...
by NRB | 26 Feb 2016 | The Godfather: Peter Corris |
Recently I watched the 1980 film Coal Miner’s Daughter, a biopic about country singer Loretta Lynn. I enjoyed the film, thinking Sissy Spacek deserved her Oscar, and admiring the sprightly performance of Tommy Lee Jones as the singer’s husband and the solid work of...
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