One thing I've learned about handling personal finance is that it doesn't take very many "onlys" to add up to a lot of money spent.

Reading

I've just re-read a short story called Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell.

This is so well written.

It's on my personal list of exceptional short stories.

(This was originally a play by the same author.)

Movie: Four Moons (Mexico) (2014)

Everything about this movie is good.

Wallander

I've watched three TV series of Wallander.  Two Swedish versions and the British version (which was filmed in Sweden).


They're all good.  They're very different from each other.  I liked them all.


If this were a high school project I would no doubt be writing an essay to "compare and contrast" the three. 


And the books, which I have not yet read.   They're on my long long list of books I want to read.


I thought when I retired I would have so much time for reading, and I spend a lot of my time reading, but the days just fly by.

Sometimes a low budget film can contain hidden treasures.


I'm watching The Sound of Horror, a Spanish horror film from 1966.  There are moments when the background music is just wonderful.


Another example, from a regular budget film, is during the closing credits of Frequency (2000) where the music takes quite an amazing beautiful turn for a few seconds.

Musical instruments I dislike:


saxophone

accordion

electric guitar

After my watch broke I did without one for weeks but finally gave in recently and bought a new one.


Why have men's watches become so huge?


It's like wearing a clock on your wrist.