A dark ominous cloud of judicial impropriety looms over the U.S.Federal court system.The darkest of this precipitous cloud formation is that which hangs over the Central District of California, in the wake of U.S.District Judge David O.Carter's provocative decision to dismiss the case of "Keyes v.Obama," which a firm majority of the informed and concerned American electorate considered vital to a determination of whether Barack H.Obama, alias Barry Soetoro, is constitutionally eligible to continue as President of the United States.I wonder what actually went on in the mind of the 64 year old federal judge, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998, after he had firmly stated, in early November of this year, that pursuing the case was vitally important to a constitutional determination of Obama's basic eligibility as a natural born citizen of the United States, that is, whether he was actually born in the State of Hawaii or in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa.As a former U.S.Marine Corps combat officer in Vietnam, Carter has a history of being a stand-up jurist, and his statement, that "soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors sent into harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan need to be assured that the President ordering them into combat is eligible to hold that office and issue those orders," conveyed a poignant need to adjudicate the issues of "Keyes v.Obama" in a speedy and judicially responsible manner.Then came the U.S.Department of Justice intervening improperly, in a totally non-governmental capacity, for Obama, using U.S.Tax dollars to petition Judge Carter to dismiss the lawsuit, in the same fashion that eight of Carter's judicial colleagues had done since shortly after Obama's nomination in 2008, just after the first federal lawsuit was filed against the man.I wonder what Judge Carter was thinking as he was being intimidated by USDOJ attorneys, who challenged the judge's authority and jurisdiction to decide whether Obama was culpable of duplicity and fraud, and whether the dubious President should step down as the U.S.Chief executive if found culpable.This was, of course, only after Carter had ruled that a trial on the merits of the case would commence in January 2010; but even then, Carter had refused to dismiss the lawsuit, and many Americans believed that he would proceed with the trial.Yet, Carter declared a dismissal, and after extensive research into the subsequent course of events, I have found it reasonable to suspect that Judge Carter was very probably the unfortunate recipient of some threatening, well-worded telephone calls, and e-mails from deceitful politicians who desperately wanted to see the case dismissed.What is that you say, that this is pure speculation?Well, let's get down to basic reality, sad history repeats itself frequently; for such politically contrived corruption has been quite common in the course of 20th Century American government; and bad things have frequently happened to good people, by artifice, who have attempted at their own risk to ensure that justice prevailed.Just within the past five years, Stanley R.Hilton, a preeminent scholar and noted attorney in San Francisco, represented over a hundred 9/11 victims' families in a lawsuit he filed against George W.Bush, Dick Cheney, and others of the Bush administration, for complicity and direct involvement in the 9/11 bombings of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, U.S.District Judge Susan Illston, of San Francisco, ordered Hilton to drop the lawsuit, which he refused to do.Subsequently, thereafter, began a number of stealthy burglaries into Hilton's San Francisco law offices resulting in the theft and destruction of vital material evidence linking Bush, Cheney, and others to the 9/11 attacks.Finally, when Illston couldn't get Hilton to drop the lawsuit, she curtly dismissed the case on grounds of "sovereign immunity," essentially declaring that a President can do anything during his time in office, even commit mass murder, and do it will civil and criminal impunity.More distantly, the lengths that corrupt politicians will go to ensure that their wily stratagems are implemented have been well documented.When a U.S.Navy commander with a heavy conscience came forward, in February 1968, to testify before a Senate Foreign Relations Committe hearing that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was not what it was originally reported by the Pentagon, in order to warrant the massive escallation of ground troops in Vietnam in 1965, Senator J.William Fulbright discovered that the honest naval officer was "picked up by heavy-handed CIA intelligence operatives under White House order and committed involuntarily to a psychiatric ward for several weeks.".Perhaps Judge David O.Carter, with his brilliant Rhodes Scholar-level mind, seriously considered Susan Illston's horrendous precedental ruling, and, perhaps, the perceived intimidations from the DOJ and regarded them as potentially ominous.As a matter of historical record, there were, also, quite a few German judges, mentioned in my earlier Ezine essay, who, during the years leading up to the disastrous dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, either stepped down from their judicial positions or abandoned their judicial ethics and joined the Nazi Party, when they were told by the SS and the Gestapo that the formerly adored Weimar Constitution was no longer law, and that Nazi law reigned supreme.Actually, there were more than a few of the German judges who chose to side with the Nazis, at the threat of death.Yet, there is another salient matter to consider in this quasi-legal fray.All American trial judges, federal and state, worry about their rulings being eventually overturned, on a basis of law, by appellate courts.When mistakes based entirely upon law are, supposedly, made by trial judges, the appellate courts are there to rightfully remand the cases back to the trial court for a correction of the errors.Nonetheless, Judge Carter probably realized the contrived political machinations surrounding "Keyes v.Obama," and that a ruling by him ordering Barack Obama to produce his original Hawaiian birth certificate, and the other undisclosed records sought by the plaintiff's attorney, even if correct, would be automatically reversed on a totally political basis by a federal appeals court.Though the facts and merits of the plaintiff's case might have clearly shown that Barack H.Obama fraudulently acted in a deliberate fashion to conceal the truth about his birth, by spending approximately 1.5 million dollars in legal expenses to keep from producing a 12 dollar certified copy of his original long-form birth certificate, the case would never have been allowed to proceed to trial.Whatever the actual cause for the unfortunate dismissal, whether Judge David O.Carter was concerned about the perceived threats, or merely realized the absolute futility of proceeding to trial on the merits of the case, another example of a President (this time dubiously elected) being above the law has emerged.When I think of the great John Adams, lawyer, patriot, and the second American President, saying before the Massachusetts Assembly that the United States is a nation of laws, and not of men, I am utterly indignant at the appalling Machiavellian politicization of basic justice now prevalent in the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the federal government.It would seem that the American republic is no longer, in form and substance, what it was a decade-or-more before the turn of the 20th Century; and that this nation, which was once a great constitutional republic, might sadly be at a point of no return from a mutated form of government destructive to the ends espoused in the Constitution of the United States.
Who Are These Guys?Okay, let's talk about the movie first and then let's talk about our own personal Bucket Lists.For sure, no matter what our ages are; we all should have dreams.The Story Line.The movie opens when Carter (Morgan Freeman), a Master mechanic, receives a phone call from his doctor while he's at work, informing him that he has cancer.Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) gets his cancer warning unexpectedly when he coughs up blood in a business meeting.He's rushed to the hospital he just bought (no kidding).When he demands a private room, his assistant reminds him that he's said very publicly many times before. "I run hospitals, not health spas.Two beds to a room; no exceptions." So, Edward has a roommate. Carter.We learn that Cole is a brilliant, billionaire businessman.But, he doesn't intimidate his roommate.Carter has a mind like a steel trap.He's a PhD.In disguise.(You'll see what I mean if you watch the movie.) The two men start a conversation.Through their talk Edward learns that Carter has raised three children. a tax attorney, an engineer and a symphony violinist.Think of it. all that education on a car mechanic's salary; talk about a high value.Carter asks, "Do you have children?" Edward says, "I never stayed married long enough." Carter replies, "Don't worry, I've been married long enough for the both of us." Edward. "How's that goin'?" Carter, straight-faced, "It's goin." Cole says, "I've been married four times 'cause I love being married; only problem is, I love being single, too.Hard to do both at the same time.Only successful marriage I've had is with my work; started making money when I was sixteen.".Carter says, "I always wanted to be a history professor and I made it through two semesters of City College before Virginia, my wife, gave me the news; I was young, black, broke, baby on the way; I took the first decent job that came along.I always meant to go back but 45 years goes by pretty fast." (Yes, it does.).This conversation is the start of their friendship together.They play cards, they talk; they get to know each other.And, a defining moment. Edward happens upon a list that Carter made originally in his freshman college class 45 years earlier. a Bucket List.Edward, of course, thinks Carter's list is too tame; Edward is a world-traveled risk-taker.He thinks the list needs more excitement.And, definitely, Edward thinks they should "do" the list NOW; "It beats sitting around waiting to die," says Edward.So, Edward convinces Carter to go on the trip with him.Carter's wife protests vigorously.But, Carter says he thinks he's earned some time for himself and so off he and Edward go.Carter, who tells this story, says, "And so it began.".They skydive, drive racing cars, and travel in Edward's private aircraft to eat caviar in France.They visit Cairo, drive through packs of wild animals in Africa, see the pyramids, motorcycle on the Great Wall of China, travel part way to the top of "Carter's mountain" (can't reach the top; there's a storm) and finally end up in Hong Kong where they expect to buy silk suits and eat Black Walnut ice cream.But unexpectedly, Carter asks to go home.And, so they do.Once there, Carter has a short time with his family.But, too soon he collapses and goes to the hospital where he waits to be operated on. without much hope.Carter dies on an operating table.He's dead at 66 but thankfully, not before he had a last joke on Edward.(It's about the coffee that Edward loves, but you really have to see the movie and share the laughs).By the time Carter died, they'd almost completed their shared Bucket List but not quite.A Deeper Look.This is a love affair between the two men.But, maybe I see it that way because my feelings were so caught up with the deep friendship.No, not a sexual love affair.But, the kind where two complete strangers bond quickly and become deeply attached to each other.These two became brothers in a very short time.Some article I read called the movie a "buddy flick." But, I think that diminishes not only the movie's messages but the performances as well.I think she didn't "get it.".So, what were the messages? Actually, quite a few.First, these two men are both the Superiority personality.Why do I say that?(1) They're both experts in their work areas.(2) They both have heavy goals.(3)They are both intense and thorough thinkers.But, at the same time, they are very different because they have different values .Carter is deeper.He's spiritual; he questions the purpose of life.He's a man who values relationships, who values commitments and has principles by which he lives.While he's clearly impressed by Edward's wealth and the mind that makes it possible, he remains steadfast in his own beliefs and values.For sure, so steadfast that he challenges Carter quite a few times on their journey together.Two of the questions Carter asks Edward along the way are..(1) Have you found joy in your life? And, (2) Have you given joy to others?Edward, on the other hand, is harder, lives "on the surface," doesn't trust.He's impatient with feelings, stinging with words and definitely not spiritual.He loves money, status, comfortable living BUT by the end of the movie, he also loves Carter.Edward speaks at Carter's funeral saying, "The last three months of Carter's life were the best three months of mine." During those last few months Edwards opens up; he trusts Carter.Why not? The man is genuine to his core.If you're a person who looks for a deeper meaning in movies or books or life, I think you'll really enjoy The Bucket List.Warmest regards until next time,.Joan.
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Keep warm during the winter months with this stylish 7/8 coat from Knoles & Carter. A zip out thinsulate lining and a detachable fur-trimmed hood makes this the perfect coat to wear regardless of occasion.
A dark ominous cloud of judicial impropriety looms over the U.S.Federal court system.The darkest of this precipitous cloud formation is that which hangs over the Central District of California, in the wake of U.S.District Judge David O.Carter's provocative decision to dismiss the case of "Keyes v.Obama," which a firm majority of the informed and concerned American electorate considered vital to a determination of whether Barack H.Obama, alias Barry Soetoro, is constitutionally eligible to continue as President of the United States.I wonder what actually went on in the mind of the 64 year old federal judge, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1998, after he had firmly stated, in early November of this year, that pursuing the case was vitally important to a constitutional determination of Obama's basic eligibility as a natural born citizen of the United States, that is, whether he was actually born in the State of Hawaii or in Mombasa, Kenya, Africa.As a former U.S.Marine Corps combat officer in Vietnam, Carter has a history of being a stand-up jurist, and his statement, that "soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors sent into harm's way in Iraq and Afghanistan need to be assured that the President ordering them into combat is eligible to hold that office and issue those orders," conveyed a poignant need to adjudicate the issues of "Keyes v.Obama" in a speedy and judicially responsible manner.Then came the U.S.Department of Justice intervening improperly, in a totally non-governmental capacity, for Obama, using U.S.Tax dollars to petition Judge Carter to dismiss the lawsuit, in the same fashion that eight of Carter's judicial colleagues had done since shortly after Obama's nomination in 2008, just after the first federal lawsuit was filed against the man.I wonder what Judge Carter was thinking as he was being intimidated by USDOJ attorneys, who challenged the judge's authority and jurisdiction to decide whether Obama was culpable of duplicity and fraud, and whether the dubious President should step down as the U.S.Chief executive if found culpable.This was, of course, only after Carter had ruled that a trial on the merits of the case would commence in January 2010; but even then, Carter had refused to dismiss the lawsuit, and many Americans believed that he would proceed with the trial.Yet, Carter declared a dismissal, and after extensive research into the subsequent course of events, I have found it reasonable to suspect that Judge Carter was very probably the unfortunate recipient of some threatening, well-worded telephone calls, and e-mails from deceitful politicians who desperately wanted to see the case dismissed.What is that you say, that this is pure speculation?Well, let's get down to basic reality, sad history repeats itself frequently; for such politically contrived corruption has been quite common in the course of 20th Century American government; and bad things have frequently happened to good people, by artifice, who have attempted at their own risk to ensure that justice prevailed.Just within the past five years, Stanley R.Hilton, a preeminent scholar and noted attorney in San Francisco, represented over a hundred 9/11 victims' families in a lawsuit he filed against George W.Bush, Dick Cheney, and others of the Bush administration, for complicity and direct involvement in the 9/11 bombings of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.Shortly after the lawsuit was filed, U.S.District Judge Susan Illston, of San Francisco, ordered Hilton to drop the lawsuit, which he refused to do.Subsequently, thereafter, began a number of stealthy burglaries into Hilton's San Francisco law offices resulting in the theft and destruction of vital material evidence linking Bush, Cheney, and others to the 9/11 attacks.Finally, when Illston couldn't get Hilton to drop the lawsuit, she curtly dismissed the case on grounds of "sovereign immunity," essentially declaring that a President can do anything during his time in office, even commit mass murder, and do it will civil and criminal impunity.More distantly, the lengths that corrupt politicians will go to ensure that their wily stratagems are implemented have been well documented.When a U.S.Navy commander with a heavy conscience came forward, in February 1968, to testify before a Senate Foreign Relations Committe hearing that the Gulf of Tonkin incident was not what it was originally reported by the Pentagon, in order to warrant the massive escallation of ground troops in Vietnam in 1965, Senator J.William Fulbright discovered that the honest naval officer was "picked up by heavy-handed CIA intelligence operatives under White House order and committed involuntarily to a psychiatric ward for several weeks.".Perhaps Judge David O.Carter, with his brilliant Rhodes Scholar-level mind, seriously considered Susan Illston's horrendous precedental ruling, and, perhaps, the perceived intimidations from the DOJ and regarded them as potentially ominous.As a matter of historical record, there were, also, quite a few German judges, mentioned in my earlier Ezine essay, who, during the years leading up to the disastrous dictatorship of Adolf Hitler, either stepped down from their judicial positions or abandoned their judicial ethics and joined the Nazi Party, when they were told by the SS and the Gestapo that the formerly adored Weimar Constitution was no longer law, and that Nazi law reigned supreme.Actually, there were more than a few of the German judges who chose to side with the Nazis, at the threat of death.Yet, there is another salient matter to consider in this quasi-legal fray.All American trial judges, federal and state, worry about their rulings being eventually overturned, on a basis of law, by appellate courts.When mistakes based entirely upon law are, supposedly, made by trial judges, the appellate courts are there to rightfully remand the cases back to the trial court for a correction of the errors.Nonetheless, Judge Carter probably realized the contrived political machinations surrounding "Keyes v.Obama," and that a ruling by him ordering Barack Obama to produce his original Hawaiian birth certificate, and the other undisclosed records sought by the plaintiff's attorney, even if correct, would be automatically reversed on a totally political basis by a federal appeals court.Though the facts and merits of the plaintiff's case might have clearly shown that Barack H.Obama fraudulently acted in a deliberate fashion to conceal the truth about his birth, by spending approximately 1.5 million dollars in legal expenses to keep from producing a 12 dollar certified copy of his original long-form birth certificate, the case would never have been allowed to proceed to trial.Whatever the actual cause for the unfortunate dismissal, whether Judge David O.Carter was concerned about the perceived threats, or merely realized the absolute futility of proceeding to trial on the merits of the case, another example of a President (this time dubiously elected) being above the law has emerged.When I think of the great John Adams, lawyer, patriot, and the second American President, saying before the Massachusetts Assembly that the United States is a nation of laws, and not of men, I am utterly indignant at the appalling Machiavellian politicization of basic justice now prevalent in the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the federal government.It would seem that the American republic is no longer, in form and substance, what it was a decade-or-more before the turn of the 20th Century; and that this nation, which was once a great constitutional republic, might sadly be at a point of no return from a mutated form of government destructive to the ends espoused in the Constitution of the United States.
Carter's clothes are considered very good quality and durable.This has caused Carter's to be recognised as a number one children's brand.The clothing is fantastic and does not break the bank.Carter's offers everything for a child.Whether newborn, infant or toddler they have a huge amount of stock.You can buy everything from towels to diapers to folding booster seats.The fantastic news is that at an outlet store you really can make great savings compared with regular stores that offer Carter's stock.The savings can be as much as 50% off, discounts and coupons found online can make this even greater.Occasionally the outlets will offer extended sales where all clothing is a certain discounted price.Check online or call your local store to find out when.You should find the staff as friendly as in a regular store, they will often give you coupons to save money on your next visit.It is also worth asking when new items will be coming in stock and they will do there best to let you know.You are also likely to find a small play area for toddlers.They can play with puzzles and Legos while you shop, the stores are often not too large so you can keep an eye on them.The outlets can be found all across the USA in almost every state.Look out for them at both Prime and Tanger outlets.If there are none locally then it may be best to visit one on vacation to stock up on discounted Carter's clothing.
List Price : $149.95Price : $144.95 as of 2012-09-17 08:02 AM
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Sweet and a little bit sassy, this animal print crib set is a Kids Line favorite. It features a variety of jungle friends like elephants and giraffes. Quilt: measures 36 x 45 inches Dust ruffle: 14-inch drop Fitted sheet: Fits standard size crib mattress, 100% cotton Diaper stacker: measures 12 x 25.5 x 8.75 inches Wash before use. Machine wash cold with like colors, gentle cycle.
Set includes quilt, diaper stacker, fitted crib sheet and dust ruffle
Beautifully appliquéd in multiple fabrics and textures
Practical, functional and soft to the hand
Carter's quality- a bedding set that will preserve its colors and gentle softness wash after wash
Care instructions: machine wash cold with like colors in gentle cycle, do not bleach, tumble dry low and iron on lowest setting as needed
Carter's clothes are considered very good quality and durable.This has caused Carter's to be recognised as a number one children's brand.The clothing is fantastic and does not break the bank.Carter's offers everything for a child.Whether newborn, infant or toddler they have a huge amount of stock.You can buy everything from towels to diapers to folding booster seats.The fantastic news is that at an outlet store you really can make great savings compared with regular stores that offer Carter's stock.The savings can be as much as 50% off, discounts and coupons found online can make this even greater.Occasionally the outlets will offer extended sales where all clothing is a certain discounted price.Check online or call your local store to find out when.You should find the staff as friendly as in a regular store, they will often give you coupons to save money on your next visit.It is also worth asking when new items will be coming in stock and they will do there best to let you know.You are also likely to find a small play area for toddlers.They can play with puzzles and Legos while you shop, the stores are often not too large so you can keep an eye on them.The outlets can be found all across the USA in almost every state.Look out for them at both Prime and Tanger outlets.If there are none locally then it may be best to visit one on vacation to stock up on discounted Carter's clothing.
Matt Carter has recently released a new course called Rapid Profit Formula.It basically details how he goes about making money online.For the most part it has been well received by the Internet marketing crowd but does it really work? Is it any good and can it help you succeed online where so many other courses have failed? This Rapid Profit Formula review will answer a few of these questions and announce an even better way to succeed online.So the course is about affiliate marketing.Affiliate marketing is generally agreed to be the easiest way to start online.The reasons for this are that is removes some of the complexity required to succeed.Basically you don't need a product and the hassles that might come with selling a product - like support, refunds, shipping and other aspects.You are effectively just a salesman for a product and you get commission based on your performance.This allows you to concentrate on how to get the product you are promoting in front of as many people as possible and then honing your pitch to those people so that they are motivated to take action or buy the product.So if I could sum up Matt's course, I would say it teaches you how to present a product to as many people as possible using free traffic sources.It also teaches you how to deliver a good pitch or sell a product.In fact I would say that 65% of the course is devoted to presenting a product and the rest is about how to sell it.In terms of affiliate marketing online, the way you present a product is by creating a website.The course goes into great detail about how to make a website.Like many other courses, it uses the Wordpress platform to create websites.There is also a free theme thrown in which is supposed to convert really well.If you are aiming to present a product to free visitors online, you have to understand search engine optimization or SEO.The course goes into minute detail on all aspects of SEO including how Matt goes about getting his websites to the top of search engines like Google.This is the nuts and bolts of the course and is really well done.Nothing is left out and he seems to really be showing you everything he does to succeed in SEO.The other 35% of the course is about conversion and copywriting.It shows you how to make people take action upon reading the content on your site.Conversion and copywriting are related but not the same thing in this day and age of you tube videos and multi-media ways to experience the internet.The course goes into this.The course is delivered mainly in video format.There are 7 modules and some modules have up to 13 videos.So there is a lot of video content where Matt Carter shows you exactly how he goes about making affiliate marketing websites.However each module also has a pdf reference guide which can be used as a reference for when you comes to make your own sites.Both the videos and the pdf documents are professionally produced and the attention to detail is exemplary.So does the course work? Will it make you succeed online? No, it won't make you succeed online.You have to own the material that is presented and take responsibility for your own success.Just buying the course will not make you succeed but implementing it's advice will.The information presented works, but only you can determine if that information will work for you by putting it into action.
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Carter's Forest Friends- 4 PC. CRIB SET
Furry, feathered, flying and fun little friends greet your child from their beautiful forest home. Your little one will love these pleasant and smiling critters embroidered and fashioned from corduroy, velour, fleece, twills and herringbone fabrics. You can't help but smile at the red fox, raccoon, squirrel, bear, owl, bluebird, turtle, tree frog, dragonflies, bumblebee and lady bug as they all welcome your child to a wonderful wooded world filled with natural colors of greens, tan, browns, blues and russet.
The Forest Friends Crib Set includes a quilt, diaper stacker, dust ruffle and fitted sheet. The very pleasing-to-the-eye 36" x 52" quilt is 100% cotton (exclusive of decoration) with a 100% polyester fiber fill. The reverse side is a lovely brown, cream and green plaid.The dust ruffle has a 14" drop and presents the same friendly fellows as the quilt. It is a 65% cotton and 35% polyester blend. The darling 100% cotton fitted sheet is profuse with our little forest friends, measures 28" x 52" and is designed to fit standard crib mattresses. The adorable diaper stacker ties this set together perfectly.
Care instructions: machine wash cold, with like colors, do NOT bleach, tumble dry low, remove promptly, cool iron on reverse side if needed.
Includes quilt, fitted sheet, dust ruffle and diaper stacker
Embroidered and appliquéd in multiple fabrics and textures
Practical, functional and soft to the hand
Carter's quality, a bedding set that will preserve its colors and gentle softness wash after wash
Dust ruffle offers 14" drop displaying beautifully embellished appliques and multiple fabrications
Who Are These Guys?Okay, let's talk about the movie first and then let's talk about our own personal Bucket Lists.For sure, no matter what our ages are; we all should have dreams.The Story Line.The movie opens when Carter (Morgan Freeman), a Master mechanic, receives a phone call from his doctor while he's at work, informing him that he has cancer.Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) gets his cancer warning unexpectedly when he coughs up blood in a business meeting.He's rushed to the hospital he just bought (no kidding).When he demands a private room, his assistant reminds him that he's said very publicly many times before. "I run hospitals, not health spas.Two beds to a room; no exceptions." So, Edward has a roommate. Carter.We learn that Cole is a brilliant, billionaire businessman.But, he doesn't intimidate his roommate.Carter has a mind like a steel trap.He's a PhD.In disguise.(You'll see what I mean if you watch the movie.) The two men start a conversation.Through their talk Edward learns that Carter has raised three children. a tax attorney, an engineer and a symphony violinist.Think of it. all that education on a car mechanic's salary; talk about a high value.Carter asks, "Do you have children?" Edward says, "I never stayed married long enough." Carter replies, "Don't worry, I've been married long enough for the both of us." Edward. "How's that goin'?" Carter, straight-faced, "It's goin." Cole says, "I've been married four times 'cause I love being married; only problem is, I love being single, too.Hard to do both at the same time.Only successful marriage I've had is with my work; started making money when I was sixteen.".Carter says, "I always wanted to be a history professor and I made it through two semesters of City College before Virginia, my wife, gave me the news; I was young, black, broke, baby on the way; I took the first decent job that came along.I always meant to go back but 45 years goes by pretty fast." (Yes, it does.).This conversation is the start of their friendship together.They play cards, they talk; they get to know each other.And, a defining moment. Edward happens upon a list that Carter made originally in his freshman college class 45 years earlier. a Bucket List.Edward, of course, thinks Carter's list is too tame; Edward is a world-traveled risk-taker.He thinks the list needs more excitement.And, definitely, Edward thinks they should "do" the list NOW; "It beats sitting around waiting to die," says Edward.So, Edward convinces Carter to go on the trip with him.Carter's wife protests vigorously.But, Carter says he thinks he's earned some time for himself and so off he and Edward go.Carter, who tells this story, says, "And so it began.".They skydive, drive racing cars, and travel in Edward's private aircraft to eat caviar in France.They visit Cairo, drive through packs of wild animals in Africa, see the pyramids, motorcycle on the Great Wall of China, travel part way to the top of "Carter's mountain" (can't reach the top; there's a storm) and finally end up in Hong Kong where they expect to buy silk suits and eat Black Walnut ice cream.But unexpectedly, Carter asks to go home.And, so they do.Once there, Carter has a short time with his family.But, too soon he collapses and goes to the hospital where he waits to be operated on. without much hope.Carter dies on an operating table.He's dead at 66 but thankfully, not before he had a last joke on Edward.(It's about the coffee that Edward loves, but you really have to see the movie and share the laughs).By the time Carter died, they'd almost completed their shared Bucket List but not quite.A Deeper Look.This is a love affair between the two men.But, maybe I see it that way because my feelings were so caught up with the deep friendship.No, not a sexual love affair.But, the kind where two complete strangers bond quickly and become deeply attached to each other.These two became brothers in a very short time.Some article I read called the movie a "buddy flick." But, I think that diminishes not only the movie's messages but the performances as well.I think she didn't "get it.".So, what were the messages? Actually, quite a few.First, these two men are both the Superiority personality.Why do I say that?(1) They're both experts in their work areas.(2) They both have heavy goals.(3)They are both intense and thorough thinkers.But, at the same time, they are very different because they have different values .Carter is deeper.He's spiritual; he questions the purpose of life.He's a man who values relationships, who values commitments and has principles by which he lives.While he's clearly impressed by Edward's wealth and the mind that makes it possible, he remains steadfast in his own beliefs and values.For sure, so steadfast that he challenges Carter quite a few times on their journey together.Two of the questions Carter asks Edward along the way are..(1) Have you found joy in your life? And, (2) Have you given joy to others?Edward, on the other hand, is harder, lives "on the surface," doesn't trust.He's impatient with feelings, stinging with words and definitely not spiritual.He loves money, status, comfortable living BUT by the end of the movie, he also loves Carter.Edward speaks at Carter's funeral saying, "The last three months of Carter's life were the best three months of mine." During those last few months Edwards opens up; he trusts Carter.Why not? The man is genuine to his core.If you're a person who looks for a deeper meaning in movies or books or life, I think you'll really enjoy The Bucket List.Warmest regards until next time,.Joan.
Who Are These Guys?Okay, let's talk about the movie first and then let's talk about our own personal Bucket Lists.For sure, no matter what our ages are; we all should have dreams.The Story Line.The movie opens when Carter (Morgan Freeman), a Master mechanic, receives a phone call from his doctor while he's at work, informing him that he has cancer.Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) gets his cancer warning unexpectedly when he coughs up blood in a business meeting.He's rushed to the hospital he just bought (no kidding).When he demands a private room, his assistant reminds him that he's said very publicly many times before. "I run hospitals, not health spas.Two beds to a room; no exceptions." So, Edward has a roommate. Carter.We learn that Cole is a brilliant, billionaire businessman.But, he doesn't intimidate his roommate.Carter has a mind like a steel trap.He's a PhD.In disguise.(You'll see what I mean if you watch the movie.) The two men start a conversation.Through their talk Edward learns that Carter has raised three children. a tax attorney, an engineer and a symphony violinist.Think of it. all that education on a car mechanic's salary; talk about a high value.Carter asks, "Do you have children?" Edward says, "I never stayed married long enough." Carter replies, "Don't worry, I've been married long enough for the both of us." Edward. "How's that goin'?" Carter, straight-faced, "It's goin." Cole says, "I've been married four times 'cause I love being married; only problem is, I love being single, too.Hard to do both at the same time.Only successful marriage I've had is with my work; started making money when I was sixteen.".Carter says, "I always wanted to be a history professor and I made it through two semesters of City College before Virginia, my wife, gave me the news; I was young, black, broke, baby on the way; I took the first decent job that came along.I always meant to go back but 45 years goes by pretty fast." (Yes, it does.).This conversation is the start of their friendship together.They play cards, they talk; they get to know each other.And, a defining moment. Edward happens upon a list that Carter made originally in his freshman college class 45 years earlier. a Bucket List.Edward, of course, thinks Carter's list is too tame; Edward is a world-traveled risk-taker.He thinks the list needs more excitement.And, definitely, Edward thinks they should "do" the list NOW; "It beats sitting around waiting to die," says Edward.So, Edward convinces Carter to go on the trip with him.Carter's wife protests vigorously.But, Carter says he thinks he's earned some time for himself and so off he and Edward go.Carter, who tells this story, says, "And so it began.".They skydive, drive racing cars, and travel in Edward's private aircraft to eat caviar in France.They visit Cairo, drive through packs of wild animals in Africa, see the pyramids, motorcycle on the Great Wall of China, travel part way to the top of "Carter's mountain" (can't reach the top; there's a storm) and finally end up in Hong Kong where they expect to buy silk suits and eat Black Walnut ice cream.But unexpectedly, Carter asks to go home.And, so they do.Once there, Carter has a short time with his family.But, too soon he collapses and goes to the hospital where he waits to be operated on. without much hope.Carter dies on an operating table.He's dead at 66 but thankfully, not before he had a last joke on Edward.(It's about the coffee that Edward loves, but you really have to see the movie and share the laughs).By the time Carter died, they'd almost completed their shared Bucket List but not quite.A Deeper Look.This is a love affair between the two men.But, maybe I see it that way because my feelings were so caught up with the deep friendship.No, not a sexual love affair.But, the kind where two complete strangers bond quickly and become deeply attached to each other.These two became brothers in a very short time.Some article I read called the movie a "buddy flick." But, I think that diminishes not only the movie's messages but the performances as well.I think she didn't "get it.".So, what were the messages? Actually, quite a few.First, these two men are both the Superiority personality.Why do I say that?(1) They're both experts in their work areas.(2) They both have heavy goals.(3)They are both intense and thorough thinkers.But, at the same time, they are very different because they have different values .Carter is deeper.He's spiritual; he questions the purpose of life.He's a man who values relationships, who values commitments and has principles by which he lives.While he's clearly impressed by Edward's wealth and the mind that makes it possible, he remains steadfast in his own beliefs and values.For sure, so steadfast that he challenges Carter quite a few times on their journey together.Two of the questions Carter asks Edward along the way are..(1) Have you found joy in your life? And, (2) Have you given joy to others?Edward, on the other hand, is harder, lives "on the surface," doesn't trust.He's impatient with feelings, stinging with words and definitely not spiritual.He loves money, status, comfortable living BUT by the end of the movie, he also loves Carter.Edward speaks at Carter's funeral saying, "The last three months of Carter's life were the best three months of mine." During those last few months Edwards opens up; he trusts Carter.Why not? The man is genuine to his core.If you're a person who looks for a deeper meaning in movies or books or life, I think you'll really enjoy The Bucket List.Warmest regards until next time,.Joan.
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