My back felt better by Tuesday afternoon. My mood then brightened, my steps got lighter, and I was standing tall at the end of the evolutionary chart. To celebrate the occasion I poured myself some eggnog and added a touch of the spirits. My mood soared. 

I watched The Big Heat  on Tuesday night, a B&W film made in 1953, and noticed a few odd things about the movie. The writing on some office doors could be read correctly only from the inside of the office so you knew where you were only if you were already there. The phone booth in the bar is among the top ten best phone booths I’ve ever seen in a movie. It is huge, just a bit smaller than the Tardis, has a string for turning the light off and on, and its walls are covered with tacked business cards and several handwritten numbers, probably guaranteeing a good time.  

Dave Bannion, our hero played by Glenn Ford, was home when the phone rang. His wife answered, looked pained and handed the phone to her husband. He heard, “Stop, slob, and keep your nose out of other people’s business.” He asked his wife what she’d heard and she told him several four letter words. I figured they must have been rapid fire four letter words as she had the phone less than a minute. I wondered if she was counting slob among those four letter words. My list would never include slob. My vocabulary has always been far more colorful.

That was her big scene. The next night she was blown up instead of her husband when she started the car. I know you’re probably aching for more, but I’ll stop here so I don’t spoil the denouement. (that’s exciting: being able to use denouement). After all, who knows the future? You might just find yourself still awake at 1 in the morning when the TV pickings are lean and there it is, The Big Heat, on TCM. Click right to it and enjoy.

We’re getting to the time of the year when every day has something to make me smile.

I’m going to make another pot of coffee and have the last biscotti.