Having spent several hours reading excellent diaries today, I must say that Daily Kos is the best blog on the internet. It is a theater without the cost of admission. Political theater has become so predictable. I’ve decided there’s nothing I can add to the discussion. Please allow me a flight of fantasy.
My love of theater began in my high school years. I would walk 3 miles, each way, regardless of the season, to watch the latest flicks. While some of my generation considered the theater a place for a “make out session”, my weekly trips were an escape from boredom. I've had a job since the age of 16. My parents never gave me a penny to waste on a work of fiction.
I came to escape boredom. I stayed to learn about life outside my bubble. My bubble, your bubble, sometimes a whole society trapped in a bubble of dishonesty about reality. It is a journey that continues today. If a movie, or documentary, is boring, has no message, does not capture my mind, does not connect to my emotions, it deserves a fail rating.
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