“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”

In a very odd coincidence, I have stumbled upon this quotation from Henry David Thoreau three times in the past two weeks. A trite phrase, but true. I am working on removing the quiet desperation from my life, little by little. My child helps me with that. Not checking my Blackberry helps (I use it mainly as a watch). Some things I’ve been reading about the Catholic church also help. Drinking helps.

Just kidding re the drinking.

For an incredibly moving depiction of some not-so-quiet desperation, please refer to the movie Snow Angels. Wow…how did this one slip under the radar? Apparently the reviews aren’t that great, which probably explains why it’s such a great movie. It’s directed by David Gordon Green. Nothing like the other movie he put out this year, the so-so Pineapple Express.

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