Was watching one of my new favorite movies last night--"Julie & Julia"--which is loaded with comic one-liners, the kind you want to memorize because they come in handy for dropping into casual conversation and making, at least you, smile secretly. Anyway, there is a scene where Julia and her friend, Simone Beck, are on their way to meet with their third partner, Louisette Bertholle to let her know that they are cutting her out of the most of the royalties from any book publishing. Knowing that this meeting will likely not go well, and no doubt dreading it, Simone quips, "we are le vaches folles"--"we are mad cows"! Somehow I could relate! Perhaps "nous sommes le vaches folles," we are mad cows!
Here are Cindy and I--middle-aged, she--retired, me--self-employed, as another favorite character of mine, "Shirley Valentine," observes of herself: "startin' to sag a bit." What are we thinking? A TV show?? Well, yes. Actually, truth be told, Cindy is probably not "le vache folle." It is actually me! She's just a good enough friend to go along with my hair-brained ideas.
It's not that I am so enamored with TV. Actually, maybe that's where Cindy's real contribution lies: she is, being now on her own time, more of a consumer/connoisseur of television. My real passion lies in inspiring others: "awareness, education, action." And even though I'm not big on TV I know that many people are and if I really want to reach them it might just be through this medium.
And so, we embark on this adventure, two "mad cows" and a patient, doting, talented son/producer/cinematographer/editor. Who knows where it might lead us! It's an adventure!
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