Forty-ninth Day

I watched The Arrival today.
(Are you going to watch it?  Don't read any more of this.  I don't give any details, but just my words alone will tell you more than I would want you to know.  Luckily I didn't know anything going in except it was about the arrival of aliens.)
I'll write my other stuff here towards the top and leave the movie stuff at the bottom to help you avoid the temptation.

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Salon Gals this morning.

I was reminded that the thing we're protecting - the thing worth saving - is the constitution and the rule of law.  Whether that's the United States or some other country, the constitution and rule of law are worth fighting for.
Also, SGM is using the words Republican Administration instead of the man's name.  Partly so the man's name is not used, and partly to put the responsibility where it belongs - with Republicans. She got that from a Facebook post by Martin Luther King's daughter about how to deal with our current political climate.

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Something else I thought about this morning - before seeing the movie:  I have three resources in my life: Time, Money, Energy.  I need Money to purchase Fuel to generate Energy.  I need Money to have Time.  I need Energy to spend Time.
How do I spend my resources?  Every day I choose.

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I didn't get as much done today as I hoped, but it was a fine day.

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Stop reading now.
HA!  I can't believe I'm going to all this trouble - I don't have any 'blog readers'.
I'm concerned someone will accidentally open this page while searching for something on the movie.

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And now - back to The Arrival

Fantastic. Loved it!
So interesting.

Time and Language.

Language defines how we think.  How we think defines our language.
Time is flowing.

The concepts in this movie get my adrenaline going.
What would happen if an alien race came to our Planet?  How would we react?
Language and words matter - our current political climate is testament to that.
Time flows in all directions - Deep Space Nine, The Prophets; they didn't understand our linear time.

I'm glad there are people who can use their words to explain how I feel. Here are two:

Review on Roger Ebert.com

From Nerdwriter on YouTube - Arrival: A Response to Bad Movies