An old locomotive engineer drinking deeply from the boulevardier of broken dreams, if not drinking really good coffee. Remember the miraculous absurdly of being alive. “It’s a battered old suitcase to a hotel someplace, and a wound that will never heal”.https://bsky.app/profile/danawroe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danawroe.bsky.social/post/3mrr5mxinx22h”Casablanca”, Well remembered for its leading actors, and a (for that time) memorably sympathetic and dignified portrayal of Rick’s stalwart best friend and black American Sam, The Villain was a hero as well. Conrad Veidt, silent star, fled Germany to protect his beloved wife, who was Jewish.29 Jul 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:46kbd5cnoefjb2f66dynmp62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrr5mxinx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/danawroe.bsky.social/post/3mqvth3nknk25He’s dead. Watch these first responders load McConnell into the meat wagon like he’s a sack of potatoes. He’s gone, he’s ceased to be, bereft of life he breathes no more, he’s rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible this is an ex-Senate Leader. https://youtube.com/shorts/aqBM9EfoCF4?si=xjfXBI06KiJAtPZl18 Jul 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:46kbd5cnoefjb2f66dynmp62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvth3nknk25https://bsky.app/profile/danawroe.bsky.social/post/3mqvjbtl2lc2tI remember seeing this age 11. “The Doomsday Machine” William Windom’s acting just blew me away. Even at that age, I couldn’t figure out how he got to where he went in this. Turns out he was in the 82nd Airborne and survived the bloodiest combat in Europe. Acting or PTSD? youtu.be/LRSAGdHVVX4 https://youtu.be/LRSAGdHVVX418 Jul 2026 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:46kbd5cnoefjb2f66dynmp62/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqvjbtl2lc2t