tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post7051919222995986831..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Oscar night and Hobson's Choice in Black & WhiteRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-14071166065912917872011-03-06T16:13:52.555-05:002011-03-06T16:13:52.555-05:00A great cinematic history. I love so much of David...A great cinematic history. I love so much of David Lean that I am surprised how much I absolutely detest major parts of "Lawrence of Arabia".<br /><br />I saw it again just before the Oscars. The Camera work was outstanding, but I really cannot get into his "celebrity" thing about T.E. himself.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47822234493703586012011-03-04T23:44:30.534-05:002011-03-04T23:44:30.534-05:00Thank you, Ruth for a welcome and informative expl...Thank you, Ruth for a welcome and informative explanation of Hobb's Choice. <br /><br />May the world be blessed with the courage to use it!!<br /><br />We have plenty of choice overload.Amy @ Soul Dipperhttp://souldipper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-65053164920365036832011-03-04T08:08:25.405-05:002011-03-04T08:08:25.405-05:00At your suggestion, I immediately added Hobson'...At your suggestion, I immediately added Hobson's Choice to my Netflix queue. We watched it last night. I can't tell you when I've enjoyed a film so much. It's now on my list of favorites, too. David Lean certainly never disappoints. Thanks, Ruth!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-53380622794675840712011-03-03T23:22:55.107-05:002011-03-03T23:22:55.107-05:00I had never heard of Hobson’s choice so I enjoyed ...I had never heard of Hobson’s choice so I enjoyed reading about it. I think I shall use this with my husband as it is hard for him to make up his mind. The movie clip was fun too.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10231950760849072762011-03-01T22:25:05.082-05:002011-03-01T22:25:05.082-05:00Water. :)
Did you know that Hank and Nancy gave ...Water. :)<br /><br />Did you know that Hank and Nancy gave us this sign?<br /><br /> Dinner Choices<br /> 1. Take it.<br /> 2. Leave it.Shelley Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-70234417754972466182011-03-01T14:06:41.992-05:002011-03-01T14:06:41.992-05:00I'll reprise my enthusiasm for the Oscars if C...I'll reprise my enthusiasm for the Oscars if Colin Firth gets nominated again. :) And I sure hope his career has not peaked yet... Will reply your comment on my Oscar post tonight.Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84441551278098718522011-03-01T02:24:58.782-05:002011-03-01T02:24:58.782-05:00Arti, you're the best! I don't think I kne...<b>Arti</b>, you're the best! I don't think I knew DL directed that older Great Expectations! Please please please see Hobson's Choice. I absolutely loved every minute.<br /><br />I feel just as you do about the Oscars and Colin Firth. After falling in love with him in Pride & Prejudice, I've paid attention to him at award shows and in interviews, and I am ever impressed with his humility. I agree with you about his speech! No fanfare, just feeling the weight of the moment, bless him. And I even know what you mean about not needing to see another one because of that. Ahhhh.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-53203107263314621722011-03-01T02:21:38.607-05:002011-03-01T02:21:38.607-05:00Oliag, "The King's Speech" is the on...<b>Oliag</b>, "The King's Speech" is the only movie I've seen in weeks (months?). Yes, you must. I suppose it is a Hobson's Choice, see it or don't see it, but I would say no, you have no choice, you must see it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18155604404367576952011-03-01T02:20:04.329-05:002011-03-01T02:20:04.329-05:00Oh! - I love that you love learning about Hobson&#...<b>Oh!</b> - I love that you love learning about Hobson's choice and will use it. That's the best thing, to use these fun, quirky little English-isms and not lose them. I loved learning about the history of this. I learned a little more about Milton than I knew. I never took a course on him in my English studies. I think they should have made me.<br /><br />I did watch the Oscars. I drove up north 4 1/2 hours to be with my sister, and we had a blast. We even stayed awake for the most part!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84581438568102870812011-03-01T00:34:39.421-05:002011-03-01T00:34:39.421-05:00Ruth,
Oh what sync. Just a few days ago I watched...Ruth,<br /><br />Oh what sync. Just a few days ago I watched on AMC Great Expectations (1946) directed by none other than David Lean. I was glued to the TV watching it, a black and white film. It's amazingly lavish in its set design, and great cinematography. I never knew DL had directed that, thought he only did epic stuff. But now your post has shown me one more. I think I've heard of it, but have never seen it. Thanks for this informative post to mark another Oscar night. <br /><br />I'm very happy to see The King's Speech win, but most gratifying is to see Colin Firth being honored and recognized. He's so unassuming and deserving. After seeing him go up and get his Oscar, make a very personal and heart-felt speech, I'm feeling now that I really don't need to watch another Oscars again. ;) Yes, it's that satisfying.Artihttp://rippleeffects.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-65635344366312506872011-02-28T23:32:01.582-05:002011-02-28T23:32:01.582-05:00If I have too great a choice I find that I just de...If I have too great a choice I find that I just decide not to choose anything. It paralyzes me...This was facinating!<br /><br />I really have to see The King's Speech!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-8498832307236177472011-02-28T23:14:33.938-05:002011-02-28T23:14:33.938-05:00Post-Oscar comment cuz the weekend was busy-ness p...Post-Oscar comment cuz the weekend was busy-ness personified and I lost blog momentum!<br /><br />Anyway, I had no idea about the term Hobson' choice and intend to use it liberally at work, beginning tomorrow. I love histories of words and phrases (and such) and this was such fun. Including the movie clips of course.<br /><br /><br />I hope if you watched the Academys that you enjoyed them. I hope that if you didn't watch, you were writing poetry.<br /><br />PS The list of all those cereals (know every one of 'em!) was nearly poetic!Ohhttp://westcobich.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-54563197116164926602011-02-28T20:38:18.757-05:002011-02-28T20:38:18.757-05:00erin, you love your children so much there is no w...<b>erin</b>, you love your children so much there is no way you can ruin them. That's my theory anyway, and I'm sticking to it.<br /><br />There is probably something very wrong with me complaining about too many choices. But really, I think our too-many choices mean that others don't have any.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-78185312804747430332011-02-28T20:36:14.885-05:002011-02-28T20:36:14.885-05:00Julie, I love your comment and feel honored that y...<b>Julie</b>, I love your comment and feel honored that you would "ramble." By the way, I called "Hobson's Choice" a "show" because I had just heard an interview with some movie makers and they called the movies "shows." This was a movie, not a TV show. I thought I was being so hip.<br /><br />Your description of your childhood and the residual hoarding fear embedded in your psyche and very flesh makes complete sense. I hear stories like that from people who survived the Depression, and it seems to be the same kind of thing. It is a deep survival instinct. I actually hear it in your incredible poems, that urgency for life, an appreciation for the deep details as if in every morsel is life. And in your craft, it is.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81158712344759446162011-02-28T20:31:47.102-05:002011-02-28T20:31:47.102-05:00Peter, it is only fair if you learn something here...<b>Peter</b>, it is only fair if you learn something here, after all the information you share about Paris. It's astonishing, really.<br /><br />Well I only had to stay up until midnight to watch the Oscars, and that was hard enough! "The King's Speech" seems to be an international favorite, I was so pleased, and about Colin Firth.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-87405989895207917362011-02-28T20:30:05.802-05:002011-02-28T20:30:05.802-05:00Boots, I read your comment with Nancy at her place...<b>Boots</b>, I read your comment with Nancy at her place, and she immediately said Yes, she remembered the man playing the saw! I don't remember him, but Don says he remembers one at his church in Battle Creek! He wonders if it was the same guy . . .<br /><br />:DRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21702657602358512492011-02-28T20:28:13.802-05:002011-02-28T20:28:13.802-05:00Dutchbaby, your husband is clever. It's funny ...<b>Dutchbaby</b>, your husband is clever. It's funny though, it's like Susie says, tastes change, and eventually most kids grow up to be adults who like a lot of foods they didn't as kids.<br /><br />I found another portrait of Hobson, but in the other one he was holding a glove, and not a mail bag, so I picked this one. I like portraits that show something of the person's life and personality.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-16722869301207813602011-02-28T20:24:14.289-05:002011-02-28T20:24:14.289-05:00J.G., in big families (I don't know if yours w...<b>J.G.</b>, in big families (I don't know if yours was big), you fought for your food, and you were happy to get it! There just wasn't any complaining. I came from 8 kids.<br /><br />I am so excited to listen to that Charles Laughton clip. I haven't had time yet. Laughton . . . Kerouac . . . Chartres? Seriously.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-31772431878013864622011-02-28T20:22:13.006-05:002011-02-28T20:22:13.006-05:00Marcie, yes, and the other ingredients aren't ...<b>Marcie</b>, yes, and the other ingredients aren't so hot either: corn, corn, corn, a bunch of colors with number names, preservatives, and infused vitamins and minerals. Yum!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-45399960760416743312011-02-28T20:19:10.378-05:002011-02-28T20:19:10.378-05:00Babs, I remember the Quaker cereals as a kid. Ther...<b>Babs</b>, I remember the Quaker cereals as a kid. There were about five shapes for the same flavored cereal: Quisp, Quake and a few others. Cereal as toys.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29260617624272098522011-02-28T20:17:25.568-05:002011-02-28T20:17:25.568-05:00Deborah, there are just so many things I wouldn...<b>Deborah</b>, there are just so many things I wouldn't be able to tolerate now, as a parent. That's why I'm ready to be a grandparent. I think it becomes easier to just say it as it is and not worry about kids liking you or being happy. If you're happy, I think they're happy. Am I wrong?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-50612310782122302502011-02-28T20:14:49.466-05:002011-02-28T20:14:49.466-05:00Shari, your granddaughter's dance teacher'...<b>Shari</b>, your granddaughter's dance teacher's saying reminds me of a local convenience store's name: Grab and Git. :-)<br /><br />We are so used to variety here, aren't we? I remember as a kid having just so many meals. We didn't have ten different ethnic choices. We had La Choy Chinese out of a can now and then . . .Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-87499176086109299292011-02-28T20:12:55.888-05:002011-02-28T20:12:55.888-05:00Susie, you're a wise mother and friend, and gr...<b>Susie</b>, you're a wise mother and friend, and grandma. When kids get hungry, they'll eat. It's true about tastes changing. i like squash now, and I hated it as a kid.<br /><br />No, I had not noticed how the sugary cereals are on the middle shelves!<br /><br />You're a clever girl, you, catching my bit about Henry Ford. I'll show you his house one of these days. :-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26782920033650511832011-02-28T18:09:28.030-05:002011-02-28T18:09:28.030-05:00I'm glad to know I'm not alone in never ha...I'm glad to know I'm not alone in never having heard of Hobson's Choice but I'm glad to learn of it now. Makes sense to me. Wish I'd learned it years ago. I'm afraid I've ruined my children.<br /><br />Too many choices all in all in our world these days. Although, who wants to volunteer to give any up?<br /><br />xo<br />erinerinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636371927224076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-38554580489436756932011-02-28T11:04:34.487-05:002011-02-28T11:04:34.487-05:00Ruth, your observations are fantastic. I especial...Ruth, your observations are fantastic. I especially love how you can go from Lucky Charms and an everyday scene in the grocery story to Hobson's Choice...and it makes perfect sense. Your writing style is so lively and immediate. The clip is also awesome! I didn't know about the television show. I'd love to check that out. <br /><br />I grew up in poverty (I'm not trying to elicit sympathy...in many ways, it was a beautiful life). But it did a very strange thing to my psyche. Now that I'm not living in poverty, I still hoard huge amounts of flour and rice. I love the choices, but I also have to watch myself, so I don't lose control. If left to my own desires, I would own every bauble and shiny piece of plastic crap in the store. It's an odd, leftover fear from childhood, and I don't know if I'll ever get rid of it completely. I'm good at controlling the urges, though, and I tend to be almost miserly in my spending. It just fascinates me that the urges are still there.<br /><br />Well, I'm rambling on about myself too much...ha! Thank you for another wonderful, thought provoking post!Juliehttp://juliebuff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com