July 4th – watched “Wall-E” – great movie! Highly recommended. Leaves a lump in the throat about the fate of humanity – and the life of one little robot.
It also strongly reminded me about Asimov’s rules for/about robots. Ah, that Asimov.
TV on the 4th of July consisted of watching the fireworks and enjoying viewing on cable “1776,” the movie version of the musical (probably should be seen more as a play really, according to Wikipedia, considering how much lines are spoken rather than sang) of the Continental Congress and the grappling of how they agreed on independence.
And, yes, that’s right, that was William Daniels, the former Mr. Feeney of “Boy Meets World” and the voice of KITT of the original “Knight Rider,” as John Adams. Take that, Paul Giamatti! (who did John Adams in the HBO miniseries)… well, actually, if Paul Giamatti could sing, maybe he could try “1776” too.
A day after Venus Williams beat Serena Williams in Wimbledon, the Big News of today: Nadal beat Federer in Wimbledon.
Anyway, it’s soon that time of year – the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Voting continues until Jully 10 for starters; the game’s at Yankee Stadium, to enjoy before it goes away to history.