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complains about all the new development. | complains about all the new development. | ||
16:00: She turned down a request to run local chapter of Jewish | 16:00: She turned down a request to run the local chapter of [[Wikipedia:World ORT|ORT]], a Jewish | ||
work-training agency. She was unhappy running other organizations. | work-training agency. She was unhappy running other organizations. | ||
She takes lots of drugs for her anxiety, considered suicide. | She takes lots of drugs for her anxiety, considered suicide. | ||
19:20: There are 3 books above her bed. Joe takes down Chaim Potok's | 19:20: There are 3 books above her bed. Joe takes down Chaim Potok's | ||
[[Wikipedia:In the Beginning (novel)|''In The Beginning'']], reads the words, 'He hesitated.' (a 2-word | |||
sentence) from page 172. | sentence) from page 172. Then he turns to | ||
page 331, reads, 'He closed the door quietly.' | page 331, reads, 'He closed the door quietly.' She doesn't remember anything | ||
about the book. | about the book. | ||
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father's amputated leg.<ref>He died in 1936.</ref> | father's amputated leg.<ref>He died in 1936.</ref> | ||
24:00: Joe saves some bugs from the pool; Joe | 24:00: Joe saves some bugs from the pool; Joe has found his true | ||
vocation, spends the day rescuing drowning insects. Later he tries to | vocation, spends the day rescuing drowning insects. Later he tries to | ||
save ducklings from a badger, spends the night with them. | save ducklings from a badger, spends the night with them. "I think you made a cruel world, God - you arranged things pretty nastily, didn't you." Then he | ||
remembers how he enjoyed eating duck. | remembers how he enjoyed eating duck. | ||
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were told stories like this. TV shows rehearse such stories. | were told stories like this. TV shows rehearse such stories. | ||
53:20: 'All | 53:20: [[Wikipedia:All My Tomorrows (song)|'All My Tomorrows']] (Frank Sinatra) | ||
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A list of clutter in Joe's house. The futility of cleaning. Entropy. Joe exchanges witty dialog with his mother, describes her life. Saving bugs in a pool. Saving baby ducks from a badger. A synopsis of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Man ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'']. Intellectual discussion of the film at a party. Problem solving and linear progression taught in childhood - nihilism and soap operas. | A list of clutter in Joe's house. The futility of cleaning. Entropy. Joe exchanges witty dialog with his mother, describes her life. Saving bugs in a pool. Saving baby ducks from a badger. A synopsis of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Shrinking_Man ''The Incredible Shrinking Man'']. Intellectual discussion of the film at a party. Problem solving and linear progression taught in childhood - nihilism and soap operas. | ||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Little Dream In Turqouise (Erik Wøllo)}} [Intro] | {{Little Dream In Turqouise (Erik Wøllo)}} [Intro] |