It’s 10:00 pm on the ROK and “Taps” just sounded outside my window. The weather was rainly and cold most of the week, and the wind was gusting pretty hard. Today was much nicer; warmer, but still a little windy. I’m glad it’s Friday. I’ve spent a lot of time in the office after-hours these past couple of weeks working on my last stats class. I have two more lessons and I’ll be done. Thank goodness!
I’m watching “Baby, The Rain Must Fall,” starring Steve McQueen and Lee Remick. Robert Muligan directed the movie and featured music by Elmer Bernstein. It’s based on a play by Horton Foote called “The Traveling Lady.” Steve McQueen plays and ex-con named Henry Thomas. Henry is out on parole in a small Texan town and, in the evenings, he is the lead singer in a Rockabilly band. He is being pressured by his foster mother, Miss Kate, to give up his singing and go back to school. His wife, Georgette, and young daughter, Margaret Rose, unexpectedly come to town to live with him. Things start to pick up, but Henry’s hot temper leads him into a knife fight and his family’s life is forever changed.
I’m looking forward to talking to my wife this weekend. I can’t believe how much I miss her. She’s staying with my stepdaughter and granddaughter now, and I can’t wait to see them. I’ll be going home for a visit in the next couple of months. I just can’t wait!!
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