So, this week I read a very interesting book.
Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. I first thought this book would be very boring...much like my Econ 100 class. In actuality, it was very interesting. Not very long either. And as long as you don't check out the large print copy from the library, you won't get reader's cramp. The introduction reveals that this book has no "unifying theme." Who needs a unifying theme when you can have schoolteachers who cheat, real-estate agents who info-hoard, drug dealers who deal drugs (I didn't know either), and parents who obsess? You can find out how abortion and crime are related (not in the way you're thinking) and why not to name your child Winner or Loser (also not in the way you're thinking.) In actuality, I think the chapter on names was my favorite. I hear there are those out there who are baby name hunting...I highly recommend this book, it's named
Freakonomics, but it's really a baby name book.
On to the movie of the week. Mirage from 1965 stars Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, and Walter Matthau. Now there may be readers out there who don't watch movies older than 2001, but old movies are my absolute favorite and you don't know what you're missing out on. I had never seen this movie before which is highly irregular, especially as Gregory Peck goes. Mr. Peck plays the part of an amnesiac wandering around New York trying to find out who he is and trying to stay alive while he does. There was a definite
Hitchcock feeling to this movie, but I think Hitchcock probably would have done a better job (no offense
Mr. Dmytryk.) I really enjoyed Mr. Matthau in this movie with his dry sense of humor. Ms. Baker seemed a little young for old Greg, but what do I know. I don't know what else to say that won't give away the movie, so just take my word for it and watch it.
