October 2

Jen, Wendy, Kathy Luke, Florrie, Carol Frank, Carla and David, and Martha Hutchinson correctly identified "Sometimes when I've got a ballplayer alone, I'll just read Emily Dickinson or Walt Whitman to him, and the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. Of course, a guy will listen to anything if he thinks it's foreplay. " coming from Bull Durham

Try this one:

"I have plenty to say to women. I've been an unemployed actor for twenty years, George. You know that. I know what it's like to sit by the phone waiting...for it to ring. And when I finally get a job, I have no control. Everybody else has the power and I got zip."

In Theaters:

Moneyball - If you like baseball, Brad Pitt or both you will enjoy this film. It is the true story of General Manager Billy Beane and how he changed the face of baseball by using sabermetrics to choose players and make up a winning team. The relationship between Pitt and Jonah Hill playing Peter Brand is good and the story is engrossing for both men and women. My only suggestion is that it could have been 30 minutes shorter. It runs over two hours and the last 30 minutes or so tend to drag on. Nevertheless it is still a fine movie. A few tidbits about the real people: Peter Brand is not the real name of Billy Bean's Assistant. It is Paul DePodesta who requested his real name not be used as he felt his character portrayal was too fictitious. He is presently VP of Player Development with the Mets. He left Bean 18 months after the 2002 season. Beane is still with the A's and is a minority owner of the team.

On Netflix:

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger - This is classic Woody Allen. This film tells the intertwined story of a woman, Gemma Jones, whose husband, Anthony Hopkins, leaves her for a younger woman and she consults a psychic to learn her fate. At the same time her daughter, Naomi Watts and her husband, Josh Brolin, are dealing with their own extramarital attractions. The story is funny, poignant and convoluted. Fun to watch.

Interesting Book

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - This book tells the true story of Henrietta Lack of the famous HeLa cells. In 1951 cells were taken from her body and still survive today. The book tells Henrietta's story and that of her family and explains the scientific significance of her cells. The underlying issue was who owns the cells and was it ethical to take them. An interesting read.

Another rainy day on the east coast - enjoy a movie or read a book.