Sunday 9 August 2009

CHARLIE ROSE INTERVIEWS NORA EPHRON


My early morning internet cruise this morning landed me on the lap of Charlie Rose (If only!!). I discovered an interview he did with Nora Ephron, who, next to both of my sisters,is one of the funniest women I know. Here she is in 2006 talking about men and women (her favourite theme), as well as Barack, Blogging, and Aging, delivered with her usual candor and simplicity of style. At one point she talks about Obama's writing and his ability to write a clean, decent sentence.

I thought afterwards about how the wisdom of "clean and decent" applies to so many aspects of ourselves and our lives. The day-to-day may drift, giving a pretence of simplicity, when indeed it is often convoluted, confused, distorted, and in an inevitable process of decay."The time is out of joint..." Reading and Listening to Nora sends me back to the power of humour to relax the jaw muscles, conserve the estrogen, and seek out the lushness of now.

Here is the interview: http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/115

2 comments:

Starzz said...

I loved Nora Ephron's book I feel bad about my neck. My sister read it too..great fun..

Wisewebwoman said...

Hi Marylou,
I wish I were not in Dialup Dementia so I could enjoy that! I so like Nora Ephron and Charlie Rose - well we'd be fighting over the lap....
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