{"id":2666,"date":"2012-08-12T11:06:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2012-08-12T11:09:45","modified_gmt":"2012-08-12T18:09:45","slug":"first-post-sunday-august-12-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2012\/08\/12\/first-post-sunday-august-12-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Sunday, August 12, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g7-5tBImYvE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you have insomnia, and that&rsquo;s when you thank Allah for the channel called Turner Classic Movies. They show real cinema on it, not these poor imitations of motion pictures being sold to us today. Stay up late enough and you&rsquo;re guaranteed to view something memorable. Maybe something like Rita Hayworth as Gilda or even Catherine Deneuve in <em>The Umbrellas of Cherbourg<\/em>. Good movies, with mature, relatable, human stories, not these overwrought, made-up fantasy, teen-angst dystopia flicks of the 21st century.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And just when you thought you&rsquo;ve seen everything Toshiro Mifune has graced the screen with (even <em>1941<\/em>!), the TCM bestows its favor on your sleeplessness. Serendipity is better than Twitbook and Facespace put together! Exhibit: <em>The Rickshaw Man<\/em> (1958). Not directed by Kurosawa.<\/p>\n<p>The whole trailer is instructive and entertaining, and then you arrive at the 2:40 mark or so, when The Rickshaw Man begins the traditional drumming. This is the versatility and sheer physical presence and talent of Mifune taking over. Genius. Thank you, Mifune-san.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cynthiapublishing.com\/pick.html\">Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saratoga Race Course<\/strong> 3, 6, 7, 10<br \/>\n<strong>Calder<\/strong> 6, 9, 10<br \/>\n<strong>DMTC<\/strong> 3, 5, 6, 7<\/p>\n<p>Saratoga has the better racing, but when it rains like it has this weekend, you&rsquo;re back in NorCal! Ugh!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/mm5\/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&#038;Store_Code=THS&#038;Product_Code=WLL1&#038;Category_Code=\">Pay-side<\/a><\/strong>: Today&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monmouth<\/strong> 2, 6, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Woodbine<\/strong> 5, 6, 7<br \/>\n<strong>River<\/strong> 2, 4, 7<br \/>\n<strong>Ellis Park<\/strong> 1, 4, 6, 8, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Arlington<\/strong> 6, 7, 9<br \/>\n<strong>Louisiana<\/strong> 6, 7, 8<\/p>\n<p><strong>WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<p><em>Speed<\/em><br \/>\nArapahoe 5&frac12;f, 6f<br \/>\nCanterbury 6f<br \/>\nEllis Park 6f<br \/>\nEmerald 6f<br \/>\nFort Erie 1m70y<br \/>\nExhibition 6&frac12;f, 1 1\/16m<br \/>\nLos Alamitos 4&frac12;f<br \/>\nMountaineer 5f<br \/>\nMonmouth 6f<br \/>\nKeystone 6f, 7f<br \/>\nRiver 6f, 1m, 1m70y<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: <strong>Albuquerque<\/strong>! <strong>Race 10<\/strong> (6:57 p.m. EDT \/ 3:57 p.m. PDT), and <strong>#7 Battle Creek Hiway<\/strong> can lead to winner&rsquo;s circle. &#8230;Life on Sunday is never complete without a trip to the <strong>GILA<\/strong> (track abbrev. <strong>Gil<\/strong>), this time for the <strong>ninth<\/strong> (5:36 \/ 2:36): <strong>#3 Monica&rsquo;s Skirmish<\/strong>, <strong>#8 Catch Mountain<\/strong>, <strong>#5 Miss Gossip<\/strong>. &#8230;Bonus excursion to Wine Country for <strong>Race 5<\/strong> at <strong>Santa Rosa<\/strong> (track abbrev. SR) (6:26 \/ 3:26): <strong>#8 Flight of a Dream<\/strong>. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. Best wishes. Remember tomorrow is a new &ldquo;First Post&rdquo; plus &ldquo;Monday Boxing&rdquo;. Until such time, it&rsquo;s goodbye. Bye-bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes you have insomnia, and that&rsquo;s when you thank Allah for the channel called Turner Classic Movies. They show real cinema on it, not these poor imitations of motion pictures being sold to us today. 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