Friday, August 12, 2005
Darby and Joan
"Pop" into my inbox came this Word for the day from one of the word mailing groups - "Darby and Joan "
According to definition, it refers to a happily married old couple. The origin according to the mail had been from a poem titled
"The Joys of Love never forgot. A Song" written by Henry woodfall.
One verse in the poem reads “Old Darby, with Joan by his side, You’ve often regarded with wonder: He’s dropsical, she is sore-eyed, Yet they’re never happy asunder.”
Unlike movies like "Baghban" where the oldies romance is exaggerated to the point of irritation, this simple verse of the poem brings about the warmth of love in a much better and elegant fashion.
This reminded me of the movie "Notting Hill" .(One of my all time favorites) There is a scene where Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant jump into a park in the night and take a stroll. There they come across a bench with the following engraving:
"For June who loved this garden from Joseph who always sat beside her."
And Julia says "Some people do spend their whole lives together."
Another Darby and Joan there :-)
Btw for Notting Hill lovers like me, i found this nice website:
Memorable Quotes from Notting Hill
Hoping that i and sankha will become the Darby and Joan couple.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Forces of Nature
National Geographic is a great magazine. I have always had special preference to this magazine. I found this nice animation clip at the magazine's website.
Forces of Nature
Each clip describes about a specific force of nature. Truly brilliant and very informative.
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
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