The Story of James Robinson

Hey David,

October has it mostly right. It is a song. It was written before the movie (The Graduate) and it is about losing the age of innocence in America and the world as well (Vietnam war). Mrs. Robinson, played by Anne Bancroft, seduces Dustin Hoffmans character in the Graduate as a metaphor for that loss of innocence. The song plays at the end of the movie. The song is from their album “These days and other thoughts”. Several songs were featured in the movie.

Hope this helps,

James in San Diego

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UPDATE 9-14-06

David,

It wasn’t written for the Graduate! It was written before the film. The films producers liked it so much that they included it in the movie (Even changing the name of the female lead to Mrs. Robinson). I said the song was to express lost innocence. If you review the lyrics, you will see how the idyllic early 60’s turn into the troubled late 60’s. It’s very much about a family hiding a secret, it doesn’t have to be a sexual one, any tabu secret. The reference to prayer and God are hopes that no one ever finds out the secret (Jesus loves you more than you will know..) The song tells how when the secret becomes known that their is the loss of innocence (Where have you gone? Joe DiMaggio…) This isn’t Ayn Rands “Atlas Shrugged”… It’s a simple song that has some lyrics that may not make sense, they are included just to be a song. If you had been born or alive during the 1960’s the song and the movie would make much more sense to you. There was Vietnam and the failed Tiet Offensive, The Cuban Missel Crisis, the deaths of President Kennedy, Senator Kennedy and Martin Luther King, increased legal and illegal drug use, women’s issues, Civil Rights and Gay issues All of this is from 1962-1969.

Spend sometime studying the culture and the headlines from that period of time, the song (and the movie) will make so much more sense to you.

James in San Diego

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Hey Craig,

A few pointers:

1). Get your resume down to 1 page! You can do this by;

**a: List your High School as name and diploma. Unless you went to a private preparatory school, the employer won’t give a rats butt if you had P.E. or French (your not fluent, right?)

**b: Assoc.College, list Worcester – date – major – degree

**c: Upper College, list U of Sussex – date – major – still attending

**d: Don’t list jobs that you have held for less than 30 days (1 week? Craig, what can you learn in 1 week that is of value)

2). Get your resume unified! Make the positions flow from 1 to another. You have customer contact at 3 places! Highlight that!

3). Develop different resumes! Your backgrounds are so varied. Make one resume that highlights your computer/math skills.

Make one resume that highlights your Customer Service skills.

Make one resume that highlights your Bar/Pizza skills.

By having different versions of the same resume, when you see a job that you like – you can send the appropriate resume.

4). Have you done volunteer work, coached, been in scouting? List these things! They make up your character and they ARE jobs!

I was going to add some things, but I think that once you get your resume down to 1 page send me a message to review and give you any more feedback.

Look up resumes on yahoo or monster to see what a resume should look like. Once you see what your resume looks like through monster or yahoo, it will help you in your layout. Or another idea, submit your information to the monster resume builder, and then view it. You will see what I am talking about.

Good luck,

Let me know if I can be of further assistance!

James in San Diego

Hey One,

Yes, I believe that man did, in 1969 and in later years as well.

While I’d like to believe that the U.S. Government is capable of pulling off a hoax that could last for more than 35 years, I am struck by the fact that it couldn’t pull off evacuating people from Louisiana as well as now, 1 year and billions of dollars later is still no further along than they were 2 months after the hurricanes hit the South.

We were taught growing up that the U.S. government was capable of many things — We now realize that they are no more adept at lying than they are at governing!

Just my opinion,

James in San Diego

Hey Cemu,

I moved my mother out there in February.

So Far, here is what we have done:

1). Get caught in Traffic,

2). Eat

3). Get caught in more traffic.

4). Eat

5). Shop at WalMart Supercenters

6). Eat

7). Yup, you guessed it – Traffic!

8). Sweat!

Oh, wait — That sweating thing seemed to happen all the time!

Now that I notice it – So did the traffic thing too!

Oh and there are some Indian Casino’s around the Phoenix area that she liked – I don’t like gambling or the fact that they smoke – EVERYWHERE! (And I am a smoker!!!)

I made her come out here for the last few months! I will visit her in November – maybe it will change!

James in San Diego

Hey Wonder,

As a bartender, I like to use it when you would normally use a raspberry in real life.

Kahlua or Godiva + Chambord + anything else (Sweet or Sour)

Champagne + Chambord

Margaritas + Chambord

Daiquiris + Chambord

Coffee + Brandy + Chambord + Cream

Mix with Sugar (4Parts sugar to 1 part Chambord) — let dry and use to rim glasses for things like Margaritas or Kamikaze’s. It’s a nice after taste or even better, use for Lemon Drops or Appletinis.

Use it to make Old Fashioneds, Manhattans or Rob Roy’s (instead of Cherry Juice or Sweet Vermouth).

Add to Brownies for a nice raspberry taste.

Reduce over a low heat on the stove with a little brown sugar and use as a glaze on steaks!

Put some in your pancake or waffle mix (not alot, it may flare up and if cooked on too high a flame, will burn). What a nice brunch treat. Or even some in your muffin mix – Blueberry/raspberry muffins or even Raspberry and orange!

Put some in a vanilla shake – Hm-mm! A great way to beat the heat and get a little buzz!

I hope these help!

James in San Diego

Hey Sweetheart,

I think what you meant to put into your question was “Cranberry” before the second Juice word. Everyone keeps on saying that what you have is a screwdriver, I know that you are not so stupid as to not know the name of a screwdriver.

If that is the case, then you have a “Madras”.

If you meant to put the word “Pineapple” before the second Juice word, Then you have a “Bay Breeze”.

Lastly, if you meant to put the word “Grapefruit” before the second Juice word, Then you have a “Sea Breeze”

Please tell all those people that keep on saying “Screwdriver” to back-off!

Hope I helped,

James in San Diego

Hey,

Immunizations – Mostly – Are of great benefit to Mankind.

Antibiotics and Antibiotic soaps are something else all together.

A pound of dirt a year… We used to get colds and be around things that weren’t always so good for us. It built up our immune systems. Now we are so germ-aphobic that the smallest things will kill us!

I will use as an example – PB&J. When I was growing up, all the kids had Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. Now it is illegal in most schools to bring them. They haven’t changed Peanuts! They haven’t changed Jelly and they haven’t changed bread! So what happened?

Lack of exposure! Our bodies don’t recognize those items and suddenly, we have allergies! They’re no different then having super strains of germs and bacteria. It’s not that they are so super, it’s the fact that our own immune systems are not strong enough to battle the invaders WITH THE USE OF ANTI-BIOTICS!

I hoe young parents read this and allow their kids to have fun outside and grow healthy without the use of chemicals!

James in San Diego

Hey Charles,

Sorry, I don’t happen to have all that fancy equipment.

But I do have a Washing Machine…

Whenever I make chocolates, small or large molds — as they are setting, I put them on top of my washing machine and set the machine for spin cycle. It vibrates all of the bubbles out!

The bubbles are caused because when your machine (or for poor folks, like me, my spoon) stir the chocolate to keep from burning, bubbles get trapped into the chocolate. They get smaller as the machine (spoon) stir and break the bubbles. The only way to get rid of bubbles is to vibrate.

Someone says that they use a toothpick. Yes, that works for smaller molds, only if you can see the bubbles. If you can’t get a vibrating plate – Maybe you could get a small personal vibrating pad.

That should get rid of all of your bubbles — or you could borrow my washing machine.

Hope this works for you,

James in San Diego