On two quotes from art
“I had some dreams; they were clouds in my coffee, clouds in my coffee.” –Carly Simon
I actually spoke with Simon briefly while in Boston on vacation. She was being treated for cancer at the the time and just made a brief funny comment. Anyway, I think this line has to do with dealing with disappointment, sometimes just through a cup of coffee. Used to be a heavy coffee drinker, but right now prefer calmative tea.
“Life is simple, but it isn’t easy,” –Robert B, Parker
This is from one of Parker’s novels about functionally alcoholic police chief Jesse Stone, who moves from L.A. to a small town on the Massachusetts coast. Sometimes just doing chores and caring for yourself can be difficult, especially if you don’t have a spouse. They adapted many of the Stone stories into short films with Tom Selleck as the lead character.