February 9, 2003

don't end up like Schmidt

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We have received well over a 125 inches of snow so far this winter.  Today, we enjoyed a clear blue sky, but temperatures were back into the single digits.  In the picture below, you can see Au Train Beach where a frozen Au Train River meets Au Train Bay just a stone's throw from the tiny village of Au Train.

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(Wallpaper picture available for download from www.aboutschmidtmovie.com)

"About Schmidt" is billed as a comedy.  It is funny to the degree that Nicholson is funny playing Schmidt, and funny in terms of some of his adventures, but at bottom it is tragic.

Most teenagers will probably not be drawn to this movie, but they should attend.  Let it be a lesson to them.  If they define their lives only in terms of a good job, a good paycheck and a comfortable suburban existence, they could end up like Schmidt, dead in the water.

Roger Ebert, from his Chicago Sun-Times review of "About Schmidt."

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