Fish / The General

Sunday night (12/23/07)

Dream 1: Fish

Actress Meryl Streep was interested in learning about a certain type of fish, which were small as guppies. She stood very still, immersed in a pond, or lake, with only her head above the water, and her back faced the shore. The "camera" was facing her from the lake, focusing on her face. She was hoping that the fish in question would show up. Finally, one fish was curious enough to come in close, so Meryl slowly submerged her head, so she could have a look, eye to eye.

Dream 2: The General

I was kneeling next to my brother Drew, who was sitting in a chair at his desk. We were watching "The Charlie Rose Show" on TV. Rose was interviewing former General Norman Schwarzkoph, and they were taking phone calls on the air. After a few such calls, Rose picked up the phone, but this call wasn't broadcast. After a minute or so, he put the phone down, and said almost apologetically, "That was my nephew." He (the nephew) was a fan of the general, and was asking Rose to relay a question for him. When the taping of the show was over, we could see Schwarzkoph from the back. Rose said to him, "That was very good." N.S. said, "Not bad, eh?" A voice off-camera said, "Go on... talk to him." It was the nephew's mom, encouraging him to go up and meet his hero. He walked up timidly and said, "Mr. Schwarzkoph? Mr. Schwarzkoph?" The general turned around, got up and faced the boy. Schwarzkoph was wearing dark pants, a white button-down shirt, and a light blue tie. The boy said, "I'm Timmy." The general extended his hand and said, "I'm Norman Schwarzkoph, and I'm your good and holy friend."

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Andrew has always liked "The Charlie Rose Show." Jimmie, too, for that matter. Drew and I have this running gag, based on my observation that Rose still never seems to know how to sign off at the end of a program. He is amiable, all right, but he does tend to go on and on. Sometimes I'll call Drew's cell phone and imitate Rose, leaving the longest run-on sentence imaginable.