Reading through The Wind Through the Keyhole tonight - the story (within a story) of the brave boy, Tim, on a grand quest. In terms of volume numbers, it means I'm more than half way through The Dark Tower series for another pass. In terms of page numbers, I'm not so sure I'm there yet.
Before I'd tuned back in, I'd flipped on About Time, which I think is my new favorite terrible great movie from the folks at Working Title Pictures. Man, they know terribly good movies (or goodly terribly movies). In this latest mastersluice, a mild-mannered ginger named Tim, is told at a coming of age New Year's Day that he and the men-folk in his family are capable of autobiographic time travel. Tim, being a Tim, uses this power to optimize his life and the life of those around him.
Tim is a noble name, with literary and historic pedigree. I think timothy is some kind of grass. Something understated and cool.
I think there was probably a Timothy in the bible, and I'm quite sure there was a Saint Timothy, though I can't say what he helps folks out with.
There's Tiny Tim - who may be no Little Nell - but certainly is one of the more obnoxious fictional characters in history... But he has such a good heart...
I can't think of a single villain named Tim (though when I asked google the same question, they introduced me to @timTheVillain twitter feed). At the same time, I know of no super-heroes named Tim (maybe a alter ego) , no 'Great Men' who wear the name come immediately to mind.
Instead, when Tim is a hero, he is an unexpected hero. He's someone who rises from the everyday to perform the extraordinary. Tim defies odds. No one ever expects it to be Tim.
That I have a brother named Tim, of course, makes this a topic near to mind. I'm not sure how well my theory holds for the non-fictional world. Tim Curry, Tim Duncan, Tim Johnson, Tiny Tim (ukulele, not crutches)... not sure what kind of conclusions to draw, but to paraphrase the Byrds:
A Tim to weep, and a Tim to laugh; a Tim to mourn, and a Tim to dance;
A Tim to cast away stones, and a Tim to gather stones together (useful when there's another Tim around casting them away); a Tim to embrace, and a Tim to refrain from embracing
Now all we need is a Tim to comment...
Before I'd tuned back in, I'd flipped on About Time, which I think is my new favorite terrible great movie from the folks at Working Title Pictures. Man, they know terribly good movies (or goodly terribly movies). In this latest mastersluice, a mild-mannered ginger named Tim, is told at a coming of age New Year's Day that he and the men-folk in his family are capable of autobiographic time travel. Tim, being a Tim, uses this power to optimize his life and the life of those around him.
Tim is a noble name, with literary and historic pedigree. I think timothy is some kind of grass. Something understated and cool.
I think there was probably a Timothy in the bible, and I'm quite sure there was a Saint Timothy, though I can't say what he helps folks out with.
There's Tiny Tim - who may be no Little Nell - but certainly is one of the more obnoxious fictional characters in history... But he has such a good heart...
I can't think of a single villain named Tim (though when I asked google the same question, they introduced me to @timTheVillain twitter feed). At the same time, I know of no super-heroes named Tim (maybe a alter ego) , no 'Great Men' who wear the name come immediately to mind.
Instead, when Tim is a hero, he is an unexpected hero. He's someone who rises from the everyday to perform the extraordinary. Tim defies odds. No one ever expects it to be Tim.
That I have a brother named Tim, of course, makes this a topic near to mind. I'm not sure how well my theory holds for the non-fictional world. Tim Curry, Tim Duncan, Tim Johnson, Tiny Tim (ukulele, not crutches)... not sure what kind of conclusions to draw, but to paraphrase the Byrds:
A Tim to weep, and a Tim to laugh; a Tim to mourn, and a Tim to dance;
A Tim to cast away stones, and a Tim to gather stones together (useful when there's another Tim around casting them away); a Tim to embrace, and a Tim to refrain from embracing
Now all we need is a Tim to comment...
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