Thursday, May 7, 2026

Bill and I On a Secret Mission

 Bill and I On Our Secret Mission Day 1


We arrive at PDX at 10:30 AM. I need coffee, actually my tall decaf non fat no whip mocha. 


It's late morning. The airport is eerily quiet. We are waiting for our flight to Denver.  A weather advisory may have scared people yesterday to avoid Denver today.As usual, Bill and I get the choice seats not far from the bathroom. 


Our luggage is packed with some unusual items which  cannot be revealed at this time.Upon our arrival in Denver, we barely see any snow. Our flight to Tulsa is delayed due to the lack of a pilot. It’s a good but annoying reason to sit on a plane for an hour.  Perusing movie options, I find the French film, Vie Privee with Jodie Foster who studied at a French Immersion School as a child and speaks French fluently.The film appeared at the Cannes Film Festival last year. I am delighted to be able to view it while we wait for our pilot. It is in French with English subtitles. The great French actor Daniel Auteuil who is still making movies at age 76 stars alongside Jodie Foster. I would like to describe the movie, but  am not sure how. It is a combination of intrigue,” who done it” , psychological thriller, and most of all very French.  What do I mean by very French? That’s the indescribable part. There is a certain mystique  in certain moments of the film: Jodie Foster running in 6 inch heels, the amount of wine consumed at dinner, the spot light  on the beautiful wrinkled faces of the actors, the mood lighting C’est comme ca.


We are now comfortably tucked in at our hotel in Bartlesville, Oklahoma for the night. Tomorrow is a very big day for us and a very big reveal for you, my friends.  Good night!