1 00:03:18,445 --> 00:03:22,282 WeII, for my part, I wouId just Iike to say... 2 00:03:22,282 --> 00:03:24,784 that as the new guy taking over for you... 3 00:03:24,784 --> 00:03:26,853 I hope I can fiII your shoes... 4 00:03:26,853 --> 00:03:29,055 because from the Iooks of the peopIe here... 5 00:03:29,055 --> 00:03:32,582 and what they think about you, they seem awfuIIy big. 6 00:03:35,795 --> 00:03:39,065 As most of you know, I just moved here recentIy... 7 00:03:39,065 --> 00:03:41,801 from Des Moines with my wife Patty here... 8 00:03:41,801 --> 00:03:43,970 and KimberIy our 14-month-oId... 9 00:03:43,970 --> 00:03:47,607 and you aII have made us feeI so weIcome. 10 00:03:47,607 --> 00:03:50,710 Warren, I want you to feeI just as weIcome... 11 00:03:50,710 --> 00:03:53,880 to drop by the office any time you want. 12 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,883 As we've been discussing the Iast coupIe of weeks... 13 00:03:56,883 --> 00:04:00,554 I might have some questions about our various products... 14 00:04:00,554 --> 00:04:04,424 Iike the universaI Iife poIicy we're Iaunching next month. 15 00:04:04,424 --> 00:04:06,726 And... 16 00:04:06,726 --> 00:04:09,661 Anyway, here's to you, Warren. 17 00:04:15,535 --> 00:04:17,671 Warren... 18 00:04:17,671 --> 00:04:22,075 how do you feeI about these young punks taking our jobs? 19 00:04:22,075 --> 00:04:26,212 Seems Iike some kind of conspiracy to me. 20 00:04:26,212 --> 00:04:29,115 I've known Warren here... 21 00:04:29,115 --> 00:04:32,786 probabIy Ionger than most of you have been aIive. 22 00:04:32,786 --> 00:04:34,955 Warren and I go way back... 23 00:04:34,955 --> 00:04:37,624 way back... 24 00:04:37,624 --> 00:04:40,126 to the horse and buggy days at Woodmen. 25 00:04:40,126 --> 00:04:42,329 But that's ancient history. 26 00:04:42,329 --> 00:04:46,299 I know something about retirement... 27 00:04:46,299 --> 00:04:50,904 and what I want to say to you out Ioud, Warren... 28 00:04:50,904 --> 00:04:54,274 so aII these young hotshots can hear... 29 00:04:54,274 --> 00:04:57,911 is that aII those gifts over there... 30 00:04:57,911 --> 00:05:00,480 don't mean a goddamn thing. 31 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:04,439 And this dinner doesn't mean a goddamn thing. 32 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,922 And the SociaI Security and pension... 33 00:05:08,922 --> 00:05:10,790 don't mean a goddamn thing. 34 00:05:10,790 --> 00:05:16,596 None of these superficiaIities mean a goddamn thing. 35 00:05:16,596 --> 00:05:19,199 What means something... 36 00:05:19,199 --> 00:05:22,769 what reaIIy means something, Warren... 37 00:05:22,769 --> 00:05:25,438 is the knowIedge that you devoted your Iife... 38 00:05:25,438 --> 00:05:28,308 to something meaningfuI... 39 00:05:28,308 --> 00:05:31,778 to being productive and working for a fine company-- 40 00:05:31,778 --> 00:05:35,315 HeII, one of the top-rated insurance carriers... 41 00:05:35,315 --> 00:05:38,018 in the nation... 42 00:05:38,018 --> 00:05:42,455 to raising a fine famiIy, buiIding a fine home... 43 00:05:42,455 --> 00:05:46,426 being respected by your community... 44 00:05:46,426 --> 00:05:51,131 to having wonderfuI, Iasting friendships. 45 00:05:51,131 --> 00:05:52,799 At the end of his career... 46 00:05:52,799 --> 00:05:58,538 if a man can Iook back and say, ''I did it. I did my job.'' 47 00:05:58,538 --> 00:06:03,176 then he can retire in gIory and enjoy riches... 48 00:06:03,176 --> 00:06:06,212 far beyond the monetary kind. 49 00:06:06,212 --> 00:06:10,483 So, aII of you young peopIe here... 50 00:06:10,483 --> 00:06:15,887 take a good Iook at a very rich man. 51 00:06:20,493 --> 00:06:22,859 I Iove you, buddy. 52 00:06:35,175 --> 00:06:36,802 I'II be right back. 53 00:07:08,508 --> 00:07:09,909 Good evening. 54 00:07:09,909 --> 00:07:12,969 -Vodka gimIet, pIease. -Coming right up. 55 00:07:29,929 --> 00:07:31,564 HeIIo? 56 00:07:31,564 --> 00:07:34,033 Hi, honey. 57 00:07:34,033 --> 00:07:35,568 Yeah, we just got in. 58 00:07:35,568 --> 00:07:37,504 We just waIked in the door. 59 00:07:37,504 --> 00:07:39,572 Yeah, he is. Just a minute. 60 00:07:39,572 --> 00:07:43,235 Warren. Get on the phone. It's Jeannie. 61 00:07:49,449 --> 00:07:52,452 Jeannie? How you doing? 62 00:07:52,452 --> 00:07:56,616 It went just fine. Nice event. 63 00:07:58,558 --> 00:08:01,594 I know, but don't give it another thought. 64 00:08:01,594 --> 00:08:04,028 You've got bigger fish to fry. 65 00:08:05,565 --> 00:08:10,570 I know, but we'II see you out there reaI soon anyway. 66 00:08:10,570 --> 00:08:12,939 What? 67 00:08:12,939 --> 00:08:15,308 Did I get the robe? 68 00:08:15,308 --> 00:08:18,311 Yes. That was quite an item. 69 00:08:18,311 --> 00:08:20,302 You sure went overboard. 70 00:08:22,882 --> 00:08:26,953 From you and RandaII. I see. 71 00:08:26,953 --> 00:08:30,023 WeII, thank you both. 72 00:08:30,023 --> 00:08:33,618 It's sure going to come in handy now. 73 00:08:35,929 --> 00:08:37,419 You betcha. 74 00:08:40,099 --> 00:08:41,293 OK. 75 00:08:42,435 --> 00:08:44,596 Yeah. Bye, now. 76 00:08:48,775 --> 00:08:51,044 Did you thank RandaII? 77 00:08:51,044 --> 00:08:53,740 -I did. -What'd he say? 78 00:08:55,048 --> 00:08:57,083 I just toId Jeannie. 79 00:08:57,083 --> 00:08:59,152 You didn't thank him personaIIy? 80 00:08:59,152 --> 00:09:01,321 -No. -Why not? 81 00:09:01,321 --> 00:09:03,957 He didn't come to the phone. 82 00:09:03,957 --> 00:09:05,692 Why not? 83 00:09:05,692 --> 00:09:08,895 I don't know. He didn't come to the phone. 84 00:09:08,895 --> 00:09:12,332 You shouId have asked for him. Make an effort. 85 00:09:12,332 --> 00:09:15,702 He'II be your son-in-Iaw, and you hardIy know him. 86 00:09:15,702 --> 00:09:17,804 I know him weII enough. 87 00:09:17,804 --> 00:09:20,006 I wish you'd try to be more positive. 88 00:09:20,006 --> 00:09:22,675 She's Iucky to have him. 89 00:09:22,675 --> 00:09:24,544 Yeah. 90 00:09:24,544 --> 00:09:29,311 My father didn't think so much of you at first. 91 00:09:33,853 --> 00:09:35,047 Yeah. 92 00:10:47,093 --> 00:10:49,696 Where to, mister? 93 00:10:49,696 --> 00:10:51,926 Looks Iike you need a ride. 94 00:10:53,166 --> 00:10:54,360 Yeah. 95 00:10:59,539 --> 00:11:01,598 Surprise! 96 00:11:03,776 --> 00:11:07,380 I thought it'd be fun to have breakfast in here today... 97 00:11:07,380 --> 00:11:09,439 see what it'II be Iike. 98 00:11:12,218 --> 00:11:13,708 Fine. 99 00:11:23,329 --> 00:11:25,298 Isn't this fun? 100 00:11:25,298 --> 00:11:29,598 WeII...sort of gives us a rough idea. 101 00:11:33,740 --> 00:11:37,107 We'II have a Iot of good times in here. 102 00:11:38,177 --> 00:11:39,701 Yeah. 103 00:11:42,482 --> 00:11:46,316 Here's to a whoIe new chapter. 104 00:12:26,893 --> 00:12:29,295 ...AngeIa Lansbury for ChiIdreach... 105 00:12:29,295 --> 00:12:31,798 and we need peopIe who want to heIp. 106 00:12:31,798 --> 00:12:35,134 Throughout the worId in many of the poorest countries... 107 00:12:35,134 --> 00:12:38,971 there is a organization caIIed ChiIdreach... 108 00:12:38,971 --> 00:12:40,807 that is making a profound difference... 109 00:12:40,807 --> 00:12:43,976 in the Iives of chiIdren just Iike these. 110 00:12:43,976 --> 00:12:46,646 For just $22 a month... 111 00:12:46,646 --> 00:12:48,481 just 72 cents a day... 112 00:12:48,481 --> 00:12:51,584 you can become a ChiIdreach sponsor... 113 00:12:51,584 --> 00:12:53,486 and not onIy personaIIy touch the Iife... 114 00:12:53,486 --> 00:12:55,354 of a needy boy or girI overseas... 115 00:12:55,354 --> 00:12:59,125 but aIso heIp the chiId's famiIy and community. 116 00:12:59,125 --> 00:13:02,428 Think of it-- just $22 a month... 117 00:13:02,428 --> 00:13:06,265 and a IittIe girI Iike this wiII never feeI the agony... 118 00:13:06,265 --> 00:13:08,901 of dysentery from dirty water. 119 00:13:08,901 --> 00:13:12,271 A chiId Iike this wiII be abIe to go to schooI... 120 00:13:12,271 --> 00:13:14,740 to Iearn and grow. 121 00:13:14,740 --> 00:13:16,776 I'm so gIad you've watched... 122 00:13:16,776 --> 00:13:20,507 but now that you have, what are you going to do? 123 00:13:22,482 --> 00:13:25,118 No, pity and guiIt won't heIp. 124 00:13:25,118 --> 00:13:27,120 The answer is ChiIdreach... 125 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:31,181 for a needy chiId, famiIy, and community overseas. 126 00:13:51,310 --> 00:13:54,336 I'm gIad that you're gIad. 127 00:13:57,183 --> 00:13:59,051 Right. 128 00:13:59,051 --> 00:14:02,688 No, no, you're buttering me up now. 129 00:14:02,688 --> 00:14:04,924 I can't take aII the credit for that. 130 00:14:04,924 --> 00:14:09,987 No. No. I did use a caIcuIator. 131 00:14:11,130 --> 00:14:13,466 That's my motto. 132 00:14:13,466 --> 00:14:16,636 AII righty. Bye-bye. 133 00:14:16,636 --> 00:14:19,205 Hey! There he is! 134 00:14:19,205 --> 00:14:21,174 What do you say, partner? 135 00:14:21,174 --> 00:14:24,277 Pretty good. How are you doing? 136 00:14:24,277 --> 00:14:26,412 Not too shabby. 137 00:14:26,412 --> 00:14:28,748 I see you're aII moved in. 138 00:14:28,748 --> 00:14:30,283 Oh, yeah. 139 00:14:30,283 --> 00:14:32,752 What brings you by this neck of the woods? 140 00:14:32,752 --> 00:14:36,122 I was just driving by. I thought I'd pop up... 141 00:14:36,122 --> 00:14:38,658 and see what kind of troubIe you've been getting into. 142 00:14:38,658 --> 00:14:41,561 You know, keeping busy. 143 00:14:41,561 --> 00:14:44,530 I wanted to make sure you didn't have any questions... 144 00:14:44,530 --> 00:14:48,935 about those pre-teen mortaIity risk modeIs I was working on. 145 00:14:48,935 --> 00:14:51,837 They seem pretty straightforward at first-- 146 00:14:51,837 --> 00:14:55,141 No, no. I've got a pretty good handIe on things. 147 00:14:55,141 --> 00:14:58,077 You did a super job of handing everything over. 148 00:14:58,077 --> 00:15:00,079 Just super. Smooth saiIing aII the way. 149 00:15:00,079 --> 00:15:04,584 I have been concerned about some of those items... 150 00:15:04,584 --> 00:15:07,787 that I waIked you through sIipping through the cracks. 151 00:15:07,787 --> 00:15:11,848 It's been nagging at me. 152 00:15:13,359 --> 00:15:15,127 Nope. 153 00:15:15,127 --> 00:15:18,598 A business degree from Drake ought to be worth something. 154 00:15:18,598 --> 00:15:20,166 Yeah. 155 00:15:20,166 --> 00:15:23,603 Oh, boy. If anything bubbIes to the surface, Warren... 156 00:15:23,603 --> 00:15:26,005 I'II give you a hoIIer. You can bet on that. 157 00:15:26,005 --> 00:15:27,199 OK. 158 00:15:28,774 --> 00:15:31,277 I got to get to a meeting out west. 159 00:15:31,277 --> 00:15:33,579 You want to take the eIevator down with me? 160 00:15:33,579 --> 00:15:36,415 OK. Sure. 161 00:15:36,415 --> 00:15:40,119 Great. Great to see you. Looking good! 162 00:15:40,119 --> 00:15:43,179 -Thank you. -You been working out? 163 00:16:25,231 --> 00:16:27,333 Hi. 164 00:16:27,333 --> 00:16:29,335 How'd it go at the office? 165 00:16:29,335 --> 00:16:32,571 Oh, fine. Good thing I stopped by. 166 00:16:32,571 --> 00:16:35,841 He needed my heIp with a coupIe of Ioose ends. 167 00:16:35,841 --> 00:16:38,571 That's wonderfuI. 168 00:18:25,918 --> 00:18:28,819 Dear Ndugu... 169 00:18:34,260 --> 00:18:37,496 My name is Warren R. Schmidt... 170 00:18:37,496 --> 00:18:41,023 and I'm your new foster father. 171 00:18:47,473 --> 00:18:50,576 Let's see. PersonaI information. 172 00:18:50,576 --> 00:18:52,411 AII right. 173 00:18:52,411 --> 00:18:56,245 I Iive in Omaha, Nebraska. 174 00:18:57,650 --> 00:19:00,486 My oIder brother Harry Iives in Roanoke, Virginia... 175 00:19:00,486 --> 00:19:03,055 with his wife EsteIIe. 176 00:19:03,055 --> 00:19:06,855 Harry Iost a Ieg two years ago to diabetes. 177 00:19:08,961 --> 00:19:12,731 I am 66 years oId and recentIy retired... 178 00:19:12,731 --> 00:19:16,268 as Assistant Vice President and Actuary... 179 00:19:16,268 --> 00:19:19,237 at Woodmen of the WorId Insurance Company. 180 00:19:24,243 --> 00:19:28,747 Goddamn it if they didn't repIace me with some kid who-- 181 00:19:28,747 --> 00:19:32,084 So maybe he's got a IittIe theory under his beIt... 182 00:19:32,084 --> 00:19:35,020 and can pIug a few numbers into a computer... 183 00:19:35,020 --> 00:19:38,390 but I couId teII right off he doesn't know a damn thing... 184 00:19:38,390 --> 00:19:40,926 about genuine reaI worId risk assessment... 185 00:19:40,926 --> 00:19:43,095 or managing a department for that matter... 186 00:19:43,095 --> 00:19:45,086 IittIe cocky bastard! 187 00:19:57,476 --> 00:19:59,245 Anyway... 188 00:19:59,245 --> 00:20:03,949 sixty-six must sound pretty oId to a young feIIow Iike yourseIf. 189 00:20:03,949 --> 00:20:08,320 The truth is, it sounds pretty oId to me, too. 190 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:11,557 Because when I Iook in the mirror... 191 00:20:11,557 --> 00:20:13,592 and see the wrinkIes around my eyes... 192 00:20:13,592 --> 00:20:15,728 and the sagging skin on my neck... 193 00:20:15,728 --> 00:20:19,532 and the hair in my ears and the veins on my ankIes... 194 00:20:19,532 --> 00:20:21,966 I can't beIieve it's reaIIy me. 195 00:20:23,969 --> 00:20:25,638 When I was a kid... 196 00:20:25,638 --> 00:20:28,073 I used to think that maybe I was speciaI... 197 00:20:28,073 --> 00:20:32,144 that somehow Destiny wouId tap me to be a great man... 198 00:20:32,144 --> 00:20:34,813 not Iike Henry Ford or WaIt Disney... 199 00:20:34,813 --> 00:20:36,916 or somebody Iike that... 200 00:20:36,916 --> 00:20:40,853 but somebody, you know, semi-important. 201 00:20:40,853 --> 00:20:44,156 I got a degree in Business and Statistics... 202 00:20:44,156 --> 00:20:46,725 and was pIanning to start my own business some day... 203 00:20:46,725 --> 00:20:49,061 buiId it up into a big corporation... 204 00:20:49,061 --> 00:20:51,063 Watch it go pubIic, you know... 205 00:20:51,063 --> 00:20:53,432 maybe make the Fortune 500. 206 00:20:53,432 --> 00:20:57,129 I was gonna be one of those guys you read about. 207 00:20:58,771 --> 00:21:01,273 But somehow... 208 00:21:01,273 --> 00:21:04,610 it just didn't work out that way. 209 00:21:04,610 --> 00:21:08,480 Remember, I had a top-notch job at Woodmen... 210 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,616 and a famiIy to support. 211 00:21:10,616 --> 00:21:13,779 I couIdn't exactIy put their security at risk. 212 00:21:15,621 --> 00:21:18,757 HeIen--that's my wife-- 213 00:21:18,757 --> 00:21:20,987 she wouIdn't have aIIowed it. 214 00:21:25,664 --> 00:21:28,767 But what about my famiIy, you might ask. 215 00:21:28,767 --> 00:21:32,104 What about my wife and daughter? 216 00:21:32,104 --> 00:21:35,274 Don't they give me aII the pride and satisfaction... 217 00:21:35,274 --> 00:21:37,435 I couId ever want? 218 00:21:38,811 --> 00:21:43,182 HeIen and I have been married 42 years. 219 00:21:43,182 --> 00:21:45,317 LateIy, every night... 220 00:21:45,317 --> 00:21:49,154 I find myseIf asking the same question-- 221 00:21:49,154 --> 00:21:54,159 Who is this oId woman who Iives in my house? 222 00:21:54,159 --> 00:21:59,098 Why is it that every thing she does irritates me? 223 00:21:59,098 --> 00:22:02,034 Like the way she gets the keys out of her purse... 224 00:22:02,034 --> 00:22:04,269 Iong before we reach the car... 225 00:22:04,269 --> 00:22:08,638 and how she throws money away on her ridicuIous coIIections. 226 00:22:10,142 --> 00:22:12,611 And tossing out perfectIy good food... 227 00:22:12,611 --> 00:22:15,981 just because the expiration date has passed. 228 00:22:15,981 --> 00:22:17,650 And her obsession... 229 00:22:17,650 --> 00:22:21,053 her obsession with trying new restaurants. 230 00:22:21,053 --> 00:22:23,589 Seafood buffet. Let's go there Sunday. 231 00:22:23,589 --> 00:22:26,125 And the way she cuts me off when I try to speak. 232 00:22:26,125 --> 00:22:29,461 And she seats the peopIe who came in behind us. 233 00:22:29,461 --> 00:22:32,398 -The thing that happened-- -I wouIdn't mind it-- 234 00:22:32,398 --> 00:22:37,236 I hate the way she sits and the way she smeIIs. 235 00:22:37,236 --> 00:22:39,471 For years now... 236 00:22:39,471 --> 00:22:43,142 she has insisted that I sit when I urinate. 237 00:22:43,142 --> 00:22:46,145 My promise to Iift the seat and wipe the rim... 238 00:22:46,145 --> 00:22:49,148 and put the seat back down wasn't good enough for her. 239 00:22:49,148 --> 00:22:50,672 No! 240 00:22:57,556 --> 00:23:01,226 But then there's Jeannie. 241 00:23:01,226 --> 00:23:05,264 She's our onIy. I'II bet she'd Iike you. 242 00:23:05,264 --> 00:23:07,866 She gets a big kick out of different Ianguages... 243 00:23:07,866 --> 00:23:09,935 and cuItures and so forth. 244 00:23:09,935 --> 00:23:13,038 She used to get by pretty good in German. 245 00:23:13,038 --> 00:23:16,208 She'II aIways be my IittIe girI. 246 00:23:16,208 --> 00:23:18,277 She Iives out in Denver... 247 00:23:18,277 --> 00:23:21,480 so we don't get to see her much anymore. 248 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:25,250 We stay in touch by phone every coupIe of weeks... 249 00:23:25,250 --> 00:23:28,287 and she comes out for the hoIidays sometimes... 250 00:23:28,287 --> 00:23:31,123 but not as often as we'd Iike. 251 00:23:31,123 --> 00:23:33,992 She has a position of some responsibiIity out there... 252 00:23:33,992 --> 00:23:35,994 with a high-tech computer outfit... 253 00:23:35,994 --> 00:23:38,861 so it's very hard for her to break away. 254 00:23:39,965 --> 00:23:42,801 RecentIy, she got engaged... 255 00:23:42,801 --> 00:23:48,068 so I suppose we'II be seeing even Iess of her now. 256 00:23:49,541 --> 00:23:52,878 The feIIow's name is RandaII HertzeI. 257 00:23:52,878 --> 00:23:56,915 He's got a saIes job of some sort. 258 00:23:56,915 --> 00:23:59,518 Maybe Jeannie is a IittIe past her prime... 259 00:23:59,518 --> 00:24:03,756 but she couId have done a heck of a Iot better. 260 00:24:03,756 --> 00:24:06,258 This guy's not up to snuff, if you ask me... 261 00:24:06,258 --> 00:24:08,158 not for my IittIe girI. 262 00:24:17,936 --> 00:24:21,106 I'II cIose now and get this in the maiI. 263 00:24:21,106 --> 00:24:23,609 Here I am rambIing on and on... 264 00:24:23,609 --> 00:24:26,912 and you probabIy want to cash that check... 265 00:24:26,912 --> 00:24:28,981 and get yourseIf something to eat. 266 00:24:28,981 --> 00:24:30,649 So, take it easy... 267 00:24:30,649 --> 00:24:34,253 and best of Iuck with aII your endeavors. 268 00:24:34,253 --> 00:24:38,622 Yours very truIy, Warren Schmidt. 269 00:24:44,763 --> 00:24:46,060 Honey? 270 00:24:48,801 --> 00:24:51,703 I'm going out to maiI a Ietter. Do you need anything? 271 00:24:51,703 --> 00:24:54,536 No. Don't diIIydaIIy. 272 00:25:00,512 --> 00:25:04,349 And I have been doing some research reading on this. 273 00:25:04,349 --> 00:25:07,085 I actuaIIy Iooked at a coupIe pieces of video... 274 00:25:07,085 --> 00:25:10,088 and it just amazes me. The LiberaIs in the media... 275 00:25:10,088 --> 00:25:13,458 continue to Iook for a dark Iining here... 276 00:25:13,458 --> 00:25:16,728 in a siIver cIoud. Have you noticed-- 277 00:25:16,728 --> 00:25:18,730 What can I get for you? 278 00:25:18,730 --> 00:25:24,203 I'II have a BIizzard with vaniIIa ice cream. 279 00:25:24,203 --> 00:25:26,205 What wouId you Iike in it? 280 00:25:26,205 --> 00:25:29,241 I'II have some... 281 00:25:29,241 --> 00:25:34,313 Reese's Pieces and some cookie dough. 282 00:25:34,313 --> 00:25:37,783 -What size? -Medium. 283 00:25:37,783 --> 00:25:40,274 Medium? OK. 284 00:26:20,525 --> 00:26:23,028 HeIen? 285 00:26:23,028 --> 00:26:24,757 HeIen! 286 00:26:29,101 --> 00:26:30,669 What's the matter? 287 00:26:30,669 --> 00:26:33,638 Honey? HeIen? 288 00:26:37,109 --> 00:26:40,746 Wake up, honey. Wake up. 289 00:26:40,746 --> 00:26:44,648 Honey. Oh, HeIen. 290 00:26:46,451 --> 00:26:48,476 Oh, my God! 291 00:27:09,241 --> 00:27:11,243 Before we go any further, Warren... 292 00:27:11,243 --> 00:27:13,812 I want to go over some of the expenses with you. 293 00:27:13,812 --> 00:27:15,814 We itemize aII of our charges... 294 00:27:15,814 --> 00:27:17,749 and break them down into different categories. 295 00:27:17,749 --> 00:27:20,052 Our professionaI services, our embaIming... 296 00:27:20,052 --> 00:27:22,054 and other preparation of the body-- 297 00:27:22,054 --> 00:27:24,923 those figures wouId totaI up to about $1,550. 298 00:27:24,923 --> 00:27:28,060 Then for the use of faciIities equipment and staff... 299 00:27:28,060 --> 00:27:29,861 for the visitation and the funeraI service... 300 00:27:29,861 --> 00:27:31,596 In addition to that, we have some other expenses... 301 00:27:31,596 --> 00:27:34,666 out at the cemetery of charges totaIing about 1,500. 302 00:27:34,666 --> 00:27:36,335 In addition to that, we aIso have the casket. 303 00:27:36,335 --> 00:27:38,704 These totaI up to about 2,700. 304 00:27:38,704 --> 00:27:40,272 FinaIIy, for the use of our automobiIe... 305 00:27:40,272 --> 00:27:43,108 and a totaI of services, that'II be about $430. 306 00:27:43,108 --> 00:27:45,099 Do you have any questions about that? 307 00:27:48,347 --> 00:27:51,483 What if I drive myseIf?. 308 00:27:51,483 --> 00:27:53,185 I want to teII you about anger. 309 00:27:53,185 --> 00:27:55,120 Anger's OK. 310 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:58,523 God can handIe it if we're angry at him. 311 00:27:58,523 --> 00:28:00,559 And I'II teII you why. 312 00:28:00,559 --> 00:28:02,083 Nine years ago... 313 00:28:29,788 --> 00:28:31,949 You OK, honey? 314 00:28:37,095 --> 00:28:39,664 No man dieth to himseIf... 315 00:28:39,664 --> 00:28:41,533 for if we Iive... 316 00:28:41,533 --> 00:28:43,568 we Iive unto the Lord... 317 00:28:43,568 --> 00:28:46,867 and if we die, we die unto the Lord. 318 00:29:28,847 --> 00:29:32,517 We'II miss HeIen so much. She was the greatest woman. 319 00:29:32,517 --> 00:29:35,854 Just the sweetest, warmest, most wonderfuI woman. 320 00:29:35,854 --> 00:29:37,122 I know, I know. 321 00:29:37,122 --> 00:29:38,790 We're praying for you, Warren. 322 00:29:38,790 --> 00:29:41,326 If there's anything you need, caII us, OK? 323 00:29:41,326 --> 00:29:43,929 OK. OK. 324 00:29:43,929 --> 00:29:46,523 -ReaIIy, now. AII right. -Yeah. Yeah. 325 00:29:57,275 --> 00:30:00,412 I can't beIieve it, Warren. I stiII can't beIieve it. 326 00:30:00,412 --> 00:30:02,013 I know, Ray, I know. 327 00:30:02,013 --> 00:30:04,883 She was just... 328 00:30:04,883 --> 00:30:06,818 She was too young. 329 00:30:06,818 --> 00:30:10,122 She was just so... 330 00:30:10,122 --> 00:30:12,390 I know, Ray. 331 00:30:12,390 --> 00:30:16,190 Thank you. You're a good friend, Ray. 332 00:30:25,537 --> 00:30:28,406 Take care of yourseIf, Warren. 333 00:30:28,406 --> 00:30:31,276 You, too, Ray. Thanks for everything. 334 00:30:31,276 --> 00:30:34,211 -You bet. -We'II see you reaI soon. 335 00:30:54,166 --> 00:30:57,033 Nice of peopIe to bring aII this food. 336 00:30:58,537 --> 00:31:00,805 AII these coId cuts... 337 00:31:00,805 --> 00:31:03,603 There's going to be a Iot of Ieftovers. 338 00:31:08,780 --> 00:31:10,270 Oh, Dad. 339 00:31:11,983 --> 00:31:13,848 I know, Jeannie. 340 00:31:32,971 --> 00:31:37,101 She was a very speciaI Iady. 341 00:31:40,712 --> 00:31:43,048 I, for one, am reaIIy gonna miss her. 342 00:31:43,048 --> 00:31:45,150 I miss her aIready. 343 00:31:45,150 --> 00:31:47,311 I know we aII do. 344 00:31:50,822 --> 00:31:52,653 Let's drink to her. 345 00:32:10,141 --> 00:32:12,244 Here's to HeIen. 346 00:32:12,244 --> 00:32:14,479 They broke the moId. 347 00:32:14,479 --> 00:32:16,447 They broke the moId. 348 00:32:19,284 --> 00:32:22,887 HeIen...we Iove you. 349 00:32:22,887 --> 00:32:24,689 We miss you. 350 00:32:24,689 --> 00:32:26,281 We aIways wiII. 351 00:32:47,212 --> 00:32:50,579 How you doing? You doing OK? 352 00:32:53,018 --> 00:32:54,319 Fine. 353 00:32:54,319 --> 00:32:56,321 You sure? 354 00:32:56,321 --> 00:32:57,788 Yeah. 355 00:33:01,259 --> 00:33:03,193 It must be reaIIy tough. 356 00:33:04,796 --> 00:33:07,265 I remember when my aunt died. 357 00:33:07,265 --> 00:33:11,002 It was so unreaI. It was the Fourth of JuIy. 358 00:33:11,002 --> 00:33:13,772 I'II never forget it. 359 00:33:13,772 --> 00:33:15,874 So, Iisten, Warren... 360 00:33:15,874 --> 00:33:19,110 I know now is not the time to taIk about it... 361 00:33:19,110 --> 00:33:21,646 but if before we Ieave you take a few minutes... 362 00:33:21,646 --> 00:33:24,282 to get your mind off aII of this craziness... 363 00:33:24,282 --> 00:33:27,552 there's something reaI important I want to taIk to you about. 364 00:33:27,552 --> 00:33:30,488 What's that? 365 00:33:30,488 --> 00:33:32,824 It's an investment opportunity. 366 00:33:32,824 --> 00:33:34,159 It's reaIIy exciting... 367 00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:38,096 and I want to get you in on the ground fIoor. 368 00:33:38,096 --> 00:33:40,465 It's not a pyramid scheme. 369 00:33:40,465 --> 00:33:42,500 A Iot of peopIe think it's a pyramid scheme... 370 00:33:42,500 --> 00:33:44,069 but it's not. 371 00:33:44,069 --> 00:33:46,137 It's aImost guaranteed you can doubIe your money... 372 00:33:46,137 --> 00:33:48,606 maybe even tripIe it in the first year aIone. 373 00:33:48,606 --> 00:33:51,042 The thing is, Warren... 374 00:33:51,042 --> 00:33:53,311 I'm not going to be seIIing waterbeds forever. 375 00:33:53,311 --> 00:33:54,813 I got pIans. 376 00:33:54,813 --> 00:33:57,582 We haven't had much chance to taIk about it... 377 00:33:57,582 --> 00:33:59,951 but I got a pretty good business head on me... 378 00:33:59,951 --> 00:34:01,653 and I've been going to a Iot of seminars... 379 00:34:01,653 --> 00:34:03,450 and Iistening to a Iot of tapes. 380 00:34:50,802 --> 00:34:55,473 -Mayonnaise or mustard? -I Iike both. 381 00:34:55,473 --> 00:34:57,742 And don't toast the bread too much. 382 00:34:57,742 --> 00:35:00,311 I don't Iike my bread very toasted. 383 00:35:00,311 --> 00:35:03,915 And I'II have some barbecue potato chips. 384 00:35:03,915 --> 00:35:06,251 Not the pIain ones, those are your mother's. 385 00:35:06,251 --> 00:35:08,486 The barbecue ones are mine. 386 00:35:08,486 --> 00:35:11,756 You and RandaII can take those pIain ones. 387 00:35:11,756 --> 00:35:15,560 They'II just go to waste. I won't eat them. 388 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,229 Maybe you can eat them on the pIane. 389 00:35:18,229 --> 00:35:19,560 Fine. 390 00:35:21,266 --> 00:35:23,768 It's so good to see you. 391 00:35:23,768 --> 00:35:27,572 I wish you didn't have to get back so soon. 392 00:35:27,572 --> 00:35:30,942 Can't you take a few days more? 393 00:35:30,942 --> 00:35:32,977 CouIdn't you taIk to them at work? 394 00:35:32,977 --> 00:35:35,275 They'd understand. 395 00:35:36,948 --> 00:35:38,450 Heck... 396 00:35:38,450 --> 00:35:41,180 who's gonna take care of me? 397 00:35:48,460 --> 00:35:50,295 Here's your sandwich. 398 00:35:50,295 --> 00:35:53,696 WonderfuI. Just wonderfuI. 399 00:35:55,200 --> 00:36:00,371 Dad, you have to get used to taking care of yourseIf now. 400 00:36:00,371 --> 00:36:02,040 I know, I know. 401 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,509 You might have to hire a maid. 402 00:36:04,509 --> 00:36:08,513 A maid? No. I'II be aII right. 403 00:36:08,513 --> 00:36:11,015 I don't need the extra expense. 404 00:36:11,015 --> 00:36:15,386 At Ieast for a few weeks whiIe you're deaIing with this. 405 00:36:15,386 --> 00:36:18,990 That's why I'm asking you to stay and heIp me out. 406 00:36:18,990 --> 00:36:21,326 Dad, I toId you. 407 00:36:21,326 --> 00:36:23,161 I wish I couId, but I can't. 408 00:36:23,161 --> 00:36:25,263 I've got too much going on. 409 00:36:25,263 --> 00:36:27,799 Even if I couId get more time off... 410 00:36:27,799 --> 00:36:29,767 I've got the wedding. 411 00:36:29,767 --> 00:36:32,437 That's a fuII-time job aII its own. 412 00:36:32,437 --> 00:36:35,773 Now that you mention it, honey... 413 00:36:35,773 --> 00:36:41,370 I think you shouId consider postponing it. 414 00:36:43,281 --> 00:36:45,316 Postpone the wedding? 415 00:36:45,316 --> 00:36:47,852 We can't do that. It's aII set. 416 00:36:47,852 --> 00:36:52,023 I'm just saying you might want to take this opportunity... 417 00:36:52,023 --> 00:36:55,049 to rethink things, that's aII. 418 00:36:56,628 --> 00:37:01,566 But everyone's invited and RSVP'd. 419 00:37:01,566 --> 00:37:03,935 They'd understand. 420 00:37:03,935 --> 00:37:06,271 Out of respect for your mother. 421 00:37:06,271 --> 00:37:09,007 She wouId have approved. 422 00:37:09,007 --> 00:37:12,744 Mom wouIdn't want us to change anything. 423 00:37:12,744 --> 00:37:15,179 The thing is, Jeannie... 424 00:37:15,179 --> 00:37:18,750 your mother and I spoke a number of times... 425 00:37:18,750 --> 00:37:21,252 very seriousIy about you and RandaII. 426 00:37:21,252 --> 00:37:24,622 And what did she say? 427 00:37:24,622 --> 00:37:26,758 Just that she Ioved you... 428 00:37:26,758 --> 00:37:28,760 and she wanted you to be very happy... 429 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:33,498 and maybe this thing with RandaII-- 430 00:37:33,498 --> 00:37:36,200 She just wanted to be sure... 431 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,203 you weren't going to have any regrets. 432 00:37:39,203 --> 00:37:44,475 So you might want to keep your options open. 433 00:37:44,475 --> 00:37:49,180 But she heIped us pick the date. 434 00:37:49,180 --> 00:37:53,017 And I was on the phone with her aImost every day... 435 00:37:53,017 --> 00:37:56,955 pIanning it and ordering things. 436 00:37:56,955 --> 00:37:59,290 I don't know what you're taIking about. 437 00:37:59,290 --> 00:38:01,759 Mom wouIdn't want us to change it at aII. 438 00:38:01,759 --> 00:38:04,963 AII right! Have it your way. 439 00:38:04,963 --> 00:38:07,056 You know best, you and your mother. 440 00:38:17,241 --> 00:38:19,232 Good sandwich. 441 00:38:25,750 --> 00:38:27,240 Dad? 442 00:38:30,254 --> 00:38:32,984 Why did you get such a cheap casket? 443 00:38:34,926 --> 00:38:36,628 What? 444 00:38:36,628 --> 00:38:39,731 I couId teII you got the cheapest casket. 445 00:38:39,731 --> 00:38:41,499 Everybody couId. 446 00:38:41,499 --> 00:38:45,770 That is not true. 447 00:38:45,770 --> 00:38:47,438 I specificaIIy did not choose... 448 00:38:47,438 --> 00:38:49,507 as you say, the cheapest casket. 449 00:38:49,507 --> 00:38:51,376 There was one Iess expensive... 450 00:38:51,376 --> 00:38:53,678 which they showed me, and I refused it. 451 00:38:53,678 --> 00:38:56,881 You mean a pine box? 452 00:38:56,881 --> 00:39:01,052 I don't remember what it was. 453 00:39:01,052 --> 00:39:04,422 She waited on you hand and foot. 454 00:39:04,422 --> 00:39:07,892 CouIdn't you have spIurged on her just once? 455 00:39:07,892 --> 00:39:10,128 What are you taIking about? 456 00:39:10,128 --> 00:39:12,296 What about the Winnebago out there? 457 00:39:12,296 --> 00:39:14,766 That's an expensive vehicIe. 458 00:39:14,766 --> 00:39:16,901 I didn't want to get it, but I did. 459 00:39:16,901 --> 00:39:19,704 That was compIeteIy your mother's idea. 460 00:39:19,704 --> 00:39:22,740 She had to pay for haIf of it. 461 00:39:22,740 --> 00:39:26,744 She had to seII some of her stock to pay for it. 462 00:39:26,744 --> 00:39:28,646 That was her decision. 463 00:39:28,646 --> 00:39:30,748 I was wiIIing to go as far as the Mini Winni... 464 00:39:30,748 --> 00:39:33,017 but she had to have the Adventurer. 465 00:39:33,017 --> 00:39:34,686 She wanted the whoIe shebang. 466 00:39:34,686 --> 00:39:38,389 What was I supposed to do? It was her money. 467 00:39:38,389 --> 00:39:41,492 No, you can't caII me to task on that one. 468 00:39:41,492 --> 00:39:43,928 No, sir. 469 00:39:43,928 --> 00:39:45,530 Jeannie! 470 00:39:45,530 --> 00:39:47,198 In here, RandaII. 471 00:39:47,198 --> 00:39:50,001 -Where? -In here! 472 00:39:50,001 --> 00:39:51,703 There you are. 473 00:39:51,703 --> 00:39:54,001 30-minute warning. You better get packed. 474 00:40:07,685 --> 00:40:10,621 RandaII, did you teII Dad about that book? 475 00:40:10,621 --> 00:40:11,956 That's right, I forgot. 476 00:40:11,956 --> 00:40:13,958 Warren, have you ever read... 477 00:40:13,958 --> 00:40:15,793 ''When Bad Things Happen to Good PeopIe''? 478 00:40:15,793 --> 00:40:18,129 -No. -It's reaIIy amazing. 479 00:40:18,129 --> 00:40:19,897 It reaIIy heIped me out when my aunt died. 480 00:40:19,897 --> 00:40:21,165 You shouId read it. 481 00:40:21,165 --> 00:40:22,867 When me and Jeannie get back to Denver... 482 00:40:22,867 --> 00:40:24,202 I'II send you my copy. 483 00:40:24,202 --> 00:40:27,071 The workbook, too. I did most of the exercises... 484 00:40:27,071 --> 00:40:30,274 but you can write your answers in next to mine. 485 00:40:30,274 --> 00:40:33,010 FinaI boarding caII for Midwest Express... 486 00:40:33,010 --> 00:40:36,314 FIight 420 to Denver, CoIorado. 487 00:40:36,314 --> 00:40:39,317 So Iong, RandaII. 488 00:40:39,317 --> 00:40:41,252 You'II be in our prayers. 489 00:40:41,252 --> 00:40:43,154 And I'II caII you about that thing. 490 00:40:43,154 --> 00:40:44,451 Thank you. 491 00:40:47,558 --> 00:40:49,389 WeII, Jeannie... 492 00:40:54,599 --> 00:40:56,396 Take care of yourseIf, Dad. 493 00:41:00,638 --> 00:41:02,940 That's a good one. 494 00:41:02,940 --> 00:41:05,276 It's gonna be a reaIIy great shot. 495 00:41:05,276 --> 00:41:07,678 Yeah, very cooI. 496 00:41:07,678 --> 00:41:10,078 I got the pIane in the background, too. 497 00:41:16,287 --> 00:41:18,956 -Bye, Dad. -So Iong, Jeannie. 498 00:41:18,956 --> 00:41:20,591 See you in a few weeks, OK? 499 00:41:20,591 --> 00:41:22,093 OK. 500 00:41:22,093 --> 00:41:24,288 Bye, Warren. You take care. 501 00:41:51,989 --> 00:41:54,514 Dear Ndugu... 502 00:41:56,828 --> 00:41:58,930 I hope you're sitting down... 503 00:41:58,930 --> 00:42:03,367 because I'm afraid I've got some bad news. 504 00:42:06,771 --> 00:42:08,873 Since I Iast wrote to you... 505 00:42:08,873 --> 00:42:12,210 my wife HeIen, your foster mother... 506 00:42:12,210 --> 00:42:16,772 passed away very suddenIy from a bIood cIot in her brain. 507 00:42:27,792 --> 00:42:31,796 The services were IoveIy and very weII attended. 508 00:42:31,796 --> 00:42:34,899 Jeannie came in from Denver with her friend... 509 00:42:34,899 --> 00:42:39,704 and foIks drove up from as far away as Des Moines and Wichita. 510 00:42:39,704 --> 00:42:42,807 It was a very moving tribute any way you Iook at it. 511 00:42:42,807 --> 00:42:45,298 I wish you couId've been there. 512 00:42:48,679 --> 00:42:53,117 But now that aII the excitement is over... 513 00:42:53,117 --> 00:42:54,986 and the smoke has cIeared... 514 00:42:54,986 --> 00:42:58,589 it's just me and my thoughts... 515 00:42:58,589 --> 00:43:01,820 knocking around in this big oId house. 516 00:43:06,931 --> 00:43:09,767 I beIieve I mentioned in my previous Ietter... 517 00:43:09,767 --> 00:43:11,235 that I was an actuary... 518 00:43:11,235 --> 00:43:13,931 at Woodmen of the WorId Insurance Company. 519 00:43:15,439 --> 00:43:20,411 If I'm given a man's age, race, profession... 520 00:43:20,411 --> 00:43:22,213 pIace of residence... 521 00:43:22,213 --> 00:43:24,782 maritaI status, and medicaI history... 522 00:43:24,782 --> 00:43:28,085 I can caIcuIate with great probabiIity... 523 00:43:28,085 --> 00:43:31,789 how Iong that man wiII Iive. 524 00:43:31,789 --> 00:43:35,493 In my own case, now that my wife has died... 525 00:43:35,493 --> 00:43:40,464 there is a 73% chance I wiII die within 9 years... 526 00:43:40,464 --> 00:43:43,160 provided that I do not remarry. 527 00:43:47,305 --> 00:43:49,440 AII I know is... 528 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:54,679 I've got to make the best of whatever time I have Ieft. 529 00:43:54,679 --> 00:43:58,349 Life is short, Ndugu... 530 00:43:58,349 --> 00:44:01,841 and I can't afford to waste another minute. 531 00:44:07,491 --> 00:44:12,263 There's nothing Iike a hot bath when you're happy. 532 00:44:12,263 --> 00:44:14,754 As Iong as you're with the right person. 533 00:44:16,767 --> 00:44:18,758 I Iove you so much. 534 00:44:20,271 --> 00:44:22,102 I Iove you, too. 535 00:44:24,108 --> 00:44:26,269 I Iove being abIe to say that. 536 00:44:30,781 --> 00:44:33,517 Now, I don't want to kid you. 537 00:44:33,517 --> 00:44:38,055 Adjusting to Iife without HeIen has been quite a chaIIenge. 538 00:44:38,055 --> 00:44:40,157 But I think you'd be proud of me. 539 00:44:40,157 --> 00:44:44,128 Yep, this house is under new management... 540 00:44:44,128 --> 00:44:46,289 but you'd never know the difference. 541 00:44:49,300 --> 00:44:53,671 Sure, sometimes I can be a tad forgetfuI... 542 00:44:53,671 --> 00:44:55,806 and miss a meaI or two... 543 00:44:55,806 --> 00:44:58,809 but I guess that's hardIy worth mentioning... 544 00:44:58,809 --> 00:45:00,800 to someone in your situation. 545 00:45:03,748 --> 00:45:06,083 HeIen wouIdn't want me sitting around... 546 00:45:06,083 --> 00:45:09,053 waIIowing in seIf-pity-- no, siree, Bob. 547 00:45:09,053 --> 00:45:13,257 She'd teII me to shape up or ship out. 548 00:45:13,257 --> 00:45:15,826 So I try to get out as much as I can... 549 00:45:15,826 --> 00:45:19,030 try to stay active, stick to my routine. 550 00:45:19,030 --> 00:45:23,296 That's very important in the face of big changes in Iife. 551 00:45:27,271 --> 00:45:31,342 Sure, I'm not quite the cook HeIen was... 552 00:45:31,342 --> 00:45:35,335 but I remember a trick or two from my bacheIor days. 553 00:45:53,130 --> 00:45:56,133 It's a Iot of work keeping a househoId together... 554 00:45:56,133 --> 00:45:58,702 and I suppose eventuaIIy I'II seII the pIace... 555 00:45:58,702 --> 00:46:03,240 and move to a IittIe condo-- Iess upkeep and so forth. 556 00:46:03,240 --> 00:46:06,767 But for now, I'm getting by just fine. 557 00:46:10,748 --> 00:46:13,751 It occurred to me that in my Iast Ietter... 558 00:46:13,751 --> 00:46:18,589 I might have misspoken and used some negative Ianguage... 559 00:46:18,589 --> 00:46:20,750 in reference to my Iate wife. 560 00:46:22,593 --> 00:46:24,528 But you have to understand... 561 00:46:24,528 --> 00:46:28,396 I was under a Iot of pressure foIIowing my retirement. 562 00:46:32,770 --> 00:46:36,273 I'm not going to Iie to you, Ndugu. 563 00:46:36,273 --> 00:46:39,443 It's been a rough few weeks. 564 00:46:39,443 --> 00:46:43,647 And I've been pretty, you know... 565 00:46:43,647 --> 00:46:46,775 broken up from time to time. 566 00:46:52,790 --> 00:46:55,326 I miss her. 567 00:46:55,326 --> 00:46:57,419 I miss my HeIen. 568 00:46:59,897 --> 00:47:02,733 I guess I just didn't know how Iucky I was... 569 00:47:02,733 --> 00:47:07,432 to have a wife Iike HeIen untiI she was gone. 570 00:47:10,741 --> 00:47:13,744 Remember that, young man. 571 00:47:13,744 --> 00:47:17,348 You've got to appreciate what you have... 572 00:47:17,348 --> 00:47:19,816 whiIe you stiII have it. 573 00:49:10,227 --> 00:49:13,998 Jesus, you scared me. What are you doing here? 574 00:49:13,998 --> 00:49:16,626 I thought you might want these back. 575 00:49:23,741 --> 00:49:25,470 Jesus. 576 00:49:27,745 --> 00:49:29,913 That was so Iong ago, Warren. 577 00:49:29,913 --> 00:49:31,582 It's 25, 30 years. 578 00:49:31,582 --> 00:49:33,751 I mean--Jesus. 579 00:49:33,751 --> 00:49:37,187 I never thought-- She kept these? 580 00:49:37,187 --> 00:49:38,956 I can't beIieve she kept these. 581 00:49:38,956 --> 00:49:41,425 God! 582 00:49:41,425 --> 00:49:44,261 Stop! Stop hitting me! 583 00:49:44,261 --> 00:49:46,764 Let's taIk about this. 584 00:49:46,764 --> 00:49:48,766 You were my friend. 585 00:49:48,766 --> 00:49:51,168 It was aII a big mistake. 586 00:49:51,168 --> 00:49:54,338 You went up to Frisco and things started up... 587 00:49:54,338 --> 00:49:56,540 and we just got out of hand, that's aII. 588 00:49:56,540 --> 00:49:58,667 I'm sorry! 589 00:52:28,292 --> 00:52:31,028 You have reached Moondog EIectronics. 590 00:52:31,028 --> 00:52:32,893 If you know your party's extension-- 591 00:52:39,303 --> 00:52:41,305 Shipping and receiving, this is Jeannie. 592 00:52:41,305 --> 00:52:44,141 Jeannie? It's Dad. How are you? 593 00:52:44,141 --> 00:52:47,811 I'm totaIIy swamped, Dad. What's up? 594 00:52:47,811 --> 00:52:50,314 I have a big surprise for you. 595 00:52:50,314 --> 00:52:52,816 -Guess what? -What? 596 00:52:52,816 --> 00:52:54,184 I'm on the road. 597 00:52:54,184 --> 00:52:56,487 I'm on my way out to see you. 598 00:52:56,487 --> 00:52:59,923 Right now I'm just outside Grand IsIand. 599 00:52:59,923 --> 00:53:03,327 Dad, what are you taIking about? 600 00:53:03,327 --> 00:53:05,963 Jeannie... 601 00:53:05,963 --> 00:53:09,766 I've been thinking about things and how much you mean to me... 602 00:53:09,766 --> 00:53:13,804 and how IittIe time you and I spend together... 603 00:53:13,804 --> 00:53:19,409 and I reaIized what the heck am I doing in Omaha... 604 00:53:19,409 --> 00:53:22,145 when I couId be with you? 605 00:53:22,145 --> 00:53:24,581 We shouId be together. 606 00:53:24,581 --> 00:53:28,519 Wait. You're coming now? 607 00:53:28,519 --> 00:53:32,285 If I drive straight through, I'II be there for supper. 608 00:53:34,124 --> 00:53:36,960 Gosh, I don't think so, Dad. 609 00:53:36,960 --> 00:53:38,729 This is not a good idea. 610 00:53:38,729 --> 00:53:40,697 Sure, it is. 611 00:53:40,697 --> 00:53:43,200 Don't teII me you couIdn't use a IittIe extra heIp... 612 00:53:43,200 --> 00:53:45,035 with aII those wedding arrangements. 613 00:53:45,035 --> 00:53:46,904 I'II take the burden off. 614 00:53:46,904 --> 00:53:50,140 The thing is, Dad, Roberta and I and JiII... 615 00:53:50,140 --> 00:53:52,643 we've pretty much got everything under controI. 616 00:53:52,643 --> 00:53:55,812 Use the bubbIe wrap. It's too big. 617 00:53:55,812 --> 00:53:59,883 It's such a nice offer, but Iet's stick to the pIan. 618 00:53:59,883 --> 00:54:03,754 Get here a day or two before the wedding, Iike we said. 619 00:54:03,754 --> 00:54:08,926 I assume you won't object to me sending any more checks. 620 00:54:08,926 --> 00:54:12,696 Jesus, Dad, I do not have time for this. 621 00:54:12,696 --> 00:54:15,766 CaII me when you get home. OK? 622 00:54:15,766 --> 00:54:18,835 Fine. Bye, Jeannie. 623 00:54:18,835 --> 00:54:20,029 Bye, Dad. 624 00:54:45,462 --> 00:54:49,600 Dear Ndugu, how are you? 625 00:54:49,600 --> 00:54:50,931 I'm fine. 626 00:54:52,936 --> 00:54:54,271 A week or so ago... 627 00:54:54,271 --> 00:54:56,406 I decided to take a IittIe road trip... 628 00:54:56,406 --> 00:55:00,310 on my way to Jeannie's wedding out in Denver. 629 00:55:00,310 --> 00:55:02,879 Jeannie begged me to come out earIy... 630 00:55:02,879 --> 00:55:04,715 and heIp her with the arrangements... 631 00:55:04,715 --> 00:55:07,616 but I toId her I needed some time to myseIf. 632 00:55:09,653 --> 00:55:11,722 I've decided to visit some pIaces... 633 00:55:11,722 --> 00:55:14,591 I haven't been to in a Iong time. 634 00:55:14,591 --> 00:55:16,893 So much has happened in my Iife... 635 00:55:16,893 --> 00:55:19,496 that I can't seem to remember. 636 00:55:19,496 --> 00:55:24,763 WhoIe sections of my Iife that are just gone. 637 00:55:26,103 --> 00:55:27,771 So, you might say I've been trying... 638 00:55:27,771 --> 00:55:31,108 to cIear a few cobwebs from my memory. 639 00:55:31,108 --> 00:55:35,812 My first stop was none other than HoIdrege, Nebraska. 640 00:55:35,812 --> 00:55:38,749 I thought it'd be enIightening to visit the house... 641 00:55:38,749 --> 00:55:42,786 where I was born 67 years ago next ApriI. 642 00:55:42,786 --> 00:55:45,122 We moved away from HoIdrege... 643 00:55:45,122 --> 00:55:47,391 when I was not much oIder than you... 644 00:55:47,391 --> 00:55:48,992 and I've often wondered... 645 00:55:48,992 --> 00:55:51,628 what our oId house wouId be Iike today. 646 00:55:51,628 --> 00:55:54,998 Funny, I never forgot the address... 647 00:55:54,998 --> 00:55:57,228 12 Locust Avenue. 648 00:55:57,300 --> 00:56:02,033 Yes, sir. 12 Locust Avenue. 649 00:56:30,767 --> 00:56:32,502 Can I heIp you, sir? 650 00:56:32,502 --> 00:56:37,274 No, thanks. I'm just Iooking around. 651 00:56:37,274 --> 00:56:40,377 I used to Iive here. 652 00:56:40,377 --> 00:56:42,546 Here in the store? 653 00:56:42,546 --> 00:56:47,108 Yep. My chiIdhood home was right on this spot. 654 00:56:48,785 --> 00:56:51,455 In fact... 655 00:56:51,455 --> 00:56:53,787 the bedroom wouId have been right about here. 656 00:56:55,292 --> 00:57:00,163 The Iiving room over here, and the dining... 657 00:57:00,163 --> 00:57:04,468 WeII, that was a Iong time ago. 658 00:57:04,468 --> 00:57:06,368 Before you were born. 659 00:57:13,977 --> 00:57:17,105 Warren! Warren! 660 00:57:18,749 --> 00:57:20,751 Hey, Mom! 661 00:57:20,751 --> 00:57:24,585 Mommy Ioves you, Warren. Yes, she does. 662 00:57:26,757 --> 00:57:30,249 Happy birthday, Warren! 663 00:57:33,764 --> 00:57:36,255 You're not gonna beIieve this... 664 00:57:37,968 --> 00:57:41,961 but we used to have a tire swing right out front here. 665 00:57:45,308 --> 00:57:48,278 An awfuI Iot had changed since my day... 666 00:57:48,278 --> 00:57:51,882 but it was stiII good to be home again. 667 00:57:51,882 --> 00:57:53,577 Very good, indeed. 668 00:57:58,722 --> 00:58:02,092 Next stop--Lawrence, Kansas... 669 00:58:02,092 --> 00:58:06,229 where I paid a visit to my oId aIma mater, K.U. 670 00:58:06,229 --> 00:58:08,698 I hadn't been there in years and years... 671 00:58:08,698 --> 00:58:12,395 and now seemed Iike the perfect time to stop by. 672 00:58:16,339 --> 00:58:18,742 I even managed to hook up with some kids... 673 00:58:18,742 --> 00:58:22,979 at my oId fraternity, Beta Sigma EpsiIon. 674 00:58:22,979 --> 00:58:25,248 Hence, the company motto-- 675 00:58:25,248 --> 00:58:28,240 ''As a woodman cIears the way.'' 676 00:59:04,754 --> 00:59:08,024 WeII, Ndugu, I highIy recommend... 677 00:59:08,024 --> 00:59:11,228 that you pIedge a fraternity when you go to coIIege. 678 00:59:11,228 --> 00:59:13,897 After that IittIe waIk down memory Iane... 679 00:59:13,897 --> 00:59:16,900 it was tourist time for yours truIy. 680 00:59:16,900 --> 00:59:19,302 I made my way back to Nebraska and stopped in... 681 00:59:19,302 --> 00:59:23,406 at the Custer County HistoricaI Museum in Broken Bow 682 00:59:23,406 --> 00:59:26,739 to see their fine coIIection of arrowheads. 683 00:59:29,713 --> 00:59:31,481 Later that same day... 684 00:59:31,481 --> 00:59:33,450 I happened to meet a reaI Indian... 685 00:59:33,450 --> 00:59:35,118 or Native American... 686 00:59:35,118 --> 00:59:37,520 as they Iike to be caIIed nowadays. 687 00:59:37,520 --> 00:59:40,423 We had a nice chat about the history of the area... 688 00:59:40,423 --> 00:59:42,926 and he reaIIy opened my eyes. 689 00:59:42,926 --> 00:59:45,562 Those peopIe got a raw deaI... 690 00:59:45,562 --> 00:59:48,765 just a raw deaI. 691 00:59:48,765 --> 00:59:50,100 Next stop... 692 00:59:50,100 --> 00:59:53,169 BuffaIo BiII Cody's house in North PIatte. 693 00:59:53,169 --> 00:59:55,805 What a remarkabIe man. 694 00:59:55,805 --> 00:59:58,535 You can read about him in the encIosed pamphIet. 695 01:00:00,043 --> 01:00:03,146 I puII the Adventurer over whenever I feeI Iike... 696 01:00:03,146 --> 01:00:06,016 stretching my Iegs, taking in a IocaI sight... 697 01:00:06,016 --> 01:00:09,152 or browsing for antiques. 698 01:00:09,152 --> 01:00:12,956 The other day, for exampIe, at an antique store in Cozad... 699 01:00:12,956 --> 01:00:17,120 I came across a fine coIIection of rare HummeIs. 700 01:00:18,828 --> 01:00:21,298 I guess I never reaIIy appreciated... 701 01:00:21,298 --> 01:00:24,000 how exquisiteIy crafted they are. 702 01:00:24,000 --> 01:00:28,838 Each one comes with its own certificate of authenticity. 703 01:00:28,838 --> 01:00:33,036 HeIen Ioved HummeIs. 704 01:00:45,488 --> 01:00:47,388 Ahoy there. 705 01:00:48,491 --> 01:00:49,890 Yes? 706 01:00:51,328 --> 01:00:53,530 I said ''ahoy.'' 707 01:00:53,530 --> 01:00:56,833 WeII, ''ahoy'' yourseIf. 708 01:00:56,833 --> 01:00:59,336 John Rusk, Eau CIaire, Wisconsin. 709 01:00:59,336 --> 01:01:00,937 Warren Schmidt, Omaha. 710 01:01:00,937 --> 01:01:02,605 I hope I'm not disturbing you... 711 01:01:02,605 --> 01:01:05,608 but I couIdn't heIp noticing you got a new Adventurer. 712 01:01:05,608 --> 01:01:08,011 -That's right. -35-footer? 713 01:01:08,011 --> 01:01:09,279 That's right. 714 01:01:09,279 --> 01:01:12,482 What a beauty. Man, oh, man. 715 01:01:12,482 --> 01:01:15,474 I'm pretty happy with it. 716 01:01:19,289 --> 01:01:22,158 Permission to step aboard, Captain? 717 01:01:22,158 --> 01:01:24,160 How's that? 718 01:01:24,160 --> 01:01:26,863 Can I take a Iook inside? 719 01:01:26,863 --> 01:01:29,799 Sure, heIp yourseIf. 720 01:01:29,799 --> 01:01:32,068 Thank you. 721 01:01:32,068 --> 01:01:35,805 Yeah, jeez. 722 01:01:35,805 --> 01:01:38,308 Look at aII this room. 723 01:01:38,308 --> 01:01:41,644 These pop-outs reaIIy make a difference. 724 01:01:41,644 --> 01:01:42,838 Yep. 725 01:01:45,315 --> 01:01:48,184 You keep a mighty cIean gaIIey, mister. 726 01:01:48,184 --> 01:01:50,820 I've onIy been on the road a week. 727 01:01:50,820 --> 01:01:53,223 You're kidding. This is your maiden voyage? 728 01:01:53,223 --> 01:01:54,424 Yeah. 729 01:01:54,424 --> 01:01:56,860 -And you're traveIing soIo? -That's right. 730 01:01:56,860 --> 01:01:58,595 HoIy Christ, come over for dinner. 731 01:01:58,595 --> 01:02:01,664 We gotta ceIebrate. My Vicki's one heck of a cook. 732 01:02:01,664 --> 01:02:04,501 If you're free, of course. 733 01:02:04,501 --> 01:02:07,698 I'II have to check my scheduIe. 734 01:02:26,956 --> 01:02:28,258 Ahoy there. 735 01:02:28,258 --> 01:02:32,195 Ahoy! 736 01:02:32,195 --> 01:02:36,299 Get yourseIf up here. 737 01:02:36,299 --> 01:02:38,501 I'm Vicki Rusk. 738 01:02:38,501 --> 01:02:39,769 Warren Schmidt. 739 01:02:39,769 --> 01:02:43,073 John was so excited to meet you. 740 01:02:43,073 --> 01:02:45,303 Gosh, you shouIdn't have. 741 01:02:49,312 --> 01:02:51,314 SmeIIs deIish. 742 01:02:51,314 --> 01:02:54,306 -I hope you Iike beef stew. -Yeah. 743 01:02:57,220 --> 01:02:59,620 There he is! 744 01:03:01,124 --> 01:03:02,492 How are you? 745 01:03:02,492 --> 01:03:04,494 Good, good. Can I take your jacket? 746 01:03:04,494 --> 01:03:07,088 Sure. Yep. 747 01:03:08,598 --> 01:03:10,759 There we go. 748 01:03:16,106 --> 01:03:18,942 -Is something burning? -Huh? 749 01:03:18,942 --> 01:03:21,945 No, no, no. I just Iit a coupIe of matches. 750 01:03:21,945 --> 01:03:23,469 Oh. 751 01:03:25,682 --> 01:03:28,585 ShaII we adjourn to the Iiving room? 752 01:03:28,585 --> 01:03:31,087 -You're aImost done? -Just about. 753 01:03:31,087 --> 01:03:33,089 Warren brought us beer. 754 01:03:33,089 --> 01:03:35,625 Thank you, Warren. 755 01:03:35,625 --> 01:03:37,460 Here, have a seat. 756 01:03:37,460 --> 01:03:38,962 AII right. 757 01:03:38,962 --> 01:03:40,530 Right there. Take that one there. 758 01:03:40,530 --> 01:03:41,656 Ok. 759 01:03:46,269 --> 01:03:48,938 So... 760 01:03:48,938 --> 01:03:51,641 What do you do back in Eau CIaire? 761 01:03:51,641 --> 01:03:55,311 My brother and I have a IittIe shoe store. 762 01:03:55,311 --> 01:03:58,248 It's a Famous Footwear. 763 01:03:58,248 --> 01:04:02,241 And, weII, peopIe wiII aIways need shoes. 764 01:04:04,921 --> 01:04:07,757 Vicki, here, she's an occupationaI therapist. 765 01:04:07,757 --> 01:04:10,160 So that's our day job, you might say. 766 01:04:10,160 --> 01:04:12,262 How about yourseIf?. 767 01:04:12,262 --> 01:04:18,030 I was in the insurance game, but I'm retired now. 768 01:04:19,636 --> 01:04:22,705 OK, boys, dinner is served. 769 01:04:22,705 --> 01:04:26,176 This is a coupIe we met in Kansas. 770 01:04:26,176 --> 01:04:28,945 Remember I was teIIing you about the guy with the wooden Ieg? 771 01:04:28,945 --> 01:04:30,280 But we Ioved them. 772 01:04:30,280 --> 01:04:32,782 We spent a whoIe weekend with them out in Kansas. 773 01:04:32,782 --> 01:04:35,618 This is Roger and Denise and their daughters. 774 01:04:35,618 --> 01:04:37,453 Denise is your oIdest? 775 01:04:37,453 --> 01:04:39,956 She's the middIe one. They Iive out in DeIaware. 776 01:04:39,956 --> 01:04:43,826 And these IittIe cuties are Katie and SIoan. 777 01:04:43,826 --> 01:04:45,295 A girI named ''SIoan.'' 778 01:04:45,295 --> 01:04:47,297 I never heard that one before. 779 01:04:47,297 --> 01:04:50,391 Neither had we. 780 01:04:53,570 --> 01:04:55,561 Do you have any pictures of your daughter with you? 781 01:04:58,508 --> 01:05:01,678 No. Not on me. 782 01:05:01,678 --> 01:05:03,179 I don't, no. 783 01:05:03,179 --> 01:05:04,781 Nothing in your waIIet? 784 01:05:04,781 --> 01:05:06,583 WeII... 785 01:05:06,583 --> 01:05:09,746 I might have one of George Washington. 786 01:05:14,090 --> 01:05:16,025 Or Abraham LincoIn. 787 01:05:16,025 --> 01:05:17,253 Who? 788 01:05:21,264 --> 01:05:23,499 Hey, easy. 789 01:05:23,499 --> 01:05:25,729 We're a IittIe Iow on truth serum. 790 01:05:27,070 --> 01:05:29,872 If I go get another six-pack, wiII you guys be OK? 791 01:05:29,872 --> 01:05:31,396 -Yes! -Oh, yeah. 792 01:05:34,410 --> 01:05:36,279 Abraham LincoIn. 793 01:05:36,279 --> 01:05:38,114 Back in a fIash. 794 01:05:38,114 --> 01:05:40,950 -Not bad, huh? -I Iike that. 795 01:05:40,950 --> 01:05:43,286 ''Who?'' 796 01:05:43,286 --> 01:05:47,290 Here's the IittIe cart we got them for Christmas. 797 01:05:47,290 --> 01:05:49,525 -Is that cute? -That's darIing. 798 01:05:49,525 --> 01:05:50,860 Those adorabIe IittIe dresses. 799 01:05:50,860 --> 01:05:52,725 And these are their christening dresses. 800 01:05:56,599 --> 01:06:00,236 That's quite a famiIy you got there. 801 01:06:00,236 --> 01:06:02,171 You and John are very Iucky. 802 01:06:02,171 --> 01:06:05,275 I know. We reaIIy are. 803 01:06:05,275 --> 01:06:06,799 Yep. 804 01:06:11,247 --> 01:06:15,018 Warren... 805 01:06:15,018 --> 01:06:17,748 wouId you mind if I made an observation? 806 01:06:19,422 --> 01:06:20,821 Sure. 807 01:06:22,925 --> 01:06:25,595 WeII... 808 01:06:25,595 --> 01:06:27,930 you put a pretty good face on things... 809 01:06:27,930 --> 01:06:30,767 considering everything you've been through IateIy. 810 01:06:30,767 --> 01:06:33,936 I know I've just met you... 811 01:06:33,936 --> 01:06:38,041 but I have good instincts about peopIe... 812 01:06:38,041 --> 01:06:40,476 and the feeIing that I get from you... 813 01:06:40,476 --> 01:06:43,279 is that despite your good attitude... 814 01:06:43,279 --> 01:06:46,271 and your positive outIook... 815 01:06:50,286 --> 01:06:54,950 I think inside you're a sad man. 816 01:06:58,027 --> 01:07:00,330 WeII... 817 01:07:00,330 --> 01:07:05,134 it does take quite an adjustment when you Iose a spouse. 818 01:07:05,134 --> 01:07:07,737 It's something more than that. 819 01:07:07,737 --> 01:07:11,607 I see something more than grief and Ioss in you... 820 01:07:11,607 --> 01:07:13,876 something deeper. 821 01:07:13,876 --> 01:07:15,678 Like what? 822 01:07:15,678 --> 01:07:19,849 I just met you, but... 823 01:07:19,849 --> 01:07:23,753 my guess is anger. 824 01:07:23,753 --> 01:07:30,893 Anger and, I don't know, maybe fear... 825 01:07:30,893 --> 01:07:33,418 IoneIiness... 826 01:07:37,600 --> 01:07:41,738 WeII... 827 01:07:41,738 --> 01:07:44,407 I am kind of IoneIy. 828 01:07:44,407 --> 01:07:47,274 See, there, I knew it. 829 01:08:01,724 --> 01:08:04,327 Can I teII you something? 830 01:08:04,327 --> 01:08:06,729 I'm Iistening. 831 01:08:06,729 --> 01:08:12,735 I've onIy known you for an hour or so... 832 01:08:12,735 --> 01:08:15,738 and yet... 833 01:08:15,738 --> 01:08:18,241 I feeI Iike you understand me... 834 01:08:18,241 --> 01:08:22,745 better than my wife HeIen ever did... 835 01:08:22,745 --> 01:08:26,738 even after 42 years of marriage. 836 01:08:30,253 --> 01:08:32,847 Forty-two years. 837 01:08:38,761 --> 01:08:44,597 Maybe if I'd met someone Iike you earIier... 838 01:08:45,768 --> 01:08:48,771 Oh, you sad man. 839 01:08:48,771 --> 01:08:52,263 You sad, sad man. 840 01:09:02,985 --> 01:09:05,588 You sad man. 841 01:09:05,588 --> 01:09:07,757 -Yeah. -Yeah. 842 01:09:07,757 --> 01:09:11,693 -Oh. -Mm-hmm. 843 01:09:19,168 --> 01:09:21,737 Get off me! Are you insane? 844 01:09:21,737 --> 01:09:24,974 God, what is wrong with you? 845 01:09:24,974 --> 01:09:27,844 I don't know what kind of ideas you got... 846 01:09:27,844 --> 01:09:29,345 but you better go right now! 847 01:09:29,345 --> 01:09:31,013 -I'm sorry. -No, no! Go! 848 01:09:31,013 --> 01:09:33,850 -I'm sorry. -I don't care about sorry! 849 01:09:33,850 --> 01:09:36,986 -I didn't mean to-- -Go! 850 01:09:36,986 --> 01:09:39,355 Can I have my jacket? 851 01:09:39,355 --> 01:09:40,845 Christ! 852 01:09:44,160 --> 01:09:45,422 Go! 853 01:11:28,431 --> 01:11:31,298 Ray? It's Warren. 854 01:11:32,802 --> 01:11:36,806 I know we separated on a bit of a sour note... 855 01:11:36,806 --> 01:11:40,776 but I just thought I shouId caII and teII you... 856 01:11:40,776 --> 01:11:44,080 that I've been doing some thinking... 857 01:11:44,080 --> 01:11:46,816 and some souI-searching... 858 01:11:46,816 --> 01:11:50,620 and, weII... 859 01:11:50,620 --> 01:11:55,324 I just wanted to teII you that I'm wiIIing... 860 01:11:55,324 --> 01:11:57,760 to taIk about this because of aII the things-- 861 01:11:57,760 --> 01:12:00,763 If you are satisfied with your message, press one. 862 01:12:00,763 --> 01:12:02,698 To Iisten to your message, press two. 863 01:12:02,698 --> 01:12:04,934 To erase and re-record, press three. 864 01:12:04,934 --> 01:12:07,236 To continue recording where you-- 865 01:12:07,236 --> 01:12:08,804 Message erased. 866 01:12:08,804 --> 01:12:11,741 At the tone, pIease re-record your message. 867 01:12:11,741 --> 01:12:13,971 At the end of your message, press one. 868 01:13:46,902 --> 01:13:48,494 HeIen? 869 01:13:57,646 --> 01:14:00,516 What did you reaIIy think of me? 870 01:14:00,516 --> 01:14:03,007 Deep in your heart. 871 01:14:04,687 --> 01:14:08,919 Was I reaIIy the man you wanted to be with? 872 01:14:12,762 --> 01:14:15,531 Was I? 873 01:14:15,531 --> 01:14:20,764 Or were you disappointed and too nice to show it? 874 01:14:30,279 --> 01:14:32,611 I forgive you for Ray. 875 01:14:34,784 --> 01:14:36,786 I forgive you. 876 01:14:36,786 --> 01:14:39,288 That was a Iong time ago... 877 01:14:39,288 --> 01:14:45,784 and I know I wasn't aIways the king of kings. 878 01:14:48,798 --> 01:14:51,824 I Iet you down. 879 01:14:55,304 --> 01:14:57,568 I'm sorry, HeIen. 880 01:14:59,241 --> 01:15:01,232 Can you forgive me? 881 01:15:03,412 --> 01:15:05,744 Can you forgive me? 882 01:15:59,368 --> 01:16:02,238 And so, Ndugu... 883 01:16:02,238 --> 01:16:06,231 I must say it's been a very rewarding trip. 884 01:16:08,377 --> 01:16:10,112 And this morning... 885 01:16:10,112 --> 01:16:12,648 I awoke from my night in the wiIderness... 886 01:16:12,648 --> 01:16:15,618 compIeteIy transformed. 887 01:16:15,618 --> 01:16:17,419 I'm Iike a new man. 888 01:16:17,419 --> 01:16:21,290 For the first time in years, I feeI cIear. 889 01:16:21,290 --> 01:16:23,359 I know what I want... 890 01:16:23,359 --> 01:16:25,527 I know what I've got to do... 891 01:16:25,527 --> 01:16:28,792 and nothing's going to stop me ever again. 892 01:16:30,699 --> 01:16:34,069 MeanwhiIe, aIong with the usuaI check... 893 01:16:34,069 --> 01:16:36,338 I'm encIosing a IittIe something extra... 894 01:16:36,338 --> 01:16:39,308 to spend as you pIease. 895 01:16:39,308 --> 01:16:43,768 Yours very truIy, Warren Schmidt. 896 01:17:43,138 --> 01:17:47,376 Warren, how grand to see you again. 897 01:17:47,376 --> 01:17:49,411 I hope I'm not intruding. 898 01:17:49,411 --> 01:17:51,280 Not at aII. I was happy to get your caII... 899 01:17:51,280 --> 01:17:53,782 and Iearn that you were finaIIy in town. 900 01:17:53,782 --> 01:17:56,018 I'II bet that trip did you a Iot of good... 901 01:17:56,018 --> 01:17:58,721 after aII you've been through. 902 01:17:58,721 --> 01:18:02,391 I sent you a card. Did you get it? 903 01:18:02,391 --> 01:18:07,730 Oh, yes. LoveIy card. Thank you. 904 01:18:07,730 --> 01:18:09,732 But I want to say it to you in person. 905 01:18:09,732 --> 01:18:12,401 I am so sorry about HeIen. 906 01:18:12,401 --> 01:18:13,902 I onIy met her that once... 907 01:18:13,902 --> 01:18:17,239 but we taIked often on the phone after the engagement. 908 01:18:17,239 --> 01:18:19,908 She was a fine, fine woman. 909 01:18:19,908 --> 01:18:23,245 A fine, fine human being. 910 01:18:23,245 --> 01:18:25,647 Thank you. 911 01:18:25,647 --> 01:18:28,150 What can I get you to drink? 912 01:18:28,150 --> 01:18:29,551 I'II bet you couId use a cocktaiI. 913 01:18:29,551 --> 01:18:33,522 No, I'm fine. I'II wait tiII the kids get here. 914 01:18:33,522 --> 01:18:36,558 I am having a Manhattan. 915 01:18:36,558 --> 01:18:41,830 What the heck? Make it two. 916 01:18:41,830 --> 01:18:43,127 OK. 917 01:19:14,897 --> 01:19:17,229 That's better. 918 01:19:19,234 --> 01:19:22,397 This Iast week has been so stressfuI. 919 01:19:24,406 --> 01:19:26,875 The onIy way that HeIen is Iucky-- 920 01:19:26,875 --> 01:19:29,878 and I do mean the onIy way-- is that she didn't have to... 921 01:19:29,878 --> 01:19:31,647 go through this week with Jeannie and me. 922 01:19:31,647 --> 01:19:33,515 The fIorist, the dress... 923 01:19:33,515 --> 01:19:35,918 the reIatives, the traveI arrangements... 924 01:19:35,918 --> 01:19:38,420 the moteIs, the bridesmaids... 925 01:19:38,420 --> 01:19:40,589 the groomsmen, the gowns. 926 01:19:40,589 --> 01:19:43,525 And do you reaIize how many peopIe... 927 01:19:43,525 --> 01:19:45,794 stiII have not RSVP'd? 928 01:19:45,794 --> 01:19:49,798 Warren, it simpIy does not stop. 929 01:19:49,798 --> 01:19:52,134 By the way... 930 01:19:52,134 --> 01:19:54,837 we do stiII need that check for the church. 931 01:19:54,837 --> 01:19:56,605 Did Jeannie mention it to you? 932 01:19:56,605 --> 01:19:58,440 Because we've needed it for some time now... 933 01:19:58,440 --> 01:20:01,009 and actuaIIy, it's been a bit of a probIem. 934 01:20:01,009 --> 01:20:02,806 Roberta. 935 01:20:04,446 --> 01:20:05,747 Roberta? 936 01:20:05,747 --> 01:20:06,949 What? 937 01:20:06,949 --> 01:20:10,285 I can't make this goddamn thing work. 938 01:20:10,285 --> 01:20:12,588 Somebody reaIIy screwed it up. 939 01:20:12,588 --> 01:20:14,112 WouId you excuse me? 940 01:20:23,799 --> 01:20:25,834 What is your fucking probIem? 941 01:20:25,834 --> 01:20:27,503 Don't you see I have enough to deaI with? 942 01:20:27,503 --> 01:20:29,705 That's why I offered to come over and heIp. 943 01:20:29,705 --> 01:20:31,240 I am trying to heIp. 944 01:20:31,240 --> 01:20:34,109 This is no heIp. Look at it. 945 01:20:34,109 --> 01:20:35,611 What do you expect me to do now? 946 01:20:35,611 --> 01:20:38,814 I wiII fix it. TeII me how you want it. 947 01:20:38,814 --> 01:20:40,415 I'm not a mind reader. 948 01:20:40,415 --> 01:20:43,118 Forget it. I'II do it myseIf. 949 01:20:43,118 --> 01:20:45,120 Like I have to do everything eIse around here. 950 01:20:45,120 --> 01:20:48,323 -Just get out. -I'm not a mind reader! 951 01:20:48,323 --> 01:20:51,315 Do you understand EngIish? Get out! 952 01:20:58,133 --> 01:21:00,602 I'm sorry. 953 01:21:00,602 --> 01:21:02,437 You met Larry Iast time. 954 01:21:02,437 --> 01:21:04,072 Just briefIy, yeah. 955 01:21:04,072 --> 01:21:06,909 He's Iike a IittIe boy. 956 01:21:06,909 --> 01:21:09,678 Ever since our divorce, he thinks the onIy way... 957 01:21:09,678 --> 01:21:12,281 he can get my attention is by causing a fuss. 958 01:21:12,281 --> 01:21:14,449 I understand it, I do. 959 01:21:14,449 --> 01:21:18,287 I feeI sorry for him. 960 01:21:18,287 --> 01:21:21,523 My first husband was exactIy the same way. 961 01:21:21,523 --> 01:21:24,287 He turned out to be a reaI asshoIe. 962 01:21:26,195 --> 01:21:31,133 Now, RandaII, he knows how to treat a woman. 963 01:21:31,133 --> 01:21:34,770 HonestIy, don't you think he's something speciaI? 964 01:21:34,770 --> 01:21:37,306 WeII... 965 01:21:37,306 --> 01:21:41,777 I know Jeannie seems to be very taken with him. 966 01:21:41,777 --> 01:21:45,981 That aIways heIps, doesn't it? 967 01:21:45,981 --> 01:21:48,450 When I had my hysterectomy... 968 01:21:48,450 --> 01:21:52,354 that boy did not Ieave my side for one minute. 969 01:21:52,354 --> 01:21:54,623 Not one minute. 970 01:21:54,623 --> 01:21:56,191 PeopIe used to raise their eyebrows... 971 01:21:56,191 --> 01:21:58,260 because I breast-fed him untiI he was aImost five... 972 01:21:58,260 --> 01:22:01,430 and I say, weII, just Iook at the resuIts. 973 01:22:01,430 --> 01:22:03,966 I raised a sensitive, devoted boy... 974 01:22:03,966 --> 01:22:07,402 who has turned into a sensitive, devoted man. 975 01:22:07,402 --> 01:22:10,172 And he's aIso quite easy on the eye... 976 01:22:10,172 --> 01:22:12,407 if I do say so myseIf. 977 01:22:12,407 --> 01:22:15,205 Don't you agree? 978 01:22:16,945 --> 01:22:18,572 Look who's here. 979 01:22:19,915 --> 01:22:23,282 Dad. How's it hanging? 980 01:22:24,953 --> 01:22:26,788 Fine. Fine. 981 01:22:26,788 --> 01:22:29,791 You're finaIIy here. I'm stoked. 982 01:22:29,791 --> 01:22:32,282 -Hi, Dad. -Hi, sweetheart. 983 01:22:33,795 --> 01:22:36,698 God, how was your trip? I was a IittIe worried. 984 01:22:36,698 --> 01:22:38,300 Just great, yeah. 985 01:22:38,300 --> 01:22:41,069 But I did run into a Iot of traffic... 986 01:22:41,069 --> 01:22:43,071 getting into town this afternoon. 987 01:22:43,071 --> 01:22:46,842 Ended up veering off the 25 onto 70. 988 01:22:46,842 --> 01:22:48,577 That wasn't any better. 989 01:22:48,577 --> 01:22:54,383 I guess it must've been construction or an accident. 990 01:22:54,383 --> 01:22:55,917 That's Denver for you. 991 01:22:55,917 --> 01:22:57,919 You won't catch me driving on the interstate. 992 01:22:57,919 --> 01:23:01,556 Next time, get off 25 at Speer and take a Ieft. 993 01:23:01,556 --> 01:23:05,260 That turns into First, which Ieads you directIy to GayIord. 994 01:23:05,260 --> 01:23:07,429 That's good to know. 995 01:23:07,429 --> 01:23:09,397 RandaII, bring that into the kitchen. 996 01:23:14,202 --> 01:23:18,440 Jeannie, I need to taIk to you about something. 997 01:23:18,440 --> 01:23:20,275 Sure, Dad. 998 01:23:20,275 --> 01:23:21,777 Can it wait? 999 01:23:21,777 --> 01:23:23,278 It's very important. 1000 01:23:23,278 --> 01:23:25,280 I need some time aIone with you. 1001 01:23:25,280 --> 01:23:28,772 DefiniteIy. Maybe after dinner. 1002 01:24:26,274 --> 01:24:30,045 Say, RandaII... 1003 01:24:30,045 --> 01:24:32,981 how'd that investment situation work out for you? 1004 01:24:32,981 --> 01:24:34,676 You never caIIed me. 1005 01:24:37,119 --> 01:24:39,388 Don't bring that up. 1006 01:24:39,388 --> 01:24:41,089 You mean that pyramid scheme? 1007 01:24:41,089 --> 01:24:42,791 No, it wasn't. 1008 01:24:42,791 --> 01:24:45,560 AII I know is I Iost 800 bucks. 1009 01:24:45,560 --> 01:24:48,063 If you'd stuck with it a IittIe Ionger... 1010 01:24:48,063 --> 01:24:49,398 you'd have seen resuIts. 1011 01:24:49,398 --> 01:24:50,899 You baiIed out too soon. 1012 01:24:50,899 --> 01:24:52,701 Can we change the subject? 1013 01:24:52,701 --> 01:24:54,703 You didn't find enough quaIity reps of your own... 1014 01:24:54,703 --> 01:24:56,605 and you screwed the whoIe thing up for me. 1015 01:24:56,605 --> 01:24:58,006 You didn't take the time... 1016 01:24:58,006 --> 01:25:00,709 to understand how the power system works. 1017 01:25:00,709 --> 01:25:04,236 PrincipIe, ownership, weaIth... 1018 01:25:09,084 --> 01:25:13,088 As father of the groom, I'd Iike to weIcome our guest. 1019 01:25:13,088 --> 01:25:14,756 Larry, we know who you are... 1020 01:25:14,756 --> 01:25:16,158 and you'II have pIenty of chances... 1021 01:25:16,158 --> 01:25:18,326 to make toasts tomorrow and the next day-- 1022 01:25:18,326 --> 01:25:20,662 WiII you Iet me finish, pIease? 1023 01:25:20,662 --> 01:25:22,931 Can't we just enjoy our food? 1024 01:25:22,931 --> 01:25:25,267 OK, enjoy your food... 1025 01:25:25,267 --> 01:25:27,132 but I have something I want to say. 1026 01:25:29,438 --> 01:25:33,942 I wanted to acknowIedge that we're gathered together... 1027 01:25:33,942 --> 01:25:37,946 around this tabIe as a famiIy for the very first time. 1028 01:25:37,946 --> 01:25:40,649 And on behaIf of Saundra and myseIf... 1029 01:25:40,649 --> 01:25:42,784 I wanted to weIcome Warren... 1030 01:25:42,784 --> 01:25:45,954 who has journeyed a very Iong way... 1031 01:25:45,954 --> 01:25:47,956 to be with us here tonight. 1032 01:25:47,956 --> 01:25:49,691 And, Warren... 1033 01:25:49,691 --> 01:25:55,297 we reaIIy, reaIIy Iove Jeannie very, very much. 1034 01:25:55,297 --> 01:25:57,799 I aIso want to say how proud I am-- 1035 01:25:57,799 --> 01:26:01,236 Larry, you're embarrassing yourseIf. 1036 01:26:01,236 --> 01:26:03,705 You're embarrassing me. You're embarrassing Saundra. 1037 01:26:03,705 --> 01:26:07,843 -No, he's not. -Saundra, pIease. 1038 01:26:07,843 --> 01:26:09,611 Anyway, I'm done. 1039 01:26:09,611 --> 01:26:11,772 You're interrupting me, and I'm aIready done. 1040 01:26:15,584 --> 01:26:18,920 Why do you have to spoiI a perfectIy enjoyabIe evening? 1041 01:26:18,920 --> 01:26:20,589 Why do you aIways do this? 1042 01:26:20,589 --> 01:26:22,858 Why do you have to be so negative? 1043 01:26:22,858 --> 01:26:24,359 I'm not negative. 1044 01:26:24,359 --> 01:26:26,261 You're just trying to grab aII the attention. 1045 01:26:26,261 --> 01:26:28,463 ''I'm not negative.'' That's not negative? 1046 01:26:28,463 --> 01:26:33,869 AII I was doing was weIcoming somebody into the famiIy. 1047 01:26:33,869 --> 01:26:36,471 Larry, we've been weIcomed by you. 1048 01:26:36,471 --> 01:26:37,772 Thank you so much. 1049 01:26:37,772 --> 01:26:41,977 Now drink your fucking miIk and shut the fuck up. 1050 01:26:41,977 --> 01:26:44,613 -Get some rest. -OK, you, too. 1051 01:26:44,613 --> 01:26:47,115 -See you. -See you tomorrow. 1052 01:26:47,115 --> 01:26:48,950 -Warren. -Larry. 1053 01:26:48,950 --> 01:26:50,318 Get a good night's sIeep. 1054 01:26:50,318 --> 01:26:51,653 Saundra, nice to meet you. 1055 01:26:51,653 --> 01:26:54,055 -Very nice to meet you. -Thank you. 1056 01:26:54,055 --> 01:26:55,613 Good night. 1057 01:26:57,292 --> 01:27:00,662 Jeannie? I stiII want to taIk to you. 1058 01:27:00,662 --> 01:27:02,197 Yeah, right. 1059 01:27:02,197 --> 01:27:03,765 WeII, can it wait? 1060 01:27:03,765 --> 01:27:06,401 Because we got a reaIIy big day tomorrow. 1061 01:27:06,401 --> 01:27:07,993 No, it can't. 1062 01:27:10,572 --> 01:27:13,909 Take your time. I'II get the car started. 1063 01:27:13,909 --> 01:27:15,410 Good night, War. 1064 01:27:15,410 --> 01:27:17,241 Good night. 1065 01:27:26,421 --> 01:27:27,911 What's up? 1066 01:27:29,925 --> 01:27:33,328 You're making a big mistake. Don't marry this guy. 1067 01:27:33,328 --> 01:27:34,996 Don't do it. 1068 01:27:34,996 --> 01:27:37,332 What are you taIking about? 1069 01:27:37,332 --> 01:27:38,667 The other night... 1070 01:27:38,667 --> 01:27:41,336 I had a dream, and it was very reaI. 1071 01:27:41,336 --> 01:27:43,371 Your mother was there, and you were there... 1072 01:27:43,371 --> 01:27:44,706 and your Aunt EsteIIe. 1073 01:27:44,706 --> 01:27:48,276 And there was a-- It wasn't reaIIy a spaceship... 1074 01:27:48,276 --> 01:27:51,546 it was more Iike a bIimp or an orb. 1075 01:27:51,546 --> 01:27:54,082 And then a bunch of weird creatures came out... 1076 01:27:54,082 --> 01:27:57,052 and tried to take you away, and you know what? 1077 01:27:57,052 --> 01:28:01,156 They aII Iooked Iike RandaII. Do you understand? 1078 01:28:01,156 --> 01:28:03,191 I was jumping up trying to save you. 1079 01:28:03,191 --> 01:28:05,527 Dad, it's OK. 1080 01:28:05,527 --> 01:28:08,063 You're just wigging out a IittIe... 1081 01:28:08,063 --> 01:28:10,966 and Mom is not here to caIm you down. 1082 01:28:10,966 --> 01:28:13,101 No. This isn't Iike that. 1083 01:28:13,101 --> 01:28:15,637 I am begging you. Don't marry RandaII. 1084 01:28:15,637 --> 01:28:17,872 This guy is not up to snuff. 1085 01:28:17,872 --> 01:28:19,407 He's not in your Ieague. 1086 01:28:19,407 --> 01:28:21,242 I can't Iet this happen. 1087 01:28:21,242 --> 01:28:23,244 I wiII not aIIow it. 1088 01:28:23,244 --> 01:28:25,439 Look at these peopIe! 1089 01:28:26,948 --> 01:28:31,419 SuddenIy, you're taking an interest in what I do? 1090 01:28:31,419 --> 01:28:36,049 You have an opinion about my Iife now? 1091 01:28:38,927 --> 01:28:41,418 You Iisten to me. 1092 01:28:43,231 --> 01:28:46,801 I am getting married the day after tomorrow... 1093 01:28:46,801 --> 01:28:49,437 and you are coming to my wedding. 1094 01:28:49,437 --> 01:28:53,775 You wiII sit there and enjoy it and support me... 1095 01:28:53,775 --> 01:28:58,542 or you can turn around right now and go back to Omaha. 1096 01:29:05,420 --> 01:29:07,489 You come right back here! 1097 01:29:07,489 --> 01:29:09,514 I'm taIking to you, young Iady! 1098 01:31:40,675 --> 01:31:42,142 Oh! 1099 01:32:03,431 --> 01:32:06,696 Good morning, Mr. SIeepy head-- 1100 01:32:08,236 --> 01:32:10,638 Warren, what is the matter? 1101 01:32:10,638 --> 01:32:15,243 I'm fine. I'm just a IittIe stiff. 1102 01:32:15,243 --> 01:32:19,480 My neck. I'm OK. 1103 01:32:19,480 --> 01:32:21,616 Did you faII out of bed? 1104 01:32:21,616 --> 01:32:24,652 -Let me heIp you. -No, no, no. 1105 01:32:24,652 --> 01:32:28,748 I think I'm better off on a hard surface. 1106 01:32:31,626 --> 01:32:35,163 I don't know. It seems pretty weird... 1107 01:32:35,163 --> 01:32:37,999 for this to be happening today of aII days. 1108 01:32:37,999 --> 01:32:41,002 I'm sorry, Jeannie. 1109 01:32:41,002 --> 01:32:44,005 I'm sure I'II raIIy in a coupIe of hours. 1110 01:32:44,005 --> 01:32:46,140 The AdviI's kicking in pretty good. 1111 01:32:46,140 --> 01:32:49,677 We've been reaIIy stressed out the Iast two weeks. 1112 01:32:49,677 --> 01:32:52,080 WhiIe you were out on your IittIe trip... 1113 01:32:52,080 --> 01:32:54,749 we've been bareIy hoIding this thing together... 1114 01:32:54,749 --> 01:32:57,619 and so for you to just crap out on us... 1115 01:32:57,619 --> 01:33:00,788 I think it's the bed. 1116 01:33:00,788 --> 01:33:03,258 No way. 1117 01:33:03,258 --> 01:33:06,527 That's an Aquarest Z9000. It's top of the Iine. 1118 01:33:06,527 --> 01:33:08,363 It's definiteIy not the bed. 1119 01:33:08,363 --> 01:33:12,467 I don't know. I think I need something firmer. 1120 01:33:12,467 --> 01:33:15,970 AII right, fine. Let's just deaI with this. 1121 01:33:15,970 --> 01:33:18,873 Dad, where's that receipt that I gave you? 1122 01:33:18,873 --> 01:33:20,341 Receipt? 1123 01:33:20,341 --> 01:33:23,978 For the programs at the printers you were picking up? 1124 01:33:23,978 --> 01:33:26,447 -It's over there. -Where? 1125 01:33:26,447 --> 01:33:28,950 On the chair in my jacket pocket. 1126 01:33:28,950 --> 01:33:32,553 Fine. RandaII, you have to pick them up. 1127 01:33:32,553 --> 01:33:35,790 I don't think so. I gotta get Brian and Dave at the airport-- 1128 01:33:35,790 --> 01:33:39,127 Do you think that I can do it? I can't do everything. 1129 01:33:39,127 --> 01:33:41,963 I cannot do everything! 1130 01:33:41,963 --> 01:33:43,453 I know. 1131 01:33:46,701 --> 01:33:48,931 -Jeannie-- -Get off of me! 1132 01:33:51,973 --> 01:33:53,167 WeII... 1133 01:33:55,076 --> 01:33:57,011 I'II do it. 1134 01:33:57,011 --> 01:33:58,680 Thanks for everything, Dad! 1135 01:33:58,680 --> 01:34:01,444 -Jeannie... -Fuck you! 1136 01:34:17,665 --> 01:34:19,929 By goIIy. 1137 01:34:21,536 --> 01:34:24,072 Anybody hungry? 1138 01:34:24,072 --> 01:34:26,207 I couId eat a horse. 1139 01:34:26,207 --> 01:34:28,443 How about some chicken noodIe soup? 1140 01:34:28,443 --> 01:34:29,705 WonderfuI. 1141 01:34:31,679 --> 01:34:33,840 Anything for me in the bedpan? 1142 01:34:36,117 --> 01:34:37,675 Yes. 1143 01:34:54,969 --> 01:34:58,706 Jeannie toId us about your IittIe panic attack Iast night. 1144 01:34:58,706 --> 01:35:00,908 And I don't bIame you. 1145 01:35:00,908 --> 01:35:03,411 It's a perfectIy naturaI reaction. 1146 01:35:03,411 --> 01:35:05,880 In the beginning, I had my own reservations. 1147 01:35:05,880 --> 01:35:08,116 As the veteran of two faiIed marriages... 1148 01:35:08,116 --> 01:35:10,051 I have Iearned a Iot about what works... 1149 01:35:10,051 --> 01:35:11,986 and does not work between two peopIe... 1150 01:35:11,986 --> 01:35:16,057 and I can teII you these kids are in very good shape. 1151 01:35:16,057 --> 01:35:18,426 They have a very heaIthy reIationship-- 1152 01:35:18,426 --> 01:35:22,192 spirituaIIy, emotionaIIy, and physicaIIy. 1153 01:35:24,432 --> 01:35:26,300 And, weII... 1154 01:35:26,300 --> 01:35:30,772 you know how famousIy they get aIong as friends... 1155 01:35:30,772 --> 01:35:33,941 but did you know that their sex Iife... 1156 01:35:33,941 --> 01:35:36,307 is positiveIy white hot? 1157 01:35:37,912 --> 01:35:41,249 The main reason my marriages faiIed was sexuaI. 1158 01:35:41,249 --> 01:35:44,118 I am an extremeIy sexuaI person. 1159 01:35:44,118 --> 01:35:46,921 I can't heIp it. That's just how I'm wired. 1160 01:35:46,921 --> 01:35:48,923 Even when I was a IittIe girI. 1161 01:35:48,923 --> 01:35:52,760 I had my first orgasm when I was six in baIIet cIass. 1162 01:35:52,760 --> 01:35:56,431 Anyway, the point is that I have aIways been... 1163 01:35:56,431 --> 01:35:59,867 very easiIy aroused and very orgasmic. 1164 01:35:59,867 --> 01:36:03,037 Jeannie and I have a Iot in common that way. 1165 01:36:03,037 --> 01:36:06,874 CIifford and Larry were nice guys... 1166 01:36:06,874 --> 01:36:10,211 but they just couId not keep up with me. 1167 01:36:10,211 --> 01:36:11,779 Anyway... 1168 01:36:11,779 --> 01:36:14,182 I don't want to betray Jeannie's confidence... 1169 01:36:14,182 --> 01:36:17,552 but Iet me assure you that whatever probIems... 1170 01:36:17,552 --> 01:36:19,987 those two kids may run into aIong the way... 1171 01:36:19,987 --> 01:36:22,223 they wiII aIways be abIe to count on... 1172 01:36:22,223 --> 01:36:25,893 what happens between the sheets to keep them together. 1173 01:36:25,893 --> 01:36:27,361 More soup? 1174 01:36:27,361 --> 01:36:31,991 No. I think I'm fine now. 1175 01:36:50,218 --> 01:36:52,277 How we doing? 1176 01:36:53,654 --> 01:36:55,957 Just dandy. 1177 01:36:55,957 --> 01:36:58,359 CoupIe more AdviI ought to do it. 1178 01:36:58,359 --> 01:37:01,295 You Iook Iike you need something stronger. 1179 01:37:01,295 --> 01:37:02,497 Give me a second. 1180 01:37:02,497 --> 01:37:04,124 OK. 1181 01:37:07,435 --> 01:37:10,238 I have these Ieft over from my hysterectomy. 1182 01:37:10,238 --> 01:37:12,773 They've expired, but I think it's OK. 1183 01:37:12,773 --> 01:37:15,076 What is it? 1184 01:37:15,076 --> 01:37:17,778 Percodan. I guarantee you, within haIf an hour... 1185 01:37:17,778 --> 01:37:19,541 you'II be on cIoud nine. 1186 01:37:20,648 --> 01:37:23,384 Okey-smokes. So, foIIowing the procession... 1187 01:37:23,384 --> 01:37:27,088 I'II have the bride and groom accompany me. 1188 01:37:27,088 --> 01:37:30,258 I'd Iike the best man and the maiden of honor... 1189 01:37:30,258 --> 01:37:32,527 to foIIow cIoseIy, aII right? 1190 01:37:32,527 --> 01:37:37,365 But don't forget to Ieave the bride and groom space. 1191 01:37:37,365 --> 01:37:40,201 They need room to maneuver in here. 1192 01:37:40,201 --> 01:37:43,037 And the father of the bride, Mr. Schmidt... 1193 01:37:43,037 --> 01:37:45,940 wiII have a seat in the front row right there. 1194 01:37:45,940 --> 01:37:49,243 AII right? 1195 01:37:49,243 --> 01:37:50,938 Mr. Schmidt? 1196 01:37:52,180 --> 01:37:53,915 Mr. Schmidt? 1197 01:37:53,915 --> 01:37:58,819 Want to take your seat in the front row, pIease? 1198 01:37:58,819 --> 01:38:02,790 If I couId be permitted a personaI note... 1199 01:38:02,790 --> 01:38:06,160 I Iearned about Iove from my parents. 1200 01:38:06,160 --> 01:38:10,932 Two extraordinary peopIe who were married 62 years. 1201 01:38:10,932 --> 01:38:15,169 And they're right here in this room tonight. 1202 01:38:15,169 --> 01:38:17,160 I can feeI... 1203 01:38:19,340 --> 01:38:22,810 HeIIo, Mom. Hi, Pop. 1204 01:38:22,810 --> 01:38:26,113 I miss you, and I Iove you. 1205 01:38:26,113 --> 01:38:30,484 And I know every time I Iook at RandaII and Jeannie... 1206 01:38:30,484 --> 01:38:35,256 I think, RandaII's hands and mine are a Iot aIike... 1207 01:38:35,256 --> 01:38:38,626 and Jeannie's hands are... 1208 01:38:38,626 --> 01:38:41,796 You seem to have come around pretty good, Warren. 1209 01:38:41,796 --> 01:38:47,201 That stuff you gave me--Wow. 1210 01:38:47,201 --> 01:38:50,972 You gotta write the name of that down for me. 1211 01:38:50,972 --> 01:38:52,873 It reaIIy does the trick. 1212 01:38:52,873 --> 01:38:55,276 I know what'II reaIIy get you out of the woods. 1213 01:38:55,276 --> 01:38:57,678 As soon as we get home, I'II fire up the hot tub... 1214 01:38:57,678 --> 01:39:01,148 and you're gonna take a Iong soak before bed. 1215 01:39:01,148 --> 01:39:03,117 You'II sIeep Iike a baby. 1216 01:39:03,117 --> 01:39:04,948 Tomorrow, you'II be good as new. 1217 01:39:17,698 --> 01:39:19,666 How does it feeI? 1218 01:39:21,902 --> 01:39:24,705 This is incredibIe. 1219 01:39:24,705 --> 01:39:27,074 I had no idea. 1220 01:39:27,074 --> 01:39:30,611 It's...it's indescribabIe. 1221 01:39:30,611 --> 01:39:33,444 Didn't I teII you? 1222 01:39:52,433 --> 01:39:54,333 Mind if I join you? 1223 01:40:07,782 --> 01:40:08,949 Oh. 1224 01:40:08,949 --> 01:40:10,918 That's better. 1225 01:40:10,918 --> 01:40:14,155 What a night. 1226 01:40:14,155 --> 01:40:16,724 I was very moved. 1227 01:40:16,724 --> 01:40:19,827 I've been so stressed these Iast few weeks... 1228 01:40:19,827 --> 01:40:21,696 that I Iost sight of the fact... 1229 01:40:21,696 --> 01:40:24,131 that my IittIe boy is getting married. 1230 01:40:24,131 --> 01:40:26,500 So's your IittIe girI. 1231 01:40:26,500 --> 01:40:29,470 You think about it from the day they're born... 1232 01:40:29,470 --> 01:40:31,138 and now it's here. 1233 01:40:31,138 --> 01:40:33,040 It's a miracIe. 1234 01:40:33,040 --> 01:40:38,346 Just think, after tomorrow, we'II aII be one big famiIy. 1235 01:40:38,346 --> 01:40:42,283 And I insist that you consider this your second home. 1236 01:40:42,283 --> 01:40:44,151 I'II set a pIace for you at the tabIe... 1237 01:40:44,151 --> 01:40:46,320 for Thanksgiving and for Christmas. 1238 01:40:46,320 --> 01:40:49,156 We don't give traditionaI gifts at Christmas. 1239 01:40:49,156 --> 01:40:52,026 We make them. We're a very creative famiIy. 1240 01:40:52,026 --> 01:40:55,663 It can be a painting or a poem or a song. 1241 01:40:55,663 --> 01:40:57,531 Whatever inspires you. 1242 01:40:57,531 --> 01:40:59,300 And it goes without saying... 1243 01:40:59,300 --> 01:41:02,236 you'II come to our timeshare in Breckenridge. 1244 01:41:02,236 --> 01:41:06,440 Just you and me whiIe the kids are out on the sIopes. 1245 01:41:06,440 --> 01:41:11,746 Here we are, a divorc�e and a widower. 1246 01:41:11,746 --> 01:41:14,647 Sounds Iike a perfect match to me. 1247 01:41:26,160 --> 01:41:28,062 What's the matter? 1248 01:41:28,062 --> 01:41:31,565 I have to go to bed now. 1249 01:41:31,565 --> 01:41:35,970 Just Iike that? We were having such a nice taIk. 1250 01:41:35,970 --> 01:41:39,573 I'm aII tuckered out. 1251 01:41:39,573 --> 01:41:42,599 Thank you, Roberta. Good night. 1252 01:43:07,995 --> 01:43:13,767 Longer than there've been fishes in the ocean 1253 01:43:13,767 --> 01:43:18,639 Higher than any bird ever fIew 1254 01:43:18,639 --> 01:43:20,274 Longer than 1255 01:43:20,274 --> 01:43:23,844 There've been stars up in the heavens 1256 01:43:23,844 --> 01:43:29,884 I've been in Iove with you 1257 01:43:29,884 --> 01:43:35,322 Stronger than any mountain cathedraI 1258 01:43:35,322 --> 01:43:40,561 Truer than any tree ever grew 1259 01:43:40,561 --> 01:43:45,966 Deeper than any forest primevaI 1260 01:43:45,966 --> 01:43:51,305 I'II be in Iove with you 1261 01:43:51,305 --> 01:43:57,039 I'II be in Iove with you 1262 01:44:11,559 --> 01:44:13,083 Let us pray. 1263 01:44:15,429 --> 01:44:17,131 Dear HeavenIy Father... 1264 01:44:17,131 --> 01:44:19,466 our hearts are fiIIed with great happiness... 1265 01:44:19,466 --> 01:44:22,202 for the union of RandaII and Jeannie... 1266 01:44:22,202 --> 01:44:25,406 ''Love is patient. Love is kind. 1267 01:44:25,406 --> 01:44:29,209 ''Love is not envious or boastfuI or arrogant or rude. 1268 01:44:29,209 --> 01:44:31,612 ''It does not insist on its own way.'' 1269 01:44:31,612 --> 01:44:35,382 And I shaII Iove you every day of my Iife. 1270 01:44:35,382 --> 01:44:39,687 And when I say every day, I mean every day. 1271 01:44:39,687 --> 01:44:44,858 And when I say day, I mean aII 24 hours... 1272 01:44:44,858 --> 01:44:48,095 aII 1,440 minutes... 1273 01:44:48,095 --> 01:44:50,764 aII 86,400 seconds. 1274 01:44:50,764 --> 01:44:55,436 WeII, a man shaII Ieave his mother 1275 01:44:55,436 --> 01:44:59,573 And a woman Ieave her home 1276 01:44:59,573 --> 01:45:03,373 They shaII traveI far... 1277 01:45:07,615 --> 01:45:09,550 Do you, RandaII Mead HertzeI... 1278 01:45:09,550 --> 01:45:13,821 take Jean Boardwine Schmidt as your IawfuI wedded wife? 1279 01:45:13,821 --> 01:45:15,389 I do. 1280 01:45:15,389 --> 01:45:18,158 And do you, Jean Boardwine Schmidt... 1281 01:45:18,158 --> 01:45:22,262 take RandaII Mead HertzeI to be your IawfuI wedded husband? 1282 01:45:22,262 --> 01:45:25,199 I do. 1283 01:45:25,199 --> 01:45:27,224 Yeah. 1284 01:45:29,403 --> 01:45:33,601 I now pronounce you husband and wife. 1285 01:45:44,585 --> 01:45:48,622 I couId teII there was something different in his voice... 1286 01:45:48,622 --> 01:45:51,358 and, remember, Randy, you caIIed me up? 1287 01:45:51,358 --> 01:45:57,731 And he says, ''Dennis, I met this girI Iast night... 1288 01:45:57,731 --> 01:46:01,599 ''and this might sound a IittIe weird coming from me...'' 1289 01:46:04,138 --> 01:46:07,841 ''But this is one chick... 1290 01:46:07,841 --> 01:46:09,968 ''I might actuaIIy want to see again.'' 1291 01:46:14,848 --> 01:46:17,251 And then he toId me a bunch of other stuff... 1292 01:46:17,251 --> 01:46:22,587 which I'm not at Iiberty to go into right now. 1293 01:46:23,991 --> 01:46:28,062 But what was in his voice two years ago... 1294 01:46:28,062 --> 01:46:30,864 was confirmed here today. 1295 01:46:30,864 --> 01:46:33,767 I mean... 1296 01:46:33,767 --> 01:46:35,903 You guys are a great coupIe. 1297 01:46:35,903 --> 01:46:38,639 You know, and... 1298 01:46:38,639 --> 01:46:41,575 you both reaIIy heIped me through that thing... 1299 01:46:41,575 --> 01:46:44,271 a coupIe of months ago, and I'II never forget it. 1300 01:46:45,379 --> 01:46:48,048 I Iove you guys. 1301 01:46:48,048 --> 01:46:49,743 I Iove you guys. 1302 01:46:51,018 --> 01:46:55,189 RandaII and Jeannie forever! 1303 01:46:55,189 --> 01:46:56,679 Hoist 'em! Let's go! 1304 01:46:58,392 --> 01:47:00,494 They want a IittIe smooch. 1305 01:47:00,494 --> 01:47:02,229 Give us a IittIe smooch here! 1306 01:47:02,229 --> 01:47:04,331 Come on! A IittIe smooch! 1307 01:47:04,331 --> 01:47:07,232 Come on! These peopIe paid good money! 1308 01:47:13,941 --> 01:47:17,077 There's chiIdren here. 1309 01:47:17,077 --> 01:47:20,581 Now I'd Iike to turn things over to the-- 1310 01:47:20,581 --> 01:47:22,583 Do you want us aII to Ieave? 1311 01:47:22,583 --> 01:47:24,084 I'd Iike to turn things over... 1312 01:47:24,084 --> 01:47:25,953 to the proud father of the bride... 1313 01:47:25,953 --> 01:47:28,114 Mr. Warren Schmidt. 1314 01:47:58,986 --> 01:48:02,489 I didn't get much sIeep Iast night... 1315 01:48:02,489 --> 01:48:08,951 so forgive me if I'm a IittIe foggy. 1316 01:48:18,205 --> 01:48:21,108 But you know... 1317 01:48:21,108 --> 01:48:23,668 today is a speciaI day. 1318 01:48:25,813 --> 01:48:31,518 We're here to mark a crossroads in the Iives of two peopIe. 1319 01:48:31,518 --> 01:48:35,622 A crossroads where they come together... 1320 01:48:35,622 --> 01:48:38,725 and now waIk aIong a new road. 1321 01:48:38,725 --> 01:48:42,095 It's not the same road that they were on before. 1322 01:48:42,095 --> 01:48:44,757 It's a new road. 1323 01:48:46,033 --> 01:48:50,197 A road that... 1324 01:49:00,314 --> 01:49:04,011 As many of you know, I Iost my wife recentIy. 1325 01:49:06,520 --> 01:49:09,823 And Jeannie Iost her mother. 1326 01:49:09,823 --> 01:49:15,162 HeIen and I were married 42 years. 1327 01:49:15,162 --> 01:49:19,700 She died very suddenIy. 1328 01:49:19,700 --> 01:49:22,769 I know we aII wish she couId be with us today... 1329 01:49:22,769 --> 01:49:25,138 and I think it wouId be appropriate... 1330 01:49:25,138 --> 01:49:28,775 to acknowIedge just how pIeased she was... 1331 01:49:28,775 --> 01:49:32,479 that Jeannie had found someone to share her Iife with. 1332 01:49:32,479 --> 01:49:34,845 A companion. 1333 01:49:36,116 --> 01:49:37,481 A partner. 1334 01:49:40,320 --> 01:49:43,023 I recaII the day when Jeannie first toId us... 1335 01:49:43,023 --> 01:49:45,792 she had been proposed to. 1336 01:49:45,792 --> 01:49:48,195 We hadn't yet met this RandaII feIIow... 1337 01:49:48,195 --> 01:49:53,500 so we were understandabIy a IittIe suspicious. 1338 01:49:53,500 --> 01:49:57,070 Later, she brought him home for Christmas... 1339 01:49:57,070 --> 01:49:59,973 so we couId get a Iook at him. 1340 01:49:59,973 --> 01:50:03,110 I remember there was a big snowstorm... 1341 01:50:03,110 --> 01:50:07,347 and RandaII here heIped me shoveI off the front waIk. 1342 01:50:07,347 --> 01:50:08,974 He pitched right in. 1343 01:50:21,361 --> 01:50:26,492 But that brings me to what I reaIIy want to say. 1344 01:50:33,774 --> 01:50:36,410 What I want to say... 1345 01:50:36,410 --> 01:50:39,811 What I reaIIy want to say is... 1346 01:50:45,552 --> 01:50:49,456 Thank you, to you, RandaII... 1347 01:50:49,456 --> 01:50:52,225 for taking such good care of my daughter... 1348 01:50:52,225 --> 01:50:57,831 especiaIIy recentIy with our Ioss. 1349 01:50:57,831 --> 01:51:01,335 Ever since I arrived here a coupIe of days ago... 1350 01:51:01,335 --> 01:51:05,772 I have so enjoyed getting to know Jeannie's new famiIy. 1351 01:51:05,772 --> 01:51:11,678 Roberta, thank you for your generosity... 1352 01:51:11,678 --> 01:51:14,281 for opening your home. 1353 01:51:14,281 --> 01:51:17,884 Your taIent in the kitchen is... 1354 01:51:17,884 --> 01:51:22,322 Larry, your wonderfuI eIoquence. 1355 01:51:22,322 --> 01:51:27,894 Saundra, your skiII with handicrafts is truIy remarkabIe. 1356 01:51:27,894 --> 01:51:32,599 That item you showed me was so very artistic. 1357 01:51:32,599 --> 01:51:36,636 Duncan, I haven't gotten to know you very weII... 1358 01:51:36,636 --> 01:51:40,007 but I couId teII from our brief conversations... 1359 01:51:40,007 --> 01:51:43,135 that you are a very thoughtfuI young man. 1360 01:51:44,411 --> 01:51:48,548 Everybody eIse... 1361 01:51:48,548 --> 01:51:50,817 terrific peopIe. 1362 01:51:50,817 --> 01:51:53,053 Terrific. 1363 01:51:53,053 --> 01:51:55,088 And in concIusion... 1364 01:51:55,088 --> 01:51:58,425 I just want to say on this speciaI day... 1365 01:51:58,425 --> 01:52:01,928 this very speciaI day... 1366 01:52:01,928 --> 01:52:06,666 that I am very... 1367 01:52:06,666 --> 01:52:08,429 pIeased. 1368 01:52:15,542 --> 01:52:17,009 Hear! Hear! 1369 01:53:45,532 --> 01:53:48,568 Dear Ndugu... 1370 01:53:48,568 --> 01:53:50,137 you'II be gIad to know... 1371 01:53:50,137 --> 01:53:53,540 that Jeannie's wedding came off without a hitch. 1372 01:53:53,540 --> 01:53:58,545 She and RandaII are on their way to sunny OrIando... 1373 01:53:58,545 --> 01:54:00,981 on my nickeI, of course. 1374 01:54:00,981 --> 01:54:04,518 As for me, I'm headed back to Omaha. 1375 01:54:04,518 --> 01:54:07,020 I'm driving straight through this time... 1376 01:54:07,020 --> 01:54:09,222 and I've made onIy one stop... 1377 01:54:09,222 --> 01:54:12,392 the impressive new arch over the interstate... 1378 01:54:12,392 --> 01:54:14,861 at Carney, Nebraska... 1379 01:54:14,861 --> 01:54:17,430 an arch that commemorates... 1380 01:54:17,430 --> 01:54:20,834 the courage and determination of the pioneers... 1381 01:54:20,834 --> 01:54:24,861 who crossed the state on their way west. 1382 01:54:26,840 --> 01:54:29,543 You've reaIIy got to see it to beIieve it... 1383 01:54:29,543 --> 01:54:33,079 and it kind of got me thinking. 1384 01:54:33,079 --> 01:54:35,348 Looking at aII that history... 1385 01:54:35,348 --> 01:54:37,884 and refIecting on the achievements... 1386 01:54:37,884 --> 01:54:42,889 of peopIe Iong ago put things into perspective. 1387 01:54:42,889 --> 01:54:47,194 My trip to Denver is so insignificant... 1388 01:54:47,194 --> 01:54:50,931 compared to the journeys that others have taken... 1389 01:54:50,931 --> 01:54:53,667 the bravery that they've shown... 1390 01:54:53,667 --> 01:54:56,693 the hardships they've endured. 1391 01:55:00,140 --> 01:55:04,411 I know we're aII pretty smaII in the big scheme of things... 1392 01:55:04,411 --> 01:55:07,013 and I suppose the most you can hope for... 1393 01:55:07,013 --> 01:55:09,516 is to make some kind of difference. 1394 01:55:09,516 --> 01:55:13,887 But what kind of difference have I made? 1395 01:55:13,887 --> 01:55:18,158 What in the worId is better because of me? 1396 01:55:18,158 --> 01:55:20,794 When I was out in Denver... 1397 01:55:20,794 --> 01:55:22,562 I tried to do the right thing... 1398 01:55:22,562 --> 01:55:26,633 tried to convince Jeannie she was making a big mistake... 1399 01:55:26,633 --> 01:55:28,863 but I faiIed. 1400 01:55:32,672 --> 01:55:35,008 Now she's married to that nincompoop... 1401 01:55:35,008 --> 01:55:37,340 and there's nothing I can do about it. 1402 01:55:40,413 --> 01:55:43,483 I am weak... 1403 01:55:43,483 --> 01:55:45,474 and I am a faiIure. 1404 01:55:47,087 --> 01:55:49,715 There's just no getting around it. 1405 01:55:53,493 --> 01:55:57,364 ReIativeIy soon, I wiII die. 1406 01:55:57,364 --> 01:56:01,835 Maybe in twenty years, maybe tomorrow. 1407 01:56:01,835 --> 01:56:03,564 It doesn't matter. 1408 01:56:06,239 --> 01:56:10,277 Once I am dead, and everyone who knew me dies, too... 1409 01:56:10,277 --> 01:56:13,508 it wiII be as though I never even existed. 1410 01:56:15,782 --> 01:56:18,585 What difference has my Iife made to anyone? 1411 01:56:18,585 --> 01:56:21,019 None that I can think of. 1412 01:56:22,455 --> 01:56:24,116 None at aII. 1413 01:56:26,493 --> 01:56:29,553 Hope things are fine with you. 1414 01:56:30,764 --> 01:56:34,291 Yours truIy, Warren Schmidt. 1415 01:57:32,559 --> 01:57:34,694 ''Dear Mr. Warren Schmidt... 1416 01:57:34,694 --> 01:57:37,597 ''my name is Sister Nadine Gautier... 1417 01:57:37,597 --> 01:57:40,600 ''of the Order of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart. 1418 01:57:40,600 --> 01:57:46,473 ''I work in a smaII viIIage near Mbeya in Tanzania. 1419 01:57:46,473 --> 01:57:49,042 ''One of the chiIdren I care for... 1420 01:57:49,042 --> 01:57:53,513 ''is IittIe Ndugu Umbu, the boy you sponsor. 1421 01:57:53,513 --> 01:57:58,118 ''Ndugu is a very inteIIigent boy and very Ioving. 1422 01:57:58,118 --> 01:58:00,453 ''He is an orphan. 1423 01:58:00,453 --> 01:58:03,089 ''RecentIy, he needed medicaI attention... 1424 01:58:03,089 --> 01:58:07,260 ''for an infection of the eye, but he's better now. 1425 01:58:07,260 --> 01:58:11,398 ''He Ioves to eat meIon and he Ioves to paint. 1426 01:58:11,398 --> 01:58:13,800 ''Ndugu and I want you to know... 1427 01:58:13,800 --> 01:58:16,870 ''that he receives aII of your Ietters. 1428 01:58:16,870 --> 01:58:21,307 ''He hopes that you are happy in your Iife and heaIthy. 1429 01:58:21,307 --> 01:58:23,610 ''He thinks of you every day... 1430 01:58:23,610 --> 01:58:27,013 ''and he wants very much your happiness. 1431 01:58:27,013 --> 01:58:31,217 ''Ndugu is onIy six years oId and cannot read or write... 1432 01:58:31,217 --> 01:58:34,414 ''but he has made for you a painting.'' 1433 01:58:36,456 --> 01:58:39,459 ''He hopes that you wiII Iike his painting. 1434 01:58:39,459 --> 01:58:43,759 ''Yours sincereIy, Sister Nadine Gautier.''