2021 mileage: 805.5
I could have ridden outside today, had I wanted to bundle up and brave the 30° conditions. But instead, I chose to stay warm and ride our stationary bike.
Having yesterday watched Mary Poppins during my ride, today I watched Mary Poppins Returns, the long-awaited and greatly anticipated sequel to the 1964 classic. The sequel was released in theaters on December 19, 2018, and Michelle and I watched it (with great rejoicing) on New Year's Eve—though, I must say, it now seems impossibly long ago that there was once a time when we could all gather in a theater!
The movie is very high on star power. Julie Andrews could not reprise her title role, being now 85 years old and unable to sing any longer because of unfortunate results from throat surgery in 1997. While this is most dismaying, Emily Blunt does a splendid job as Mary Poppins in the sequel. DIck Van Dyke, who plays a key role in the first film, appears in the second (as a different character), performing this astonishing dance near the end of the film.
The sequel also features Hamilton creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, as Jack (the lamplighter), as shown in this song:
"Trip a Little Light Fantastic"
The movie also features Meryl Streep as Mary's distant, exotic, cousin Topsy:
Meryl Streep in "Turning Turtle"
At any rate, it made for a good ride, of 2 hours 6 minutes (30.2 miles).
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