One horse goes one way, and the other horse goes the other way

The title of today’s post is inspired by the movie, Goodfellas. There’s a scene where Tommy (played by Joe Pesci), accompanied by Jimmy (Robert DeNiro) and Henry (Ray Liotta) go to Tommy’s mother’s house late at night to grab a shovel so they can dispose of the body that’s in the boot of their car. While there, they wake Tommy’s mother (the movie’s director, Martin Scorcese’s mother, Catherine) who then proceeds to feed them all. While there she shows them a portrait she’s painted of a man in a boat with two dogs, both facing opposite directions. Tommy comments “I like this one. One dog goes one way, and the other dog goes the other way.“.

The painting is actually based on a photograph of a man named John Weaving, who was featured in a 1978 issue of National Geographic. There’s an interesting post about the scene here.

When I first saw the picture I’ve published in today’s post, I immediately thought of the scene from Goodfellas.

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Taken on 9 March 2024