Instead, the brief scenes devoted to such grownup complications as trouble at the office and the secrets of the maternal heart distract us with thoughts of what "Mary Poppins" could have been: a smaller, more intense study of life's disappointments.
What they don't tell you is that too much absence makes the heart grow distracted.
In the seventh minute they were still dwelling on a disputed line call seconds earlier when Darlington Nagbe picked up the ball, ran at the heart of the distracted defense, and touched the ball wide for Lucas Melano, the late hero of the second leg in Dallas last week.
The embittered Mahmude's resistance is more understandable than his sudden change-of-heart when he is distracted by a pretty cashier, Nora.
Gritty's well-timed pratfall may have won over America's hearts, but it also distracted from his next order of business: Literally shooting a guy in the back with a t-shirt cannon.
He is now prohibited from flying a plane except with another pilot on board, and, according to Tonya, there is doubt whether he would risk riding as a passenger on a future flight of SpaceShipOne — not for fear of his own safety but out of worry that his flailing death by heart attack would distract the pilot and endanger the flight.
If the president himself doesn't get distracted or lose heart in making that case, there is still a chance to put the government — and millions of people — back to work.
It's unsurprisingly pretty low budget, and while a red screen protects contestant's modesty, this clip from it is still very much NSFW: Here's a synopsis of the show: "In this program, several candidates must sing a song they learned off by heart and not to be distracted by the young lady who is beside them and is masturbating them, sometimes with her hands, sometimes using her feet.
Now, what counts as a long run for you may be a mere walk in the park for me (it's more likely to be the reverse), but the point is that the activity needs to be vigorous enough get your heart pumping and your mind distracted from your negative ruminations.
She wears her heart on her sleeve, is easily distracted and often has a literal interpretation of things.
