Monday, November 02, 2009
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Ghost
"GHOST is a love story, a supernatural tale and a murder mystery thriller with comedic moments mixed in, all of which are uniquely blended together to make a superbly entertaining movie." That is what the trailer said and it is true!
It is also a story about Life after Death, and Heaven and Hell and portrays that fairly well, too. I am sure there are many people who gained more hope from this movie than just the fantasy it is described as being.
Halloween
Halloween is not my favorite holiday. However, when we lived in Pacific Beach and the children were nine years and under Richard loved to decorate the garage with all kinds of things and a black light. But after the children were grown we would usually escape to a movie at Seaport Village. No children around my house here so it will be a quiet Halloween again.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Finally, a Door that Really Locks!
Kate
Sunday, October 25, 2009
I Love NFL Football
Friday, October 23, 2009
50 Year Anniversary
When I picture Richard at the Temple, it is always the same. We are kneeling at the altar, holding hands, looking at each other and making promises. Or one time when he unexpectedly walked up to me (we were serving in different areas of the Temple) and whispered in my ear, "You're the prettiest lady here!" Richard was always generous with his complements.
But thankfully, when we are living in the eternities, it will be at our most perfect age--not this old lady look. I wonder if my hair will be bottle red (as it was at my most perfect age) or natural brown. Hmmm....
It was a lovely day for reminiscing. I told Jean, Richard would probably be at the pizza parlor with us afterwards, he always loved to eat out...
The Story of Bruce, 2009, An Inspiring True Story by Maria
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Mail Order
Night Vision, Day Beauty, and TV
Movie of the day today was "Elmer Gantry". Thanks be to Ted Turner for TCM. What excellent movies you can see there. They make some of the fluff of today shameful.
Twin Update
These cuties are still smaller than most babies are when they are born and they look like darling dolls. They remind me of the dolls I bought my girls once which could wear newborn clothes. I think I loved those dolls more than they did.
I think the next picture we get will have big smiles--this is Sage with the knowing grin on her face and Raina is observing what Sage is doing. Does that mean Sage will be the leader and Raina the follower? It will be interesting to see...Thanks for the update, Grandma Carole.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Escape!
This is what was printed about the movie in 1940 when it was made.
"Propaganda? Well, of course—if you choose to label a picture which tells a documented story with that word. But this film is something more than a shocking, repulsive account of brutality and inhumanity directed against helpless beings. Rather it is a story of courageous opposition to a system which attempts to crush the freedom of mankind, a vivid and inspiring tale of a small but significant cooperative effort to defeat the forces of oppression. In the course of it, more than one regimented victim breaks his bonds, even though, in the end, only one unfortunate goes free. The conclusion is victory, not defeat."
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Scarlet Letter
Finally Finished!
"There is neither happiness nor misery in this world there is only the comparison of one state with another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness."
Hmm, where have we heard that message before. Sounds a lot like the scriptures.
For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so...righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility. 2 Nephi 2:11
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I Like A Rainy Day
Monday, October 12, 2009
Getting Ready for Winter
My neighbors on both sides of me and across from me have all been up this week and closed their homes for the winter. I caught Jeff before he left to help me get my umbrella off and put away for the winter. But I put up all my vent guards myself. And put away all garden decorations and trimmed down the perennials.
The leaves are changing colors--so pretty everywhere.
Pres. Goolsby's Barbeque Bash
Friday, October 09, 2009
Judy Garland
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Family for the Weekend!
Friday, October 02, 2009
Movies You Must See
'My Darling Clementine' with Henry Fonda and Victor Mature. This is without a doubt the best Wyatt Earp film I have seen. Not so violent as the present day ones. Makes Wyatt Earp more believable as Henry Fonda played him.
Then I watched 'Che' which is the story of how Che Guavara helped Fidel Castro overthrow Batista in Cuba and what happed to Che when Castro took power. Very excellent also. That is two for two!!
Movies to Watch For or Rent:
- A Man Escaped
- Adams Rib
- All That Heaven Allows
- Ashes and Diamonds
- Beat the Heat
- Black Narcissus
- Breathless
- Brief Encounter
- Che
- Cleaner
- Deception
- Diary of a Country Priest
- Eyes W? a Face
- Gun Crazy
- Henry V
- His Girl Friday
- I Know Where I’m Going
- In a Lonely Place
- Ivan the Terrible, Part 2
- Kinds Hearts and Coronets
- Kiss Me Deadly
- Lady from Shanghai
- Lars and the Real Girls
- La Stroh
- Leatherheads
- Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- Lola Montes
- Man Who Knew Too Much
- Marty
- Murder My Sweet
- My Darling Clementine
- Nights and Cabria
- Night and Fog
- Now Voyager
- Open City
- Out of the Past
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
- Paths of Glory
- Pickup on South Street
- Postman Always Rings Twice
- Rashomen
- Salt of the Earth
- Smart People
- Strangers on a Train
- Testament of Orpheus
- The Bandwagon
- The Bicycle Thief
- The Big Heat
- The Cranes are Flying
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- The Palm Beach Story
- The Seventh Seal
- The Stranger
- Throne of Blood
- To Have and Have Not
- Tokyo Story
- Umberto D
- Unfaithfully Yours
- White Heat
- Wild Strawberries
- 21
- 88 Minutes
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Fatigue Fighter
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Remember Zach?
Summer is Officially Over...at least till the Weekend!
I am up to 700 pages (of 1400) on the 'Count of Monte Cristo'. I finally got smart and went to the internet and downloaded a list of all the characters. There are so many characters and so many sub plots, I couldn't keep track of them all. This is much easier. It must be easy to write school essays now when you can get all the answers on the internet.
It is so amazing to me all the inventions since I was a child. How did we live without tv, microwaves, ipods, computers, cell phones, jet planes, etc? And what will life be like when the grandchildren are in their 70's? No way to even imagine.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Santa Update!
Twins Update!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Fall is Here
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Another Nice Weekend
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Les Miserables
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Time for Santa...almost
Happy Birthday Weekend in Sacramento
Friday, September 11, 2009
Sacramento for the Weekend
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
The Critters Are Gone--For Now!
Reading the Classics
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Critters Drive Me Crazy
Sunday, September 06, 2009
Happiness
Thursday, September 03, 2009
6. Does your dog resist grooming or nail cutting? yes 7. Does your dog sleep in your bed? yes 8. Does your dog ignore you when you ask him to come? yes, tries to 9. Does your dog guard food dish or toys against you. 10. Does your dog snap at treats or try to take them away from you? yes
Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
13 To Go!
So before the clock winds down I need to rev up the body and spirit and carpe diem!
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Now We Know Why!
FINDING SMELLS THAT REPEL
If you're one of those people whom mosquitoes tend to favor, maybe it's because you aren't sufficiently stressed-out.
(Picture by Michael C Witte)Insects have very keen powers of smell that direct them to their targets. But for researchers trying to figure out what attracts or repels the pests, sorting through the 300 to 400 distinct chemical odors that the human body produces has proved daunting.
Now scientists at Rothamsted Research in the U.K. have been making headway at understanding why some people can end up with dozens of bites after a backyard barbecue, while others remain unscathed. The researchers have identified a handful of the body's chemical odors—some of which may be related to stress—that are present in significantly larger concentrations in people that the bugs are happier to leave alone. If efforts to synthesize these particular chemicals are successful, the result could be an all-natural mosquito repellent that is more effective and safer than products currently available.
Who knew? Go stress yourself out before a trip to the mountain streams and be mosquitoe free!