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Friday, February 29, 2008
25 at 100 ?Hey, I guess all babies born today will only have a birthday every 4 years, allowing them to
age 75% slower than their contemporaries. Think?
9:38 pm
Tall instructor's a triple diamond black-belt, (wooon't be messing with him.)
Naptime Buds
11:15 pm
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Vegan / Leather ShoesWhy would a vegan wear leather shoes?
3:10 pm
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Lace-Trimmed FedoraMy fifth husband Mel liked a cold beer on a hot summer day just as much as the next guy. What he wasn't
so crazy about was beer in any weather less than 79 degrees. In fact, he carried a small thermometer in his pocket
24/ 7 for the express purpose of testing the outside temperature before imbibing. (Interior temperature didn't
matter.) After Mel and I eloped it didn't take me long to learn that cold beer was for 79 degrees and higher,
pinot noir between 58 and 78 degrees and anything chillier than 57 degrees meant heated Baileys with a dash of nutmeg, a sprig
of parsley, and a 3" length of strawberry Twizzler.
Wild Mel, with his other idiosyncracies like wearing his John Wayne t-shirt only
on Sundays, his red rubber boots on Fridays and his lace-trimmed fedora on Tuesday afternoons.
He was one of a kind, that's for sure.
1:30 pm
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
92 Degrees in February? Hello From Austin, Texas.
11:35 am
Monday, February 25, 2008
Our Six-Year-Old Marathon Finisher!   A Mile A Week For Over 26 Weeks. Proud Of You, Sweet Pea!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
American Gangster (The Movie)Wish I'd seen this one at The Alamo Drafthouse, could have used a side-order of fries and a couple of beers with the bullets and blood.
But put Russell Crowe in a movie and I'll watch it any day. (Twice.)
I did think the naked Blue
Magic parts were funny.
6:07 am
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (The Movie)I ever get to feeling sorry for myself because Whole Foods is sold out of those beef wieners I like so much and after a long trudge home through traffic I
have to wash and spin the lettuce yet again, I should think of Jean-Do Bauby. That ought to turn my mood right around.
This should be Best Picture yet it wasn't even
nominated in that category.
Funny little fishbowl we swim in.
7:05 am
Friday, February 22, 2008
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY16 years ago today Jim and I began our blissful marital journey. Wow, 16 years of putting up with me, way
to go Honey!
9:32 pm
Thursday, February 21, 2008
No Country For Old Men (The Movie)Hey! I'd've loaned the Coens a few hundred bucks to give this an ending. Really, I would've.
And I was starting to think there for a while in the darkened theatre that this just might outdo "There Will Be Blood."
Until..... But hey, you can't stop what's coming. And in this funny little world, this could still win Best Picture.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tree Life
10:06 am
Gone Baby Gone (The Movie)Why did I keep saying to myself "stupid movie," as I watched this? Maybe because, uh, it
was a pretty stupid movie.
Drugs is bad, knew that. Stealing is
bad, knew that. Kids come first, knew that.
Best Supporting Actress nomination?
For a one-dimentional character who had maybe 5 minutes screen time? Compared to the performance
by Tilda Swinton? Don't think so.
(Won't be able to see "I'm Not There"
until it's out on DVD but I'm sure Cate Blanchett was no slouch either.)
Sunday, February 17, 2008
La Vie En Rose (The Movie)And the Oscar for actress in a leading role goes to... Marion Cotillard. (Okay, not quite fair as
I haven't seen "The Savages" yet with Laura Linney's performance.) But... Oh.
Mi. God. This was good. Is this woman really only 32? (Hey, when you got it, you got it.)
Away From Her (The Movie)Sad. Beautiful. Forgot how much I miss the snow.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Michael Clayton (The Movie)Finally, a satisfying ending!!! You did good, George, but Daniel nor Viggo need worry about Oscar
slipping away.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Atonement (The Movie)All those white linens, sunshiny gardens and fluffy croissants couldn't mask this film's heavy,
heavy heart. It probably won't stick with me the way "There Will Be Blood"
will, but it was still really, really well done.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
There Will Be Blood (The Movie)
Daniel Day Lewis is an entity of and to himself. And one mean sport with a bowling
pin.
My Cousin VinnyMy cousin Vinny says he only ever had a pistol in his hand once but that was all it took to shoot the gypsy
with 37 bangles on her arms. (Accidents will happen I guess, when boys with guns are being boys.) She was a lovely
gypsy. Vinny was picking cotton on Daddy's farm the day she walked up the lane towards him, said she was
hungry and waved a couple dollars in the air. We'd a-never let a gypsy in the house, of course, if Granny'd been
at home but seeing as she was out decorating the church, Vinny, Johnny and I invited in the gypsy girl for lunch.
Eggs. Chicken. Coleslaw. Apple pie. And milk fresh from the cow that morning. Never saw
a woman put away so much food in one sitting. I wasn't surprised when the meal was over that she left without
leaving the dollars. I didn't think she deserved to be shot, tho, not even after what happened two months
later. But that's a story for another day.
Bathtub Creation
2:45 pm
Monday, February 11, 2008
Yesterday At Hamilton Pool
3:52 pm
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Kickin' And Stretchin'
6:39 pm
Friday, February 8, 2008
Reunion
Hadn't seen Mardi in too many months until last night at Guero's. A wee bit of an aching head
today, sure it has everything to do with Cedar Fever and nothing whatsoever with the frozen margaritas they forced on
me.
12:36 pm
Thursday, February 7, 2008
LentI'm giving up cigarettes for lent. (Good thing I don't smoke, makes that whole perceived deprivement
thing so much easier to handle.)
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Eastern Promises (The Movie)'Way tres graphique in parts in parts for me but Viggo more than rocked. The
scene at the end... was it 100% plausible "X" would stroll off nonchalantly alone carrying "x"
on that night-time dock?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Juno (The Movie)What's not to like about this movie?!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Another Playdate Turned Sleep-Over
9:54 am
Did I Mention Jim Croce? I Wore Out A Few Of His LPs Too.(For my younger readers, an "LP" is an ancient version of a music CD, in popular use from the
middle ages to circa a.d. 1985)
11:10 pm
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Food Todaycoffee
30
chicken
150
popcorn 200
5 choc. chip cookies 350
(whoops)
fruit punch 80
cheese 200
more chicken
200
carrots
50
ceasar salad 100
wine
160
meatloaf 300
lollipop
50
Perceived Excess
1870
Friday, February 1, 2008
Because You Can't Copyright The Moon Or A Song TitleNow, I fully realize I've only just mastered my first 12 tunes, the artwork for said
CD is still in the works, a UPC code has to be obtained, duplication$ are yet a dream and there has to be a Release Party (which
I've committed myself to for late September)... Yay! ... With a bassist, drummer, lead guitarist and Kalyani on background vocals!!! But... a painter paints and a songwriter writes so here are the titles for the next
batch... In alphabetical order... 1. Are You Ready For
Love? 2. Bring On The Angels 3.
Dreams As Sweet As You 4. Jessica 5. Love
Is Only The Way To Go 6. Love To Spare 7.
Mystery Tune 2 8. A Song In Shades Of Green 9.
(So Not) Feng Shui 10. The Library Ladies 11. Johnny And
The Gypsy * 12. You Could Love Me Good (Film
at 11:00) *Subject to substitutions where applicable...
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