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My day has been a good one…calm and happy, grounded and centered, peaceful. I’m starting to relax more now that my husband is working again and has been on the job for two weeks. I will feel better still once he receives his first paycheck and we see exactly how much money is in it [ READ MORE ]
I’m not a big classical music fan. If Mozart comes on, I’m as bored as the next person. You wouldn’t think that, because I’m a music teacher. Everyone expects me to like opera, music from the Classical era, and other pretty boring stuff. But Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” is different for me. The first time [ READ MORE ]
Chris Marker’s classic science fiction short, La Jetée, stands out from all other movies because, in fact, it is barely a movie at all, for the story of a post-apocalyptic band of subterranean Parisian scientists who experiment with time travel by sending a young man back in time to attempt to forestall the disaster is [ READ MORE ]
Image by ZagatBuzz via Flickr Last night my wife and I recreated one of my favorite Italian dishes. After visiting an Italian food chain I found myself dying for a plate of the miraculous dish they had prepared. How could I get that incredible food without going back to the restaurant; there had to be a [ READ MORE ]
I have heard many stories over the years, about how people reacted when they found their horse was stolen or turned up missing. This week, I found out for myself exactly how that felt. In short, it was pretty horrible, but thanks to listening to others, we had a plan in place to handle the [ READ MORE ]
I had a lousy cup of coffee first thing in the morning, the phone was driving me crazy at work, it rained all day and I maxed out a credit card. The funny thing is I was in a good mood despite all the bad stuff! Maybe the fact that I had an overall good [ READ MORE ]
In 1982, singer Tom Keifer and bassist Eric Brittingham founded the rock band Cinderella. Three years later, guitar player Jeff Labar and drummer Fred Coury would round out the band, and in 1986, their first album, “Night Songs,” was released. The album achieved triple platinum status, and included such hits as “Nobody’s Fool,” “Somebody Save [ READ MORE ]
Cover via Amazon There aren’t many movies out there that can capture hearts across generations for decades after it was released but The Princess Bride is one of them. This movie is about true romance, sword duels, broken hearts, heroes and villains, good vs. evil, courage, perseverance, grudges and breathtaking landscapes. Its cast of actors astounds [ READ MORE ]
Image via Wikipedia There are several basic observations that a toddler will go by at dinner. These include: • It doesn’t matter how much I like dinner, I still have to see what happens when I throw it from my high chair • If it fits in my mouth, it should be taste tested. • What I don’t like [ READ MORE ]
The week started out going to church Sunday morning and out for a pleasant breakfast at Perkins. The rest of that day was spent reading, calling family on the phone, and working on my computer. Much of my daily routine includes computer time as I do lots of surveys and other interesting computer tasks. Once [ READ MORE ]