From the final paragraph of a film review on The Other Boelyn Girl:

But history can't be denied (though studio heads do try), and the film gets downright grim in the home stretch, as Anne's sordid and bloody destiny reveals itself. The filmmakers deserve credit for being serious-minded, but they might have hinted at the top of the film that all ( Read more... )

Went out to the mailbox in hopes of seasonal greetings. Found notice of drivers' license suspension (I failed to respond to a letter for proof of insurance.) I can avoid it by providing the proof now, but still. And then I opened a ridiculously large water bill that means I somewhat miscalculated in paying off something else. Again, there is no ( Read more... )

 Respond to this and I will do the following ( Read more... )

So,this evening our photographer comes to the house to take pictures of our beautiful children so that we have photos for our Christmas cards. Fuschia's outfit is a beatiful black velvet dress with a red bow. It is short-sleeved ( Read more... )

This entry does a great job of summarizing how I too often feel when debating politics, especially with a lot of my contemporaries. And geeky allusion! Score!

An excerpt:

I call today’s righties the “Reagan generation” because so many of them are Gen-X’ers whose first memories of politics and national events involved Carter and Reagan. They ( Read more... )

Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land,saying, ‘When will the new moon be over so that we may sell grain;and the sabbath, so that we may offer wheat for sale? We will make the ephah small and the shekel great, and practise deceit with false balances, buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of ( Read more... )

I keep meaning to record these for the amusement of others ( Read more... )

So, I decided to start with the Walk Away the Pounds. I pulled up my yoga mat to give me room for the walk, put on appropriate shoes and clothing. DVD player wouldn't work in the bedroom. Fuschia is in the family room, and I didn't want to interfere with Sesame Street, so I thought I was thwarted ( Read more... )

The sink is all better having gotten a new, improved and unbroken garbage disposal. The old one had been problematic since we moved in three years ago, and we've gotten at least a year out of it since the last repair, so it was time. As always, Roto Rooter sent a pleasant, competent person who got the job done with the minimum of fuss and mess. He ( Read more... )

So, I got up this morning. My head was solid congestion. But I got to go back to sleep for a bit, so that was good ( Read more... )