I'm livin' on a prayer alright. I hit the halfway mark in the birthday list tonight. I made lime-flavored popcorn. One of my clearest memories from childhood is going to the popcorn store. The store sold flavored popcorn, or "glazed" popcorn as I have seen... Continue Reading →
I watched Taxi Driver (#47 in AFI's top 100 movie list) last night. Wow, Robert Deniro was mesmerizing. Dark and disturbing movies are not my favorite, but they are intriguing and thought provoking when done well. It was such a visceral portrait of the '70s in New York City. Which makes sense, because the... Continue Reading →
March 8 is International Women's Day. Women, celebrate yourself. Find a bridge! And men, do something nice for the women in your life. And in birthday list news...Tai chi was interesting. After only an hour, I could understand how it clears the mind and balances you. There was a meditation aspect to it; you... Continue Reading →
March 1. A snowy, cold day in Boston. I would love to sit in bed and work on Dos Passos's U.S.A. Trilogy. But that is not to be. I'll be schlepping to an 8:30 tai chi class. I don't know anything about tai chi. I wonder if I will like it. Tai chi is... Continue Reading →
And yes, Jean Dujardin almost made me cry, too. I finally got around to seeing The Artist. If you ask me, it definitely deserves its 10 Oscar nominations. If the film wasn't warming my heart, it was breaking it. I am still in awe of what I experienced. The acting, the writing, the music...it... Continue Reading →
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