December 27, 2007 – 8:56 pm
I always admired Benazir Bhutto, though I’ll quickly admit that I do not follow Pakistani politics much at all. However, the very fact that she was a female leader in a Muslim country impressed me. She seemed to present a moderate voice in a region not known for moderation. I am sad that her voice [...]
November 23, 2007 – 6:35 pm
Go. See. It.
You will laugh out loud. More than once. Even Mr. B did.
I picked up a meme at Annie’s. It’s about books, so I had to do it.
Here’s what you do:
Look at the list of books below.
Bold the ones you’ve read
Italicize the ones you want to read
Leave blank the ones that you aren’t interested in.
If you are reading this, tag, you’re it!
1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan [...]
I don’t often go the movies. Instead, I rely on those free rentals from the library.
The other day, I did go. And I suggest you all go, too.
See “Amazing Grace.” An amazing film. No action to speak of. In fact, much of it is parliamentary debate. Nevertheless, it’s a gripping film, and one well worth [...]
February 26, 2007 – 3:37 pm
I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for my personal take on the Oscars.
I spent last night doing some work on the computer and reading, then went to bed early. When I saw today’s newspaper, I realized that they were on last night. That might give you a clue as to how closely I [...]
December 24, 2006 – 1:22 pm
This is for those of my readers who celebrate Christmas, so I guess I can outright call this one a “Christmas Hint.”
Remember to celebrate the birth of our Savior, and to realize that the little baby grew up to give his life for us. Christmas without Easter would be just another birthday.
The older I get, the more easily I cry. I rarely make it dry-eyed through the prayer time at church. Newspaper articles have made me well up more than once.
But I never cried while reading a movie review. Till I read the one for United 93.
Do not, I repeat, do NOT even think of watching the movie “I Am Sam” without a large box of tissues handy.
I’d seen it before, so I should have known better.
And now I’ve kind of got the sound track stuck in my head. Fortunately, it’s a great soundtrack.
BD is still recuperating. In our house, recuperating means that you get to watch a whole lot more TV than Mama usually allows. For BD, it’s been mostly videos. Last night it was “Pirates of the Caribbean.” Today she watched “Freaky Friday” and “Muppet Fairy Tale Theater.” Then I went to the library. “Ella Enchanted” (thought [...]
December 23, 2005 – 11:08 am
HS and BD went to see this the other night while Mr. B and I were out with friends.
I expected them to come back raving about the special effects or maybe Jack Black’s brilliant acting. Okay, just the special effects, then.*
Instead, they came home looking a little subdued. When asked, they both insisted that they liked the movie [...]
