My Thoughts

Today I finally feel the weight of a 2 week vacation fully upon me.............I need a vacation from my vacation.  I have washed dishes so often I feel like I am attached to the sink.  Seriously.  I have washed my large cast iron skillet an average of twice daily.  Similarly, if I don't wash my crockpot again for a while, I will not be sad. I had so many lofty plans for my vacation:  reading, jewelry making, sewing, etc.  About the only thing I did accomplish was to try out several gluten free flours for some baking. Crappy cable is truly a rampant virus.  Of all the channels we have, nothing is of any value save TCM and the Hallmark Channel.  I could delete almost all the channels in the lineup and not miss a thing.  Even standards like the Macy's Parade and Dick Clark's Rocking New Year's Eve are so full of commercial breaks and cuts to other venues that someone ends up watching alot of garbage in the middle.  I am nostalgic for s...

TCM Remembered 2010 As a longtime movie fan, I am usually watching Turner Classic Movies. Melanie even says to me to have a good day off by stating, "grab some coffee and watch TCM". Today was the first time I had seen the 2010 Remembered and I thought I would truly cry. So many strong individuals passed in 2010, some I had not even known about such as Tony Curtis. Sadly, as I watched, all I could think about was the fact that nothing recently even competes with the classic stuff. I truly wonder what will happen with motion pictures when all the original powerhouses - from technical to directorial, actors to editors - are gone?? Some of those who passed in 2010 were big names and worked on some the most well known movies in motion picture history. A tribute to Hollywood.