Wordless Wednesday: Dancing with the Stars

Boom and Bert and Mary Poppins

Words on Not Quite on Wednesday: from a memoir to a book i'd never seen to a movie i'd loved

  One of the movies MyGuy and i saw when it first came out was The Princess Bride.
i think

Wordless Wednesday: Do i know this Fountain?

pleasing all

The Fable, The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

  i just deleted a spam comment wanting me to write at more length.
  Truly i would like to.
  But

The Multi-Semester Moby Dick Course

  When i was in college, i was supposed to read Moby Dick as part of a novel class.

  The prof gave us two weeks to read this huge book. 

  Really?  Two weeks?  Maybe

Sharing from around the Web

 
That's what "the Skinny Artist" calls it, presumably in articles other than this one.  And maybe it's not even original to him.  The principle is "Link and you shall be linked, and it works really well, especially in a busy week.
Theophilus at Dover Beach  shares from an article about the value of stay at home moms.
tparadox, taking a break from reviewing "older" movies, points central Indiana movie lovers to the Heartland Film Festival next week.  It's not just for arty Hollywood types.
Some people call these links "rabbit holes," ant they can be endless time wasters, but on the other hand, they can lead you to info you need.

Choose wisely, and enjoy1

SOS: A Little Help Please

  In the 3rd grade, i had a teacher who must have been in her first year.
  i will call her "Mrs. Mack."
  She was charming. 

A Christmas Movie

  No, not that one.  i seem to be the only person who doesn't find the movie with the leg lamp charmingly nostalgic.
  This one, while also referencing Indiana, is much different.
  My father in law recommended Remember the Night as a heartwarming screwball comedy.  i didn't think a 1940 movie would be so suggestive.

A Way of Looking at Different Abilities and Disabilities

based on a quote from Dr. Sally Shaywitz of The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

 This is about a set of films and a particular disability, but it's also about overcoming challenges  in general.