Blog Memories of the Week
OK, this is a chicken, but that's all I have . . .
And here's an old riff on the traditional thanks-giving song:
Photo Memory of the Week
Go, Blue Jays!
Category Archives: Movies
Everything I Need to Know about Everything, I Learned at the Movies
Shut up Mr.Burton! You were not brought upon this world to ‘get it’! snapped Lo Pan in the midst of Big Trouble in Little China. What a relief! Like Jack Burton, I often don’t ‘get it’. Not the world; not … Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know About Communication, I Learned at the Movies
Week #4 of my tribute to the movies, in honour of the upcoming Oscars. Wicked one-liners, great come-backs, perfect put-downs. The movies are full of people who say the right thing in just the right way. What wouldn’t we give … Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know About Love, I Learned at the Movies
Herewith, Week #3 of my 5-week ‘tribute to the movies’ series. As Valentine’s Day looms, this week’s topic is love, true love. Men can’t help lying about sex; women can’t help telling the truth. I don’t know which is worse. … Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know about Business, I Learned at the Movies
Week #2 of my tribute to the movies, marking the 5 weeks from Oscar nominations to Oscar speeches. I’ll drown and you tow me back to the ship. It sounds like an abysmal plan, doesn’t it? It was sort of … Continue reading
Everything I Need to Know About Life, I Learned at the Movies
In honour of the 2011 Oscar race, officially launched on 24 January and due to conclude on 27 February, each of the 5 intervening weeks will see an additional, mid-week post about… the movies! Herewith, Week #1. Never get involved … Continue reading