Libya is "free"

While, I would have liked for the rebels to have captured Gadhafi alive, so that he would have been required to stand trial at the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands, I feel hopeful that the people are much better off now that he is truly out of the picture. May God be with them.

Quote of the day

Quote of the day

Bertrand Russell

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.......

Go for it!

"Confessions of a Bigamist" a novel

"Confessions of a Bigamist" by Kate Lehrer

Usually, I only post positive comments about books I have read or movies I have seen, however, this posting is about as negative as I will ever get.

SPOILER ALERT, I will tell how it ends, as it is one reason I didn't like the book.

On the Diane Rehm show one morning, Jim Lehrer and his wife Kate were on Diane's show. She discussed, briefly, her book, so I thought it might be a good read. Placed a hold on it, then checked it out at the library. Glad I didn't pay for it.

While it started out rather well, writing was good, story was different, yet interesting. However, there came a time when I started thinking "why am I still reading this?" Answer, I just wanted to see if she was going to "Pay" for her amoral decision.

Basic outline of story Michelle is married to a "high-powered" internationally known lawyer, she owns a fairly well known company (get rid of clutter type of company) and is known as Daisy when she goes on speaking tours. They have no children, lead somewhat separate lives with all the traveling they both do, own a very sterile apartment in NYC. Husband is sent to Japan for 6 weeks, she travels to Texas for one of her seminars, where she meets a good-looking environmentalist who finds her attractive - he pursues her, since lawyer husband is in Japan, she thinks "what the heck", so starts an affair - I could have accepted it to that point - environmentalist decides to call her Mickey. Hence, we now have Daisy, Michelle, Mickey characters who have to play certain roles at certain places and times. Environmentalist is losing patience with her always going back to NYC, wants to go with her, she refuses, he offers her either calling it off or getting married - are you still with me here? - it is at this point that I am starting to get a little weary of her. They fly to Las Vegas and get married, are you still there?

Daisy/Michelle/Mickey are now starting to have qualms and fears of losing both husbands and both living styles...... and I am getting more tired of her ....... Consequently, Daisy, at a seminar in Philadelphia, seems to be having a nervous breakdown and basically implodes during the seminar....... Oh, I forgot the problems she has with her sister - that also involves a niece who seems to have an eating disorder........ She arrives at her sister's house quite ill - possibly pneumonia but never really stated - she decides that she is going to confess to lawyer husband next time they are together, or maybe she will divorce environmentalist husband. Are you ready for this?????????? She decides to stay married to each of them...... no consequences for being a liar, a fraud and a bigamist... Bad ending, sorry, Kate.

I would NOT recommend this book to anyone!

Close up of an active pahoehoe flow Big Island, Hawaii

Recent close up shot of the active pahoehoe flow from the volcano on the Big Island.

Don't touch!

"Kinky Boots" a movie

Several weeks ago, I had checked this film (DVD) out from the library, however, we never got around to watching it.

On the advice of a friend, we watched this last night, a welcome relief from the BBC series "Desperate Romantics" that we had been watching, don't get me started on that one!

According to the credits, this is supposed to have been inspired by a true story.

Set in Northhampton, Prices' Shoe company has just lost its leader, his son, Charlie, inherits, however, Charlie is not much of a business person. On a evening out, he encounters a group of men accosting a "woman", Charlie is knocked out, when he comes to, he is in a room surrounded by "red" items, and Lola who is getting ready for "her" nightclub act. Lola is a drag queen, with one major problem, shoes that don't support "her". Charlie designs a hideous pair of boots for Lola, which are in incredibly poor taste! However, Lola wows Charlie with spectacular designs, and so a working friendship begins. The last major scene in this film is SPECTACULAR, at shoe fashion week in Milan, Italy, Charlie attempts to walk the "runway" only to fall on his bum - when Lola and her girls come to save the day with a great song and "dance" performance.


Really glad that we did watch this fun film. Music was great. There were some heart wrenching moments in the film, when some of the workers treat Lola badly, however, as they say "it all comes out in the wash", everyone learns the importance of respect for those we don't always understand or like.

Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

Voltaire

"The Help" a movie based on the novel by the same title

If you haven't seen the movie "The Help", well what are you waiting for???????

This is one "helluva" of movie, the last movie that made me feel quite this way was "Fried Green Tomatoes" .

The only fault I could find with the movie, was the Coca Cola bottles that were used - they seemed to have something written on them under the lip of the bottle. Having grown up in the South in the 60's, I don't recall ever seeing anything on the Coke bottles in that position.

The cast was outstanding, Hollywood should give an ensemble Oscar just for acting - each one of these ladies deserves an Oscar, yet we know they can't all get one.

These two ladies were so believeable.

It was refreshing that there were no phony Southern accents. The houses were beautiful, and the cars, they were just fantastic.

So, once again, if you haven't seen, what are you waiting for?