Quote of the day-----Goodreada

Unreal friendship may turn to real
But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended


T.S. Eliot


On December 29, 1170, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered at Canterbury Cathedral by four knights who believed King Henry II wanted him dead. Written and first performed in 1935, Murder in the Cathedral is T.S. Eliot’s verse dramatization of the assassination. The play is Eliot’s best known drama. The poet went on to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. 

Quote of the Day-----Goodreads

The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.


Carol Ryrie Brink


Carol Ryrie Brink (December 28, 1895 – August 15, 1981) was an American author who wrote more than 30 books for both children and adults. Her novel Caddie Woodlawn, whose title character was modeled on the maternal grandmother who raised Brink after she was orphaned, won the 1936 Newbery Medal. 

Proverbs 19:1 King James Version

Today in my daily meditation reading I came across this profound verse 

Proverbs 19:1King James Version (KJV)

 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Possibly someone should pass this along to the President elect to consider.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

The Wrecking Crew ----- documentary

And you thought that the groups listed above on the cover played their own music!
This is a great documentary.
Glen Campbell was a member of The Wrecking Crew before he became well known with his own musical career, as was Leon Russell.

Quote of the day------Goodreads

Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card.

Marc Brown


Marc Brown (born November 25, 1946) created the bestselling children’s book series Arthur, which follows the adventures of an eight-year-old anthropomorphic aardvark and his friends. An Emmy-winning animated TV series has been just as successful, with celebrity voices by Neil Gaiman, Yo-Yo Ma, Larry King, and more. 

Happy Birthday, and thank you Marc, for promoting library cards!

Genius, a film

Genius, a film starring Colin Firth as Maxwell Perkins, and Jude Law as Thomas Wolfe.

Set during the 1920's - so there was NO bad language in this film, how refreshing.

Jude portrays Thomas very well indeed, as did Colin as the world renowned editor Max, who "discovered" both Ernest Hemingway, and F.Scott Fitzgerald.


Thomas Wolfe had been turned down by numerous publishing houses, until his 5,000 manuscript is read by Max.  Over the course of this film Max and Thomas become "friends". Max is a thorough editor, and Thomas is a good "student" in learning how to self edit.  

Thomas wrote only 2 books.

Well worth watching,

Froma Harrop editorial 11-18-16

Froma's editorial concerning Facebook, or not, 11-18-16, is very thoughtful, and is exactly why I do not use Facebook.

Mark Zuckerberg has created a monster, or perhaps, it is just that those who are addicted to Facebook lack common sense about what they say.