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Saturday, 20 May 2006 |
EDITOR'S BLOG
 I just curled up to watch the kind of movie no one else in my family is
particularly interested in. You know the kind... "girl flicks"...
romantic comedy... but NOT the kind that is all about sex and dating in
high school. I want to see real relationships, real growth. Tonight I
watched In Her Shoes and thought it was brilliant and sparkling. I felt
the same way about The Family Stone when I watched it last month.
Smart chick flicks are movies with. . .
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Sunday, 14 May 2006 |
 EDITOR'S BLOG
The
West Wing was often called the smartest show on television and in my
mind it was. I watched ritualistically in the early years when its
brilliant creator, Adam Sorkin was the writer. Then I drifted
away as the scripts were placed in the hands of a different team. West Wing
featured a White House run by a Liberal president in possession of the
admirable traits we liked about Clinton. It was a fantasy world to
which I enjoyed escaping, where my president was someone I admired, the
policy decisions were decided by values I could identify with. It was the only must-see tv on my list.
Tonight
I will watch the final episode of West Wing as President Bartlett
clears out his desk in the oval office ending his successful, but
difficult and sometimes tragic, two terms. All the early regulars, like
Rob Lowe, will return for the finale and will attend "Leo's" funeral.
The handsome and solid actor John Spencer, who played chief of staff Leo McGarry, died last December after a heart
attack, and likewise, his character Leo died in a recent episode.
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We will miss you Martin Sheen...
For many years you and the West Wing cast inspired us to believe that we might again be served
by a president who exudes integrity, vision, intelligence, caring, and
thoughtfulness. Goodbye and Godspeed, Mr. President!
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Saturday, 06 May 2006 |
 EDITOR'S BLOG
Instead of revitalizing my readers today with more good news -- and I have a pile of stories waiting to be written-up and uploaded -- I decided to revitalize the flower beds around our house. It was a gorgeous day and in the process I ended up revitalizing myself!
Gardening is great exercise, to be sure, and it leaves you with a great feeling, especially after cleaning weeds out of a bed and laying down in their place a thick layer of deep, dark soil or mulch. Planting seeds or seedlings brings even more satisfaction. I have some tips for you if you ever had a notion to beautify your surroundings. . . |
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Saturday, 29 April 2006 |
 EDITOR'S BLOG
This weekend I brought our kids and myself to the Ginger Cascades Girl Scout camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. For your daily dose of News to Enthuse, I'm making a car trip once a day with my laptop to surf the local library's WiFi network in Hickory, NC. So, updates will not be as plentiful while I enjoy some time off this weekend. (Hickory, by the way, is a small and stately city with a handsome historical district. It hosts two college campuses and many young families pushing strollers on sidewalks lined with huge trees and manicured lanes.
A group of NC homeschoolers rented the camp and handled details for 30 families so we could play (and sometimes learn) together for four days. Most of us are "unschoolers" and practice natural learning. We don't believe our kids need textbooks, curriculums, and most certainly, standardized tests, to become smart, educated, lifelong learners. In fact, those things often deter the creative kid by setting up a pattern of rebellion, resentment or apathy toward learning. (Sound familiar?) |
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Tuesday, 18 April 2006 |
 EDITOR'S BLOG
The
full name of the honeybee that arrived at my backdoor in a huge
swarming mass is Apis mellifera ligustica. We live on the water in a
semi-wooded area so we've logged many great wildlife stories over the
years. But the honeybee adventure this weekend ranks near the top. And
it's a neat example of positive thinking leading to good outcomes in
one's life. I insist (in Why Good News)
that if you consciously focus your thoughts on the positive, you will
have less sickness, less misfortune, less loss, less failure, less
crime, less fear and less futility over the long run of your life.
When
I saw the bees, I might have latched onto fears of "African bees" or
generally bad outcomes, but I immediately swatted any fears away, and
focused on finding a solution calmly. As a result I was led down a
truly enjoyable path.
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