Movies by the Book

I love movies that have been made from books. I like having multiple ways to experience my favorite books.

Foreign Films for People who HATE Foreign Films

Now this is a challenge I know. There are people who respond to the suggestion of viewing a foreign film the same way some little boys respond to eating spinach, shaking their heads with eyes and mouths clamped shut.

However, there are foreign films that can appeal far …

FOOTBALL IN TEXAS

I am really not into sports such as football. As I am a Texan through and through, I root for Texas teams. When Texas college teams compete against each other, I cheer for Texas A&M if they are one of the teams. Why, you might ask. I graduated from Texas Woman's …

Texas Literary Hall Of Fame

Three rules for Good Movie Commentaries

Sorry it has been a while since I posted last. My bad. But, sometimes Life just chews you up and spits you out and you have no time for anything else but cleaning Life's spit out of your hair. And let me just say that I've had an excess of it lately. Nuf said, ok?

On to …

Cold Weather Comfort Food

I have lived in Texas most of my life and to me winter is anything under 70 degrees. So when I woke up this morning and my thermostat read 69 degrees (!), I knew the inevitable had happened - winter had arrived. And when winter arrives, I start to crave those yummy …

WOMEN AND AUTOMOBILES

I had a hard time coming up with a blog this week until I thought about the fact that I had car trouble and had to call the car dealership for help. That got me to wondering what books we had in the Library system on automobiles and women. To my surprise I found that …

Grand Central Station for Cats

GLOBAL WARMING

This is another hot topic right now. Again this is a topic that can be searched both on the Internet and in books. I searched the Internet for good definitions of global warming. Thanks to Google this is what I found -
"Definitions of Global Warming on the Web:
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These Great States

While I was walking back from lunch on Thursday, I overhead a snippet of a converstion from a group of men on an outdoor patio. "It was really nice...for Alabama, anyway." Now I have been to Alabama and I thought it was pretty nice and not just in a caveated way. I blew …

The Long Hot Summer

My sister was visiting from San Diego when we got the sad news. Paul Newman has left us. And we are truly bereft.

When I first met him he was a hot young stud name of Ben Quick, a drifter with a wounded past who hitched a ride into a small town Lousianna satrapy ruled by …

The Sixties

For some reason, I am fascinated by the Sixties. I have devoured books and movies about the time period. Here are a few I like and a few I would like to read.

Sleeping Where I Fall by Peter Coyote. Coyote has been an actor for almost 20 years. He has played in all types …

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

- It is the right of every American citizen to vote. All elections are important from local to state to Federal. This year, in less than a month, we elect a new President. The Library is here to help each of us make informed decisions. The library provides the …