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Peace on Earth

I went to see a few movies on Christmas day. This sign hangs in the foyer of the theatre-- what a world we live in!

Of course, I have to say, it's probably a good thing. There are times I would like to pull a gun (a toy of course, but it would look real enough in the dark) and scare the pants off some inconsiderate ASS that can't shut up for 2 hours and has to chat through the movie. Not that I could actually shoot them-- but woudln't it be fun to see the look on their face?!

"Atonement" - WONDERFUL! Highly recommend!

"Kite Runner" - Pretty good adaptation, but read the book instead. It's astonishing! The movie doens't capture the raw emotion of the book.

Snowball Fight from JibJab

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A little Christmas Merriment

My apartment is pretty small, and Scutter is a little too spastic to put up a Christmas Tree, but I decided I wanted to at least bring in the mood. I strung lights all over the ceiling in the small entryway into my apartment. It's not the same, but it definitely casts that colored glow throughout the entire place.

It's the same magical glow that a 10 year old boy sees bleeding out of the family room that houses the Christmas tree at the far end of the house in the wee hours of Christmas morning. He's about to bust from the temptation to walk down to see if Santa has been there yet, but knows it's strictly against the rules to leave the bedroom before morning. Instead, he tosses and turns in anticipation, frequently sneaking a peak, wondering if there is any movement down there at all.

Mom LOVED Christmas... she obsessed over it. Christmas the past 6 years hasn't been joyous, but putting up the lights this year (the first year I've done any sort of decorating at all) brought a glimmer of that magical glow back to the season. That, and I know that I will have the whole family (Dad, Cousi-mom, Grandma, and Matthew, plus Lisa and Kenny, Shari and Naomi, Larry) together in Florida for my birthday at the end of January-- Dad's Christmas present to me this year!

Chat Pack

I found Chat Pack at Barnes and Noble over the weekend, and thought it would be a fun thing to do on my blog. I know that I have some fans out there-- well, actually friends and family mostly, but if you can' t count them as your biggest fans, what else matters-- but most people don't leave comments. My hope is that the Chat Pack questions will make the blog more interactive and give visitors a chance to chime in with their answers. (Please sign at least your first name when you answer so I know who you are. I haven't managed to master the settings that control how to leave your post, so people keep leaving them anonymously.)

Chat Pack question: If you were told that you could watch only one television show a week for the next 12 months, which show would you choose to watch? (Leave your answer in the comments.)

My Answer: I would probably have picked "West Wing" but it's no longer in production, so I would probably shoose "Brothers and Sisters." I LOVE Sally Field.

Hello StreetHeart

I was driving home from work yesterday, and this one was in the street. Luckily there was no traffic behind me, so I was able to pull up and snap the pic with my cell phone and grab it before continuing on...

Merry Christmas, Obi-wan Kenobi

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

I was walking un the Upper East Side on the way to a work meeting yesterday morning, anc stumbled across an actual yellow brick walkway on E. 70th. :)

Another Heart

Another junk-drawer surprise.

First Snow

I took this pic from my front porch yesterday. I love snow. This was more of a dusting than an accumulation, but welcoming the season's first snow was exciting anyway.