Because it’s Friday, here are ten of my favorite television shows of the past and present in no particular order after the top three. Friends, NBC (1994-2004). Six young friends live in The Village in NYC. I own the whole sit-com on DVD, and it’s still funny after all these years. Boy Meets World, ABC … Continue reading
Posted in August 2013 …
In Your Court
Paving the court hits me hard, makes me hurt, Pulls something out of me as the smothering past gasps. It feels like the end of all that I played for, Seeing the net folded and taken away. But Progress means more and that more needs Places that come from the loss of the game. I … Continue reading
Under the Spell of a Short Story: A Classroom Observation
Today in my Composition I classes, I taught “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin. It’s a story that’s meant to provoke discussion and critical thinking among the students so that they can better compose a reader response essay. I have a new textbook this year, and a new syllabus … Continue reading
Whiskey Beach: A Book Review
Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts Penguin Group, 2013, 496 pp. $27.95 Romance/Romantic Suspense/ Contemporary Fiction/Fiction ISBN: 978-0-399-15989-3 Boston lawyer Eli Landon’s life began to spin out of control when he came home and found that his estranged wife had been brutally murdered. Because he was the police’s prime suspect, Landon eventually lost both his job … Continue reading
The Girl with the Pearl Ring
This weekend my roommate invited me to go the eighth annual Red Dress Gala, a local fundraiser for heart disease. The theme was a black and white ’20s era design, reminiscent of The Great Gatsby. I was more than happy to take her sister’s usual place at the table and get to wear costume jewelry and pearls … Continue reading
“If you can paint, I can walk”: My Love Affair to Remember with Ten Classic Movies
In keeping with my theme for the last two Fridays, I give you my Top Ten favorite movies that are so old you might not have ever heard of them. An Affair to Remember (1957), Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. “We ought to take advantage of every moment…Don’t you think that life should be gay … Continue reading
Le Loup
He walks in the light, lank and long Losing himself among the throng. His smile, his eyes are full of charm. His dress and manner do not alarm. He behaves pleasantly with all he sees. Friends and neighbors speak well of he Who keeps the letter of village law, The bright of eye and … Continue reading
Measuring My Life with Cups from Starbucks
Since this is the first week of class for the Fall 2013 term at my University, I thought it was only fitting that I post about the substance that has kept me going since I woke up on Monday morning. This is not to say that I’m renouncing my love of English Breakfast with milk … Continue reading
Watches & Waistcoats: The Appeal of 19th Century Apparel
I realize that I posted last week about the attractiveness of suspenders, but apparently my roommates and I have been watching an awful lot of Torchwood lately, and when I see Captain Jack Harkness, all I can think of is how appealing he is. A major part of that appeal is the way the character … Continue reading
Best Job Ever: Renegade Librarian Megan Prelinger
I think being a library builder would be a really cool job, but then again, being an adjunct professor of English is pretty awesome too!
Has Pen. Will Write. 