Real Chick Flicks - NO 3 hankie tales alowed

Ok ladies!

Admit it if you are with me - sure, I might say how I love "Sleepless in Seattle" - but my #1 Chick type e chick flick is "Ever After"  Drew Barrymore rescues as much as she is rescued thank you very much!  But if you want to really turn my head, give me a good action adventure any day of the week - Some of my favorites, after of course the Star Wars Movies:  The last Boy Scout, Lethal Weapon series, The Die Hard Series, True Lies, The Italian Job, The Bank Heist with Clive Owen.....the list goes on, heck I even loved Unforgiven by Clint Eastwood (Come to think of it, I like a lot of his movies) So HOLLYWOOD - give me strong men with equally feisty women and I know you can make the box office sing.  This summer holds promise - Star Trek,   X men Origins, ect  Bring on the popcorn!

Reb

Lost in Winter- Finding Spring!

So today the porch was opened and I think the rest of the family ate there.  It's a rite of spring for our family.  A welcome sign of a positive change - not just change for change.  I don't like much of what is coming out of government lately, but life on a personal level should not be impacted - every day, however tax day is impossible to ignore.  I find myself avoiding the daily "news" on the TV, the radio in the car is enough for me.  I have to confess, along with all my fun in the Star Wars universe, I have also become enamored with the works of Stephanie Meyer (Twilight) So I've been reading a lot more than writing - but my resolution for my 47th birthday is to seek more balance in my life - so  - More Writing!

Here's to spring

Reb!

Still waiting Still Hoping Still Here

Where did the holidays go - where did I go - well offline for a while, all the work, finding a new job, watching the news, and then not watching.....just aren't enough hours in the day to get all done that I want.  I am still waiting to see if I have a voice in the Senate - or an complete set of anti voices, I do still have hope, maybe we can just vote over and joy of joys, I get to keep the job that started out as a 90 day lets see how we fit situation!  Voila it's going well.  I wish I could say the same for my country.  I feel the dark times encroaching and so, I refuse to dwell in the gloom.  I choose how much and what news I seek out and I will keep a positive attitude, that my countrymen can and will wake up - including the President ( I know that's a fat chance,  but he was all about hope and change - so I can hope he can change)  I'm prepping for a road trip next week - and I hope to have more musings and more time in the near future!

Remember

Hope and Change

Bests

Baby, it's cold outside!

COLD yikes cold enough that my hand hurt grabbing the aluminum scoop for the dog food this morning (we store it in a metal can in the garage)  It's not just a coldness in the atmosphere - it is downright chilly in the mental outlook as well.  I get the feeling that a lot of people are feeling the 'chill' in the economy, in their personal freedoms and the future.  Here is hoping for an early spring!

Stunned

So, I'm finally on the road to really having all the tools for my job search ready to go.  It took a while to get over being stunned by my situation.  I am sure it is a more common affliction this fall than in the past few years.  The entire county is going throught some interesting times.  Guess I can too.

Well now what?

Early Wednesday morning and I'm still waiting to see who will be in the Senate from the state where I live, Minnesota - I guess I don't feel much like a Minnesotan tonight until I see who comes out on top.  We just elected a pro business mayor, and an anti business president - I don't see this working very well.  I'm really worried - Obama now needs to actually do something - and what he wants to do will change America - into another country.  Biden was right; I remember back in the 1980's shortly after Regan was elected - the old AP teletype machine was equipped with a bell, to note when something came in on "the wire" and needed our attention - one bell meant a scheduled report was in, three bells was breaking news - that night someone at AP leaned on the bell and didn't let up for at least 30 seconds - The hostages were being freed ASAP - because Tehran did not want to "test" our new President elect.  There are no more AP wire bells - and I don't think there will be time to ring them anyway.  I fear the next big strike is around the corner - and I do not think the president elect has the capacity to deal with it.  Biden was right, our main mass media is a JOKE.  Bette Davis had the right line for our situation.  "Buckle Up, it's going to be a bumpy night.

Back to the Future?

This weekend I went back to my Alma Matter - aka the U of MN for the 100th anniversary of the Mortuary Science program that is part of the Medical school.  It was good to take a step back and see where I started.  Met some more of the wonderful graduates and this years crop of students.  It's a good feeling to still feel that the "dismal profession" is my calling.  Now I just need a place to practice.  I just want to care for families the way I care for my own.