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Oddities

October 12, 2008

Planet of Apes ...

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I'll admit it ... Mike & I LOVE the Planet of the Apes movies.  We own the entire collection of 'vintage' Ape movies as well as the Mark Wahlberg remake of the original movie. 

But I'm not sure about this:


Is this Cute or just Creepy? If you could get a trained monkey (pet) to help clean your house would you? If you could get a trained monkey (pet) to weed your garden would you? Cook for you? Dust, wash dishes, babysit ....

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The Trivial Side of Life ...

  • YOU DO THE MATH
    An Associated Press poll found that Americans "hated" math twice as much as any other school subject.

Words ...

  • - Jane Austen -
    "Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. "
  • e. e. cummings
    I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
  • A Parable ...
    If you love something, take good care of it ...

Current Reads ...

  • - The Road -
    Cormac McCarthy (2006)
  • - A Hidden Wholeness -
    Parker J. Palmer (2004)
  • - A Confederacy of Dunces -
    John Kennedy Toole (1980)
  • - The Bible -
  • - Grace for the Moment -
    Max Lucado
  • - Loving Frank -
    Nancy Horan (2007)

Read In 2009 ...

  • - The Good Earth -
    Pearl S. Buck (1931)
  • - Eclipse -
    Stephanie Meyers (2007)
  • - Pillars of the Earth -
    Ken Follett (1990)
  • - Handmaid's Tale -
    Margaret Atwood (1985)
  • - New Moon -
    Stephanie Meyers (2008)
  • - Twilight -
    Stephenie Meyers (2005)
  • - The Ox-Bow Incident -
    Walter Van Tilburg Clark (1943)
  • - A Farewell to Arms -
    Ernest Hemingway (1929)

Watched ...

  • - A ChRISTMAS CAROL (3d) -
    A Christmas Must-See!!!! Be prepared to be blown away ...
  • - FANTASTIC MR. FOX -
    A GREAT movie!
  • - THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS -
    Quirky, funny, off-beat and well-worth the dollars & cents$
  • - ZOMBIELAND -
    Rule # 3 - run don't walk to see this movie ... True, it is full of fake-blood, fake guts and fake-zombies. But the laughs are real and really, there isn't a NON-FUNNY scene in this movie.
  • - SURROGATES -
    Think, 'I Robot' meets 'Terminator' and then bumps into 'The Matrix'. If you love Sci-fi or Bruce Willis - you'll probably enjoy this movie.
  • - PANDORUM -
    An easy way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Sci-fi at it's mediocre best ...
  • - 9 -
    This is definitely a twice told tale but a charming movie nonetheless! You need to see this one the BIG screen.
  • - THE SOLOIST -
    An intense look at world from 2 different points of view. Based on a true story - this movie will make you THINK!
  • - THE GARDEN -
    (Documentary) An Incredible Story. Well worth searching out!
  • - THE BEALES OF GREY GARDENS -
    (Documentary) Criterion Collection Amazing Documentary!!!
  • - THE GREY GARDENS -
    Outstanding remake of the documentary!
  • - DISTRICT 9 -
    3 Thumbs up! Amazing that it was made for 30 million dollars.
  • - HARRY POTTER & THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE -
    Holy Hogwarts! Harry's got another hit on hands!
  • - MRS. PALFRY -
    Loved it!!!!