I used to watch this movie at least twice a year with my mom. It was her favorite, and I knew all the songs long before I hit double digits! Eventually, much of the von Trapp settled in Stowe, Vermont, not all that far from where I grew up. The […]
4/20 falls on Sunday this year, so I feel like a post about cannabis is on topic, especially since I’m 100% behind it being decriminalized. Point of fact, I qualify for medical use, and you can be sure that, if I didn’t live on a federal installation, I’d be using […]
play along here I thought I’d take a break from movie trivia, although I’m fairly certain I’ll be back there eventually, since I love movies. So today, let’s look at some things that happened on this day in history. 1. the end of an era On this day, in 1970, Paul […]
play along here The Lost Boys was THE movie to see during the summer between my junior and senior years of high school! People were obsessed with this Peter Pan reimagining, turning it into a cult classic, even decades later. currently streaming: Roku 1. the Murder Capital of the World The […]
play along here Why not keep going with the movie theme? This week… the sci-fi, psychological thriller Donnie Darko, a creepy AF movie that I LOVE! currently streaming: Amazon Prime, Pluto TV, Plex, Peacock, Hulu 1. Jake Gyllenhaal almost wasn’t… Donnie Darko at all. Before he got what turned out to […]
play along here I thought I’d keep the movie theme for another week! 1. the electric witch The sparks that fly when the Wicked Witch of the West tries to take Dorothy’s ruby slippers… not electric at all. Instead, it was apple juice. A member of the crew splashed apple juice […]
play along here One of my favorite movies in all the world is The Princess Bride. The acting is so good, with many great actors, and every scene is memorable in its own way. The storytelling is just fantastic. So, in homage to the movie (and the book), here is a […]
play along here Words are kind of my thing. Being a former linguist who is still obsessed with languages, a former technical writer, and a current writer and editor, how words and language evolve interest me endlessly. So here’s a list of words that no longer mean what they once did. […]
play along here 1. Na’vi The language of the Avators was created by Paul Frommer, who is a professor at the USC Marshall School of Business. He has a doctorate in linguistics and used it to design language. The goal was to create a language that didn’t sound like any known […]
play along here 1. toto and dorothy The Wizard of Oz released in 1939, and this line is one of the most often misquoted from the movie. 2. the seduction of Ben The Graduate was released in 1967, with Mrs. Robinson a woman years older than Ben, the object of her […]