Disclaimer. I do not regularly review movies. In this case, I make an exception. In 1983, author Michael Morpurgo wrote a sweeping saga for a young audience of WWI told through the perspective of a horse plucked from a Devon farm and following that horse’s journey through the battlefields of France. In 2007, it was adapted for the stage and as of December 25, 2011 the movie adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg arrives in theaters. I was blessed with the opportunity to see an advanced screening. I tore through the book the night before (I always read the book first if I can help it.) Wow. Wow. Wow. Between the book...
Book Review: Wonderland Creek
Description: Alice Grace Ripley lives in a dream world, her nose stuck in a book. But happily-ever-after life she’s planned on suddenly falls apart when her boyfriend, Gordon, breaks up with her, accusing her of living in a world of fiction instead of the real world. Then to top it off, Alice loses her beloved job at the library because of cutbacks due to the Great Depression. Fleeing small-town gossip, Alice heads to the mountains of eastern Kentucky to deliver five boxes of donated books to the library in the tiny coal-mining village of Acorn. Dropped off by her relatives, Alice volunteers to stay for two weeks to help the...
Remember the 7th of December
There are events throughout history that we must stop and remember. These are the days we need to take a few moments and put things into perspective. Seventy years ago, thousands died at a relatively unknown harbor. Seventy years ago, a nation looked at horror of another country’s actions. Seventy years ago, a nation united. I’m currently reading December 1941 by Craig Shirley – a 500-page book that looks at all thirty-one days of December 1941 and how those days changed America forever. On December 1st, 1941, America was still in the remnants of the Great Depression but things were starting to look up. Newspaper headlines were flooded with war...
Looking back and looking ahead
I think most people take stock at the end of each year and pause for at least a moment to reflect. Where have you been? Where are you going? For me, I set aside some time and decided to make a list and really examine everything that has occurred in 2011. I stared at a blank page and couldn’t recall much of anything that had happened beyond that morning. So I turned to Facebook. I have a developer account and thus activated the new “Timeline” layout which includes “important” posts, events and photos from all the content you’ve posted to Facebook. It is digital scrapbooking at its finest and...
“There is no try.”
Today, I fired up the laptop, pulled up my Google Reader and this was the post that greeted me. I needed that post. I needed that reminder. This line from Star Wars is one I quote and refer to a lot. I have it written in my day planner. “Do or do not. There is no try.” Read Michael Hyatt’s post. He says it perfectly. And then go forth and do. Or do not. ——– Happy Monday!
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