Special Effects: A Film Forum with Mark Forker

I am pretty old-fashioned when it comes to movies.For me the most important thing in a movie is the story. No amount of special effects can compensate for a weak plot or cardboard characters. That is why I am no fan of Star Wars, or Titanic. That is why Avatar didn't do it for me. Avatar, the little movie directed by James Cameron of Titanic fame, is visually stunning. The representation of the [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:49-04:00September 24th, 2010|1 Comment

Tempted by the Fruit of the Harvest

by Chrysa SmithAdam and Eve must have fallen from grace right about now---when the apples are big and shiny and oh so abundant. In the Garden of Eden or the backyard plot, they are pretty hard to resist--even from a slithering, spineless serpent. So resist we won't, as we wind our way through the farm markets and the homey tastes of fall's sweet harvest.One of my memorable family traditions growing up, was fall [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:49-04:00September 23rd, 2010|3 Comments

Wee! I’m Getting Fit!

by Chrysa SmithWhat kind of gift did you get/would you expect for your 50th birthday? Piece of jewelry, dinner, show, trip? Yep, me too. So while I did receive a spa gift card (which is always greatly appreciated), it came alongside a box with the word SONY on it. Hmmm. I couldn't remember what on earth I had asked for that SONY might make. Right. I didn't ask for anything from SONY, but [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:49-04:00September 22nd, 2010|4 Comments

Things My Daughter Taught Me

A Middle Aged Woman Laughs at Life's Learning CurvesBy:  Mary Fran BontempoThe joy of motherhood brings with it many gifts—an incredible love, an oddly fulfilling sense of self-sacrifice, fierce determination to protect one’s child—just to name a few.I’ve learned all of these things from my children, and felt enriched for the lessons my offspring have taught me.But a few weeks ago, my daughter instructed me in lessons previously unknown to me even after [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:49-04:00September 21st, 2010|2 Comments

Just Another Day at the Salon

by Chrysa SmithScissors are snipping. Phones are ringing. Dryers are blowing.It's a typical day at Robbye's-- http://robbyesgentlegroomers.com/ --the salon where the poodle posse goes to get cleaned, cut, fluffed and returned to me looking and smelling like properly primped poodles. I chuckle when I drop the 'boys' off, and chuckle when I pick them up. Because in addition to getting the monthly proper cleaning that most humans do daily, these four legged friends [...]

2018-10-30T09:56:49-04:00September 19th, 2010|1 Comment
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