By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.When the phrase “rock my world” comes to mind, I can conjure more than a few, shall we say, interesting, images, most of which involve a hot tub and a hot stranger who knows nothing of my personal baggage.But no matter how the imaginary details vary, I never took the words literally. Until last week.Sitting on the beach [...]
These two girls have the sweetest voices! A Canadian duo called DALA, (Amanda Walther and Sheila Carabine) make beautiful music. Check out their site at http://dalagirls.com/ and enjoy Moon River as we dry out from Irene!--Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.Did you ever hear the expression, “You can’t have too many friends?”I beg to differ.According to all of my current social networks, online communities and professional internet groups, I have direct or indirect access to approximately 2.5 million friends.That’s a lot of birthday cards.As a kid, I didn’t have many friends. I was a little nerdy (okay, I [...]
This time-lapse image shows why our perception of beauty is so distorted, just as the beautiful girl in the video was distorted. Thanks to Dove for having the courage to show us just what's behind the concept of "beauty" we're being fed by the media. A real "eye-opener."--Mary Fran
By: Mary Fran Bontempo“You is kind, you is smart, you is important.”With these words, Aibileen Clark, a black house maid to the white Leefolt family in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960’s, tenderly encourages her two year old charge, Mae Mobley Leefolt, whose mother seems incapable of showing any love to her child. Aibileen schools the child to repeat the words, hoping to avoid what Abilieen knows is all too predictable an outcome—that Mae [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoFor an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.Last Tuesday, Diana Nyad got out of the water. (http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/09/nyad.103.mile.swim/index.html)I get out of the water every day, after I shower. Then I step into my safe little bathroom, towel off, blow-dry my hair, dress and apply make-up. Generally, I’m never scared, unless I spend too much time looking in the mirror. But as far as the water part goes, [...]
A good Mariachi band can get anyone up to dance! Enjoy!--Mary Fran
