Sharing Circle

Some friends of mine are going to be taking a trip to Orlando soon, and I’m casting about for some interesting/unusual things that they might want to check out. Yeah, everyone knows about Disneyland and Epcot and all that: I’m looking for things OFF the beaten path, so to speak.

So far, I’ve come across the “Mouse Surplus Review,” which is apparently a big warehose holding everything from excess mickey mouses to name tags from old Disney Characters. Reveiwers say it’s worth a look. It’s located at  1000 Detour Rd, Haines City, FL 33844-9350 (863) 422-0000. Their website is here.

Also, if you’re interested in fainting goats (and who isn’t, they’re surely one of the most interesting creatures god created!) the link to the “International Fainting Goat Association” is here.  Looks like there are a few breeders of these lovely animals in FL. Read the rest of this entry »

This recipe is from the 1950 Junior League Cookbook of Charleston, SC. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds like just the thing for hot summer days.  It looks easy, too - with only four ingredients!

Ingredients:

1 cup pineapple juice

3 tablespoons lemon juice

2/3 cups sugar

2 cups milk

Mix pineapple juice, lemon juice, and sugar. Chill, then add to milk. Freeze one hour, beat thoroughly, then freeze about 3 hours. Serves 4.  (Mrs. Louis T. Parker/Josephine Walker.)

If you try it, let me know what you think!

For those who perhaps are not familiar with him, I just wanted to do my bit to make sure that the whole world learns about the venerable English author, Terry Pratchett.  He’s one of the most prolific, talented, and astute observers of human behavior who is writing today. If you have anything approximating a sense of humor, you will find something to enjoy in his extensive catalog.

Initially made famous for his Discworld novels, which are set on a mythical yet suspiciously familiar disc-shaped world, Pratchett’s work has now in several instances been made into film. Some of you may have seen “Hogfather” which aired fairly recently on American cable television. Read the rest of this entry »

I just thought I’d share a few of my favorite quotes about love. Anybody else have some other good ones?

• “Love is everything it’s cracked up to be…It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.”~Erica Jong
• “Since feeling is first who pays attention to the syntax of things will never wholly kiss you wholly to be a fool while spring is in the world..”.~ee cummings
• “There is no remedy for love but to love more.”~Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) Journal, July 25, 1839 Read the rest of this entry »
  

I wanted to share a list of some of what I think are the coolest, most inspirational books ever, and I don’t think they are commonly read these days. (Correct me if I’m wrong!) I hope folks might find something new here, and if so, let me know! I love to read and to share good books.

1.) Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl is a book by a concentration camp survivor which will really make you think. It will definitely move you, and it may even change your life. It did mine.

2.) The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom is also a very inspirational book having to with the author’s experiences during WWII. Well worth reading.

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I just wanted to share some thoughts about Gilda Radner. She was best known for her comedy and her role of “Roseanne Roseannadanna” on Saturday Night Live. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986, and kept an incredible state of mind about her illness–she never lost her sense of humor, apparently. She wrote a book called “It’s Always Something” which was published in about 1988.  It’s a funny, heartbreaking, and inspirational book that I would recommend to anyone–whether cancer has touched their immediate lives or not. Also, there are now apparently organizations worldwide of “Gilda’s Clubs,” where people living with cancer, and their friends and families, can meet to learn how to live with cancer. The center was named for a quip from Radner, who said, “Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I’d rather not belong to.” Read the rest of this entry »

I thought I’d pass on my personal top 100 horror movies. Although I am sure you will find many that you already know and would expect to see I guarantee that you will find some that you have missed out on!

100. IT (1990, Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace)
99. The Beyond (1981, Directed by Lucio Fulci)
98. Cloverfield
97. Don’t Look Now (1973, Directed by Nocolas Roeg)
96. Night of the Creeps (1986, Written and Directed by Fred Dekker)
95. Dead Ringers (1988, Directed by David Cronenberg)
94. Return of the Living Dead (1985, Written & Directed by Dan O’Bannon)
93. Scream (1996, Directed by Wes Craven)
92. Final Destination (2000, Directed by James Wong)
91. Re-Animator (1985, Directed by Stuart Gordon) Read the rest of this entry »

Just thought I’d share this quickly, as some of you might gather a little amusement out of it. Apparently an architect in Austria has decided to paint his entire house–and everything in it, right down to the potted plants– a lovely shade of blue.

He wanted to see what it would be like to live with just one color, apparently. Obviously I can’t put up the photo, or I would, but you can see for yourself here. Apparently his neighbors are not amused. I can’t understand why.

Would you paint your whole home a single color? If so, what color would you choose?

And do you believe the guy when he says he did this just to see what it was like to live with one color?

“Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”

-Erica Jong

Need I say more? Erica Jong is a very interesting writer if you’ve never read any of her stuff. I’d recommend “How to Save Your Own Life,” for those of you who don’t know her. Be forewarned: the book is for grownups and would probably be rated R. If you can’t deal with mature things and mature language, don’t read it. Just read her quotes. She’s a thinker, and offers some interesting perspective. Anyway, here’s a link for those of you who may not know her stuff.  How to Save Your Own Life . Enjoy!

One of the things I think could be really interesting on this blog if it happens is if/when people felt like sharing some of the specifics of what a typical day in their lives was like. I’m one of those American-born people who has not yet had the opportunity to travel outside the USA…so I am hungry, in particular, to hear more from non-Americans about what a typical day might be like (or week, or whatever you’d like to share.)

But really I’m feeling  a bit interested in anyone’s life who wants to share! (So I’m a bit voyeuristic. Sue me.)

And I wonder if any of my imaginings about people in other countries have any truth to them… Read the rest of this entry »