Sunday night in paradise We are at home this evening enjoying more Christmas movies that inspire us. We had a wonderful couple join us at our vacation rental part of the home. They were very sweet and friendly and kind. We had a conversation with a dear friend about improving the Illuminate Film Festival and…
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year It is an understatement to say the film “Wonder” is wonderful. Based on a true story of a little boy who was born severely disfigured and had some twenty seven operations to survive. He has very loving parents who eventually take him to a middle school prep school. …
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Heavenly Christmas all year long I am sure that by the time the official holidays are over you will be happy that I am over Christmas. But will I? Lou Ann and I watched a Hallmark movie titled Heavenly Christmas starring Kristin Davis, Shirley MacLaine and Eric McCormack of Will and Grace fame. The story…
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I want to live forever I went into Whole Foods today which I always enjoy. When I exited, I walked by a mom and her tow-headed baby. It’s hair was sticking up kind of like Harry Potter’s and mine for that matter. I immediately got a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. …
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More Illuminating We had another wonderful brainstorming session with our Illuminate Film Festival team. We are deciding on an expanded mission statement. The festival is in it’s fifth year and it is time for us to grow and become a more vital organization for planetary healing. The festival will grow even faster as our membership…
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Where Angels Fear to Tread Day three road trip to Sedona and the Million Dollar View! Breakfast at Fairfield included veggie patties which were delicious. This time we brought our own Coconut milk. We took highway 54 for 420 miles from Wichita to Interstate 40 on the way to Albuquerque. It was like old times. …
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Now We are a society that mostly spends a lot of mental time in the past and in the future and not enough time in the now. Whenever we are reliving the past or thinking of what might occur we miss most of the juice of life. Our minds are helpful in a lot of…
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Barking to the Choir We listen to NPR (National Public Radio) as much as we can while we travel, whenever we can. We often listen to Terry Gross on her show Fresh Air that has been on the radio for more than thirty years. She produces and hosts the program and what makes it work…
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Childhood memories Lou Ann and I went to the Los Angeles Rams versus Houston Texans Football game today at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Seventy years ago I got to go to my first game at this same stadium. I recall when I first saw the huge green playing field I was overwhelmed by the…
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They Paved Paradise Lou Ann and I just drove up from San Diego to Los Angeles to spend some time with our grandson Ganapatiye. We drove the freeways today and it took three and a half hours for a trip that used to take two hours. I remembered living here before the freeways. For a…
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