Category Archives: movies

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by

On this Free Week, I will finish the thought I began a couple of months ago on an audiobook I listened to on YouTube; one that had me enthralled. It was the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. As I have … Continue reading →

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Memento Momento

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

The topic this week is: Would we like to be asked to do the novelization of a movie, or why not? If so, what movie. Many movies are based on stories, novels or based on plays, but quite a few … Continue reading →

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Re-telling a Tale

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

One of the foxes asked, “Would you want to be asked to create a novelization of a movie? Why or why not? What movie?” About three years ago we spent a week discussing books we’d read after seeing the movie … Continue reading →

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Do You, Too, YouTube?

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

I have made a great discovery: many great old movies and many great readings are available on YouTube. I can pick up YouTube for free on computer and through my Xbox, (into my TV.) I can pick it up on … Continue reading →

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Country AND Western

Posted on December 28, 2017 by

The title of this post is part of a famous line in the original “Blues Brothers” movie. The brothers and band were faking their way into a gig in a bar and asked what kind of music they played there. … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 22, 2017 by

Today we are asked to talk about our favorite ways to relax. I don’t know that I ever truly relax. I have a lot on my mind. Sitting still is not relaxing to me. I am writing this in advance, … Continue reading →

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Give Me a Happy Ending, Please

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

This week, one of the foxes asked about our favorite dystopian world. I’ll confess I had to look up the term, because I wasn’t quite sure what dystopian meant. Oxforddictionaries.com defines dystopia as “an imagined place or state in which … Continue reading →

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