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It’s hard to explain how a few precious things | |
Seem to follow throughout all our lives | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Precious Life |
2019 | Nothing Is Too Difficult For Me |
Patterns Of Caring | |
2018 | And May Never Be |
2017 | Don’t Forget |
2016 | I Was A Percentage Man |
2015 | It Waits Patiently |
2014 | Unknown |
2013 | Explaining Love? |
2012 | Echoes of 1% |
2011 | Salaam, Egypt!! |
Where Do You Learn? | |
Archive for January, 2021
Counting Bees And Chasing Clouds
Posted in Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Kenny Loggins, Quotes, Return To Pooh Corner -- music video, Vevo, Winnie the Pooh, YouTube on January 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »
You Need Me On That Wall
Posted in Family History, Movies, Pictures, Quotes, tagged A Few Good Men, Colonel Jessep, Family History, Jack Nicholson, Picture of Teddy, Quotes, Winnie the Pooh on January 31, 2021| Leave a Comment »
A while back, I mentioned my wife still has her childhood teddy-bear: “Teddy”. I also mentioned I think of Teddy as guarding our bedroom / bed during the day. The other day, I was making the bed (well, straightening the bed) and my thoughts wandered back to the court scene from the movie: “A Few Good Men” and Colonel Jessep’s (played by Jack Nicholson) lines: “You want me on that wall. You need me on that wall!” I chuckled to myself as I put “Teddy” on station. | |
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Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. | |
— Winnie the Pooh | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Precious Life |
2019 | Nothing Is Too Difficult For Me |
Patterns Of Caring | |
2018 | And May Never Be |
2017 | Don’t Forget |
2016 | I Was A Percentage Man |
2015 | It Waits Patiently |
2014 | Unknown |
2013 | Explaining Love? |
2012 | Echoes of 1% |
2011 | Salaam, Egypt!! |
Where Do You Learn? | |
The Silent Word
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Creation, Infinity, Navarre Scott Momaday, Philosophy, Quotes, Silence, Stars, Word on January 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »
There was only the dark infinity in which nothing was. And something happened. At the distance of a star something happened, and everything began. The Word did not come into being, but it was. It did not break upon the silence, but it was older than the silence and the silence was made of it. | ||
— Navarre Scott Momaday | ||
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On This Day In: | ||
2020 | Releasing Their Fears | |
2019 | 17 Days Until The Next Government Shutdown | |
2018 | Disciplined Models | |
2017 | We Cannot Afford Enemies | |
2016 | Love Is Just A State Of Mind | |
2015 | Waiting? | |
2014 | Big C, Little B (II) | |
Where God Has Not | ||
2013 | Chasing His Dragon | |
Shaped And Molded | ||
2012 | Believe In Yourself | |
2011 | Cultural Equivalence | |
Why Not? | ||
Books About Books | ||
The Basis For Adult Continuing Education | ||
Urban Ballroom
Posted in Education, Movie Review, Movies, Reviews, tagged Alfre Woodard, Antonio Banderas, Blood and Bone, Coach Carter, Dante Basco, Finding Forrester, Freedom Writers, Lean On Me, Moderate To Strong Movie Recommendation, Pierre Dulaine, Rob Brown, Stand And Deliver, Take The Lead -- movie review, Yaya DaCosta on January 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »
“Take The Lead” (2006) — movie review | |
Today’s review is for the ballroom dance / teaching movie starring Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine (the teacher), Alfre Woodard (the Principal) and Rob Brown (“Finding Forrester“), Yaya DaCosta and Dante Basco (“Blood and Bone“) as some of the “urban” high school students. | |
The movie follows a standard formula like “Stand And Deliver“, “Freedom Writers“, “Lean On Me” and “Coach Carter“, but with a classical ballroom dance angle – as opposed to Calculus, writing, discipline or basketball. | |
So, it this movie any good? Acting? Dance? Music? Is it entertaining? Well, yes, so-so, mostly yes, mostly yes, and (ultimately) yes. The movie is shot well so the dancing is mostly in frame and contained. The exceptions being when there are switches to break-dance and “street” dance. The acting by the “kids” is mostly better than the “adults”, with Banderas being the best of the adults. Both the ballroom and the break types are entertaining and visually interesting. The music is also cross-spectrum and pretty good to excellent. And, despite some early reservations, I found I enjoyed the movie a lot more than I thought I would. | |
Two points here: first, I love to dance, but I’m pretty bad at it. I used to be okay at the free-form and jumping around stuff, but I lacked the timing and memory to be any good at most forms from square dancing to disco to swing. But, I do love to watch good dancing almost as much as I like to pretend I can dance myself. Basically, this means I had a natural inclination to enjoy this film. | |
Second point: I am finding myself to be an Antonio Banderas fan. I’ve seen him in a number of roles over the years, but I’ve mostly been unimpressed or thought, “Yeah. He was okay in that role.” This was different. I’m not sure why, but Banderas sold me on this role and I felt (as predictable and formulaic as this movie was) he lifted it to an enjoyable movie level on the strength of his role. He made it believable. | |
Final recommendation: moderate to strong. If you like this high-school teacher in the urban school genre, you will like this movie. If you are indifferent to the genre, but like music and / or dance, you’ll like this movie. If you have little or no knowledge or experience with ballroom dance, you will get a little appreciation for this type of dance – and that itself is good. I found it a pleasant enough way to spend almost two hours. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | R.I.P. Kobe |
2019 | Looks A Lot Like #45 |
2018 | Trying To Stay Young |
2017 | Seems Reasonable To Me |
2016 | We Can Get Through This Together (In Time) |
2015 | How Long Is A Piece Of String? |
2014 | Heathen, n. |
2013 | Wisdom’s Folly |
2012 | When The Student Is Ready |
Disconnected Leadership | |
2011 | The Complex Richness Of Life |
You Don’t Know
Posted in Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Pablo Cruise, Quotes, Whatcha Gonna Do -- music video, YouTube on January 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Whatcha Gonna Do |
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And all at once you’re ready to hang it up | |
‘Cause things didn’t turn out the way you planned | |
And all your friends they’re calling you a fool | |
‘Cause you don’t know a good thing | |
When you got it in your hands | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | R.I.P. Kobe |
2019 | Looks A Lot Like #45 |
2018 | Trying To Stay Young |
2017 | Seems Reasonable To Me |
2016 | We Can Get Through This Together (In Time) |
2015 | How Long Is A Piece Of String? |
2014 | Heathen, n. |
2013 | Wisdom’s Folly |
2012 | When The Student Is Ready |
Disconnected Leadership | |
2011 | The Complex Richness Of Life |
Satisfied If Not Fulfilled
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Aphorisms, Deprivation, Dreams, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Philosophy, Quotes on January 29, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Do not consider yourself deprived because your dreams were not fulfilled; the truly deprived have never dreamed. | |
– Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach | |
From her book: “Aphorisms“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | R.I.P. Kobe |
2019 | Looks A Lot Like #45 |
2018 | Trying To Stay Young |
2017 | Seems Reasonable To Me |
2016 | We Can Get Through This Together (In Time) |
2015 | How Long Is A Piece Of String? |
2014 | Heathen, n. |
2013 | Wisdom’s Folly |
2012 | When The Student Is Ready |
Disconnected Leadership | |
2011 | The Complex Richness Of Life |
We’re Aging With Time
Posted in Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Philosophy, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Philosophy, Quotes, Willie Nelson, Yesterday's Wine -- music video, YouTube on January 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s Wine |
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Miracles appear in the strangest of places | |
Fancy meeting you here | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Where #45 Is Leading The Republican Party |
2019 | Your Own Blog Posts |
The Man With A Code | |
2018 | Choose Goodness |
2017 | Developing Translations |
2016 | Think Like A Hero |
2015 | Reductionism |
2014 | Gravitation, n. |
2013 | Ups And Downs |
2012 | Nerd Heard – And Good-Bye |
Your Continuum | |
2011 | Career Tips (Part 2) |
Is Science Cumulative?
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Philosophy, Quotes, Science, The Rule Of Scientific Development, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas S. Kuhn PhD on January 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Cumulative acquisition of unanticipated novelties proves to be an almost non-existent exception to the rule of scientific development. The man who takes historic fact seriously must suspect that science does not tend toward the ideal that our image of its cumulativeness has suggested. Perhaps it is another sort of enterprise. | |
If, however, resistant facts can carry us that far, then a second look at the ground we have already covered may suggest that cumulative acquisition of novelty is not only rare in fact but improbable in principle. Normal research, which is cumulative, owes its success to the ability of scientists regularly to select problems that can be solved with conceptual and instrumental techniques close to those already in existence. | |
— Thomas S. Kuhn | |
From his book: “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Where #45 Is Leading The Republican Party |
2019 | Your Own Blog Posts |
The Man With A Code | |
2018 | Choose Goodness |
2017 | Developing Translations |
2016 | Think Like A Hero |
2015 | Reductionism |
2014 | Gravitation, n. |
2013 | Ups And Downs |
2012 | Nerd Heard – And Good-Bye |
Your Continuum | |
2011 | Career Tips (Part 2) |
Smoothed My Jagged Edges
Posted in Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Just To Be Close To You -- music video, Quotes, The Commodores, YouTube on January 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Just To Be Close To You |
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That I was a lonely man | |
A man with no direction, | |
With no purpose | |
With no one to love and | |
No one to love me for, | |
For me | |
Aw girl then you, | |
Then you came into my life | |
You made my jagged edges smooth | |
You made my, | |
You made my direction | |
So clear | |
And you | |
Aw woman | |
You became my purpose | |
My reason for livin’ girl | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Republican Senators Should Vote For Conviction Of #45 |
2019 | Carry It |
2018 | Simple |
2017 | Knowledge Pays |
2016 | Brief Glimpses And Full Glances |
2015 | Pursuing Perspective |
2014 | Wearing Down? |
2013 | Labouring Under A Curse |
2012 | Listen To Yourself |
2011 | Career Tips (Part 1) |
No Captain Dunsel | |
Working On The Ordinary
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Excellence, John W. Gardner, Ordinary, Philosophy, Quotes on January 27, 2021| 2 Comments »
Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. | |
— John W. Gardner | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Republican Senators Should Vote For Conviction Of #45 |
2019 | Carry It |
2018 | Simple |
2017 | Knowledge Pays |
2016 | Brief Glimpses And Full Glances |
2015 | Pursuing Perspective |
2014 | Wearing Down? |
2013 | Labouring Under A Curse |
2012 | Listen To Yourself |
2011 | Career Tips (Part 1) |
No Captain Dunsel | |
Your Love Is Near
Posted in Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Philosophy, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Favorite Lines, Included Video, Philosophy, Quotes, The Temptations, YouTube on January 26, 2021| 2 Comments »
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep |
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Now you speak your words warm and sincere | |
And let’s me know that your love is near | |
A pretty face you may not possess | |
But what I like about you is your tenderness | |
A pretty face maybe some guys taste | |
But I’ll take lovin’ in it’s place | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | You Mean I’m STILL In School? |
2019 | Finishing Work |
2018 | Diversity |
2017 | Timely Planning |
2016 | Just Too Easy To Know Fewer And Fewer |
2015 | A Fine Balance |
2014 | Next Rung |
2013 | Super Bowl Prep |
Romantics | |
A Goal For Zen? | |
2012 | Mutant Powers Of Obsession |
2011 | Federal Stars |
Mud Pie | |
Seeking Center
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Faith, God, Philosophy, Quotes, Voltaire on January 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. | |
— Voltaire | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | You Mean I’m STILL In School? |
2019 | Finishing Work |
2018 | Diversity |
2017 | Timely Planning |
2016 | Just Too Easy To Know Fewer And Fewer |
2015 | A Fine Balance |
2014 | Next Rung |
2013 | Super Bowl Prep |
Romantics | |
A Goal For Zen? | |
2012 | Mutant Powers Of Obsession |
2011 | Federal Stars |
Mud Pie | |
Another Friend’s Passing
Posted in General Comments, Health, Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Carole King, Comments, ER, Favorite Lines, Health, Included Video, Quotes, Tapestry -- music video, YouTube on January 25, 2021| 3 Comments »
Tapestry |
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My life has been a tapestry | |
Of rich and royal hue | |
An everlasting vision | |
Of the ever-changing view | |
A wond’rous woven magic | |
In bits of blue and gold | |
A tapestry to feel and see | |
Impossible to hold | |
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[A few days ago, I got word of an old friend’s passing (from COVID). This makes two friends in less than a month. This friend was a nurse who I bumped into at the ER over ten years ago when I went there for heart issues. She didn’t recognize me as it had been almost 35 years since we’d seen each other. I said she reminded me of someone I used to know back in the 1970’s in San Francisco and she got excited as she remembered me, too. Anyway, I was having heart issues and she triaged me into the back area for an immediate IV and care. The ER doctor said I was lucky as for most men my age (early 50’s back then), the first sign of heart problems is your face hitting the floor. He said most men are “too tough” to admit they have a problem when they start to feel “a little” chest pain, and then their family is burying them. So, in a very real way, this friend from the past helped to save my life. This song came to mind as I was thinking about her passing. The song is kind of sad (to me). She was NOT like that at all. She was enthusiasm, laughter and infectious smiles. I guess, the song came to mind because it reminds me of the tapestry of our lives weaving in and out of other’s lives creating a vision we don’t really see until we’re well beyond the current moment. I wish I’d been able to see her before her passing, so I could’ve thanked her for these extra years to work on my tapestry. — KMAB] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Can We At Least Set The Bar Higher Than An Incompetent Liar In The Oval Office? |
2019 | Uncertain Times |
And Government Shutdowns, Too | |
2018 | Satisfied |
2017 | In The Mind |
2016 | Dreaming |
2015 | The Best Medicine Is Also Contagious |
2014 | Eyes Off |
2013 | The More Things Change… |
2012 | The Delicate Moment Of Giving |
2011 | Ready, Shoot, Aim!! |
Short, Swift, Haste
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Henri F. Amiel, Kindness, Life, Love, Philosophy, Quotes on January 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Life is short. Be swift to love! Make haste to be kind! | |
— Henri F. Amiel | |
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On This Day In: | |
2020 | Can We At Least Set The Bar Higher Than An Incompetent Liar In The Oval Office? |
2019 | Uncertain Times |
And Government Shutdowns, Too | |
2018 | Satisfied |
2017 | In The Mind |
2016 | Dreaming |
2015 | The Best Medicine Is Also Contagious |
2014 | Eyes Off |
2013 | The More Things Change… |
2012 | The Delicate Moment Of Giving |
2011 | Ready, Shoot, Aim!! |
Touched My Hand
Posted in General Comments, Included Video, Lyrics, Music and Concerts, Quotes, Song Lyrics And Videos By Others, Videos, tagged Comments, Favorite Lines, I Will Follow Him -- music video, Included Video, Peggy March, Quotes, YouTube on January 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I Will Follow Him
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