Musings:Playing catch-up on the news here but did anyone else but me (and an Australian newspaper) notice that President Bush's first comment on the shooting at Virginia Tech included this statement, "The president believes that there is a right for … [Continue reading] about Bush, Virginia Tech and the Freedom to Bear Arms
Four Snouts up for Three Days of Rain and the Capital Stage
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Three Days of Rain at the Capital Stage in Old Sacramento now playing through May 13th. This play is the first I've seen from a relatively new professional theater company in Sacramento, the first such new ambition in years, now in … [Continue reading] about Four Snouts up for Three Days of Rain and the Capital Stage
Is it just me or is carbon offsetting dumb?
The past few weeks we're having to read how Governor Arnold is "off-setting" his travels (new term "off-jet-setting?") by paying someone in Northern California to plant more trees at a rate of $10 per ton of carbon monoxide produced or something.Is … [Continue reading] about Is it just me or is carbon offsetting dumb?
When Mom and Dad are lawyers–PJ Day Raises Policy Questions
Our 10 year old daughter EM yesterday: so um I didn't wear my pajamas to school on Friday, but other kids did, and Mr. C***** did because we thought it was pajama day and last month there was a lollipop day and we think there is a violation of the … [Continue reading] about When Mom and Dad are lawyers–PJ Day Raises Policy Questions
Four Snouts up for the Pillowman at Berkeley Rep
(:)(:)(:)(:) for The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh which just closed (sob) at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.Oh. My. God.Where has McDonagh been on all my life? After dropping out of school at 16 and lying around watching television and drinking beer … [Continue reading] about Four Snouts up for the Pillowman at Berkeley Rep
Believing in a Safe World
I'm interested in a return to a belief that the world is safe. When you talk with people about child-rearing, one of the fondest memories is of unfettered play in childhood--walking to and from school without an adult, playing with the kids in the … [Continue reading] about Believing in a Safe World
Four Snouts up for Bridge to Teribithia
(:)(:)(:)(:) for Bridge to Teribithia the new Disney flic playing everywhere. I loved this movie. I really did. Of course, part of this is a function of low expectations. I hadn't read the book. And it's a kids film and it's Disney. But the … [Continue reading] about Four Snouts up for Bridge to Teribithia
My California Day
8:00am Rise, dress, brush teeth, quickly revise flyer for Unconditional Love movie night 8:30 Drive to and attend personal recovery meeting, don't hand out flyer because may be precluded by recovery tradition 10:20am … [Continue reading] about My California Day
Term-inator II
(say this in a movie announcer voice): they terrified you last summer when they teamed up to terminate real campaign finance reform. Now they're back at it again--Term-inator II: term limits extended.Okay, Sara, speak English--it's this: it made … [Continue reading] about Term-inator II
Hair on DVD: Flawed Movie with Amazing Scenes & Score
(:)(:)(:) for the movie Hair on DVD, directed by Milos Forman and starring John Savage and Treat Williams (yum).(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) for the music, and the scene of Black Boys, White Boys.This is one of those movies that clearly strove for excellence and … [Continue reading] about Hair on DVD: Flawed Movie with Amazing Scenes & Score
Make Mine Vanilla
Food bugaboo of the week:You see it everywhere now, vanilla milk, vanilla yogurt, vanilla creme, but not many people know that vanilla is the new codeword for sugar. In fact, if you scan the ingredient list on a "vanilla" item, there's a decent … [Continue reading] about Make Mine Vanilla
Four Snouts up for Quinceanera
(:)(:)(:)(:) out of a possible five snouts up for Quinceanera on DVD. This bittersweet film captured my heart by depicting a small but completely unexplored subject for mainstream America, the latin American rite of passage for girls on their 15th … [Continue reading] about Four Snouts up for Quinceanera