Fall break fun
/My grandsons in the desert are on fall break from school.
What better way to kick off the holiday week than with a Monday movie with Mom?
Once again, I can't adequately express...
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Saturday movie PREview: Fall trailers edition
/I didn't see a movie this week to write a review about because, well, the Olympics.
I have seen several trailers this week. Following are previews of some of the upcoming fall films I'm itching to see.
THE SEA OF TREES
Here and now: April 14, 2016
/What's happening in my world, here and now:
On my mind...
My taxes. Not because I need to do them, but because I just finished them. Filed them yesterday morning. My brain is still mulling over numbers, deductions, credits, and crap I really don't like to think about. Jim is the numbers person in our relationship; I'm more the words person. But because...
Saturday movie review: Man Up
/We're taught that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I learned last week that the same should be said for movie titles — don't judge the film by its title.
If I had given in to my initial reaction to this week's film, MAN UP, based on its title, I would have missed out on a sweet, silly-yet-smart romantic comedy. The only thing that saved me from scrolling on by MAN UP while searching through Netflix was Lake Bell, whose understated, self-deprecating sense of humor always makes me chuckle.
In the screwball comedy with an ill-fitting title, Bell stars as 34-year-old Nancy, who's single and
Here and now: March 3, 2016
/It's been a while since I've shared what's happening right here, right now in my world. Here goes:
On my mind...
My dad. The week I found out Lyla had brain cancer, I also found out my dad was diagnosed with a relatively rare form of cancer that's, kind of, a precursor to leukemia, something called...
The concussion discussion from a grandparent's perspective
/My Q&A with Being Brain Healthy author Ruth Curran
Will Smith's film CONCUSSION, based on the true story of one brave doctor's unrelenting efforts to enlighten the NFL about the effects of continual trauma to the brains of football players, has opened the eyes of many to the dangers of America's favorite sport. Concussions affect far more than just football players, though, and the movie has also opened the door for many important discussions about the effects of brain injuries of all sorts, suffered by all ages, regardless of the cause.
I have long been concerned about concussions in my rambunctious, active, sports-loving grandsons, so I turned to Ruth Curran, author of Being Brain Healthy, to assuage some of the worries and concerns I have as a grandmother. See, grandparents, unless they're in a situation where they serve as primary caretaker for their grandchildren, have little say in the day-to-day care of their beloved grandkids, can't restrict certain sports or activities. That doesn't mean we have no concerns.
Here, Curran addresses my concussion...
Saturday movie review: Creed
/I loved the original ROCKY. The first sequel not so much. All the following sequels? I refused to watch them, as the magic was gone.
The ROCKY magic is back, only it now goes by the name of CREED.
I must say I was a bit hesitant to pay good money to see CREED, but it won the...
