There's a scene in Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot when they're on the train to Florida and talking in the bathroom. Sugar (Marilyn Monroe) tells Josephine (Tony Curtis) that she's turning 25 in June. "That's a quarter of a century," she says. "Makes a girl think." In April 2018, I will turn 50. That's half a century.... Continue Reading →
NAME | James Alan Luerssen Jr AGE | 44 HOMETOWN | Westfield NJ HOW DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER? | we worked together at Defenders FAVORITE COLOR | green FAVORITE ANIMAL | blue whale, dog https://youtu.be/bgiPTUy2RqI FAVORITE FOOD/DRINK/EXECUTION MEAL | sushi and ice cream FAVORITE BAND/MUSICIAN/SONG | Tom Petty https://youtu.be/h0JvF9vpqx8 FAVORITE... Continue Reading →
NAME | Debra Jean Houghtaling AGE | 49 HOMETOWN | Greenfield Iowa HOW DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER? | we were both in the Detroit Revitalization Fellowship, Cohort III, 2015 - 2017 FAVORITE COLOR | blue or green FAVORITE ANIMAL | platypus FAVORITE FOOD/DRINK/EXECUTION MEAL | pork tenderloin sandwich, it’s an Iowa thing... Continue Reading →
NAME | Robin Elizabeth Runyan AGE | 39 HOMETOWN | Cadillac Michigan HOW DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER? | y’all invited me to 8 Mile when I started working at Curbed, I never ended up doing the story but we became friends FAVORITE COLOR | light bright green, peridot FAVORITE ANIMAL |... Continue Reading →
NAME | Louisa Moslyn Moore AGE | 44 HOMETOWN | Warsaw NC HOW DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER? | we worked together at Defenders, early aughts FAVORITE COLOR | black FAVORITE ANIMAL | platypus FAVORITE FOOD/DRINK/EXECUTION MEAL | cheese pizza, green beans and iced tea FAVORITE BAND/MUSICIAN/SONG | Weezer / Paul McCartney / Up... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/6M8BmsrC18g National Gallery Adult Learning Programmer Matthew Morgan gives an in-depth talk on George Stubbs's magnificent painting of the race horse Whistlejacket. Enjoy an insight into Stubbs's painting technique, and how he came to paint 'Whistlejacket' for the Marquess of Rockingham. It is a romantic study in solitude and liberty, freeing Whistlejacket from the bridles... Continue Reading →
GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS | August 12 or August 19, 1882 - January 8, 1925 Art Movement: New Realism (American Realism) George Wesley Bellows was an American painter, known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City. At a young age he was to become "the most acclaimed artist of his generation". https://youtu.be/H4NAM1LFDS4 https://youtu.be/_LwAhKMSkAM... Continue Reading →
"Vermeer's paintings demonstrate a willingness to be interested in the greater world, both terrestrial and celestial, and an awareness of the knowledge of both spheres needed for navigation—a world beyond Delft." Louvre show at MIA has Hitler's favorite painting Vermeer's masterpiece, was stolen by the Nazis for the Führer. This is... Continue Reading →
GOAL = read 50 books (at least) in 2018 I'm keeping track of my books on GoodReads.com, and keeping all the books I read this year on a shelf, year50. If I have something deep and real to say about a book, I'll write a review but I won't force it. Freedom of Speech: Mightier... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/JQAYFbcgf60 A thrilling and inspiring true story begins at the precipice of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill (Academy Award nominee Gary Oldman) must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to... Continue Reading →
Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen Paperback, 214 pages Published April 14th 2015 by Thomas Nelson GOODREADS SYNOPSIS Not entitled to get angry? Really? It’s a radical, provocative idea: We’re not entitled to get offended or stay angry. The idea of our own “righteous anger” is a myth. It... Continue Reading →
The Guerilla Art Kit by Keri Smith Hardcover, 144 pages Published July 26 2007 by Princeton Architectural Press SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS We are living in a golden age of self-expression. The explosion of user-created content on blogs and social networking sites moved Time magazine to name "You" their 2006 person of the year. But while we may be spending... Continue Reading →
turns out i knew about her impact on standup comedy and twitter without knowing her name and i read the book without knowing what it was about. rifling through one of the many, many, many free little libraries in DC*, i found this bright red book subtitled "notes from a loud woman." i might be... Continue Reading →
Three years ago, it occurred to me that I had accidentally lived a life of service. In order to afford college, I enlisted in the US Army at 17 years old. After my service and undergrad, I moved to Washington DC and have since spent my entire career working for nonprofit organizations. As part of... Continue Reading →
Watched January 2018 A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter. Won 4 Oscars, 8 nominations This was the first and only time I have seen the movie and had never even heard of it so I went into it with zero expectations other... Continue Reading →
January 20, 2018 at the Farm and the first time all my sisters have been together since our dad died in 2011. My mom and one of my many nieces were also in attendance so I took the occasion to play 50 questions with all of them. NAMES | Betty White (mom), Karen Masters, Mary... Continue Reading →
SHE IS THE WOMAN WHO… DOES NOT CONSUME GARMENTS, SHE LIVES HER LIFE IN THEM AND DRESSES HONESTLY. HAS ORIGINAL STYLE WITHOUT BEING ECCENTRIC. CHOOSES GARMENTS AND EXPERIENCES THAT ALLOW HER TO BE THE SELF SHE IS AND THE SELF THAT IS ALWAYS BECOMING. LIKES SPECIAL, CAREFULLY EDITED AND CURATED COLLECTIONS IS SOMBER, SEDUCTIVE AND... Continue Reading →
NAME | Patricia Cramer AGE | 57 HOMETOWN | Setauket, NY HOW DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER | professional, road ecology, became friends 1 favorite color | turquoise 2 favorite animal | horse 3 favorite food/drink/execution meal | shrimp & polenta 4 favorite band/musician/song | Pat Benatar & Melissa Etheridge 5 favorite movie/director/actor | Princess... Continue Reading →
As part of my Year 50, I'm giving myself the homework of exploring 50 new things in a bunch of categories: 50 works of art 50 books 50 countries (just read about them, not visit) 50 movies 50 songs 50 days of service 50 vocabulary words 50 questions with 50 friends
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