Tag Archives: Movies
Take a Ride With Me on a San Francisco Streetcar — 1906!
This amazing movie of a San Francisco streetcar traveling down Market Street was filmed four days before the massive April 18, 1906 earthquake, then shipped by train to New York for processing. It’s a trip back in time to the … Continue reading
Filed under Automobiles, Communication, Entertainment, History, Life, Movies, Nature, Photography, Science, Technology, Travel
Constantin Films Claims Copyright Violations on Hitler Film “Downfall”
Enjoy these parodies while you can. There are more than 145 of them. Take the poll. Constantin Films claims copyright violations on Hitler film “Downfall.”
Filed under Commerce, Communication, Entertainment, Internet
Ma and Pa Kettle — Financial Consultants
Ma and Pa Kettle are financial consultants to the federal government. Many states hire them, too! The Kettles are probably available to help you with your tax preparation, too. Better hurry. Tax returns are due April 15th.
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Actually, I am in Kansas right now, but I couldn’t resist that statement, and I’m not alone. It’s a very popular phrase to explain wonderment when entering a fantastic new environment. Recently I saw a version of the phrase in the New York … Continue reading
Do Re Mi
The Sound of Music in Antwerp Train Station I always loved this song!
Filed under Entertainment, Life, Movies, Music
Just Call Me Little Bo Peep
Sheep are probably more common in Australia than kangaroos, but on a recent visit there I never got close enough to hear so much as a bleat. I wanted to see a sheep shearing (as seen on “The Thorn Birds”). I wanted … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Australia, Environment, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Movies, Nature, New Zealand, Personal, Random, Travel
The Birds
IMAGINE THIS SCENE: A man and a woman are watching ”Country Calendar” on the television in their house on a lonely sheep station near Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. The woman gets up from the couch to get some tea. She hears a fainting tapping on the … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Bird-watching, Birds, Entertainment, Environment, Humor, Life, Movies, Nature, New Zealand, Personal, Photography, Travel
I’m Not Ready For My Close-up
It’s a good thing I didn’t blink, or I would have missed my four-second big screen debut in the independent film, “fling*,” which is making the rounds of film festivals around the country. This past weekend it was introduced to Kansas City, … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Humor, Life, Movies, Personal, Random, Relationships
Zombies or Ghouls?
All Hallow’s Eve. Lost, we creep along a dark road toward a lighted porch. A chilly wind rushes past, dry leaves dancing in its wake. We shiver. Is it the cold? Or is it fear? A dog howls. We hear rustling in the brush. “Hurry!” We almost reach the … Continue reading
Avast, Me Hearty! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Arrgh! Get ready to walk the plank if you don’t talk like a pirate on September 19 – the annual International Talk Like a Pirate Day. No one talked more like a pirate than Robert Newton in his role as Long John Silver in the … Continue reading
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