Monthly Archives: December 2012
Classic Holiday Movie Post #5
Posted on December 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
This one we never miss. Every year Jaxon and I have managed to watch this together, either on video at home or at a local movie house. It’s best on the big screen, for sure. And, one of the few films I’ve been to where the audience without fail applauds and sings along to the […]
What I Meant to Write Last Week, Only Surlier
Posted on December 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Before the tragedy in Connecticut last week, my intention was to write about our short mid-week trip to Iowa. I was also going to get a wee bit political. Let’s see if I still can. Toward the end of November, I had a pleasantly surprising phone call from a very dear friend. I’ve known Tony […]
Newtown, CT, and the Gun Conversation
Posted on December 15, 2012 Leave a Comment
Fighting off an early winter cold hasn’t given me much energy or desire to write. I had intended my first new post to focus on the wedding of our friends Tony and Joe, but that will have to wait, given the heartbreaking and haunting ordeal that took place yesterday in Connecticut. I’ve only had a […]
Classic Holiday Movie Post #4
Posted on December 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
This one’s truly in the “great” category for Christmas comedies. About 10 years ago I worked for an independent video store, and the owner wanted to make a commercial with each of us reciting a “favorite” line from a holiday movie. After a while he had to say, “No, not that one.” So many quotable […]
Thoughts on Hitchcock, Stress, and Weight Loss
Posted on December 6, 2012 1 Comment
I don’t know much about Alfred Hitchcock’s personal life, certainly not enough to judge whether the movie Hitchcock is a faithful representation of his character or marriage. It was, however, a very entertaining story, well worth the time to see Hopkins and Mirren fill their larger than life personas. While Helen Mirren’s Alma Reville certainly […]
Classic Holiday Movie Post #3
Posted on December 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
Not technically a holiday film, but it opens with events centered around an opulent Christmas party, with gunshots and Southern-style justice quick to follow. Classic Holiday Movie #4: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Strong performances by Kevin Spacey, the Lady Chablis, and Jack Thompson (a personal fave from the Australian film “The […]
Our House
Posted on December 3, 2012 Leave a Comment
Houses like ours were truly made for the holiday season. I often think of myself as its current caretaker, not the “owner” per se. The story of how we came to buy it and what we’ve done with it is pretty cool. We live right in the heart of South Minneapolis, in a Victorian farmhouse […]
Classic Holiday Movie Post #2
Posted on December 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
Post #2 but Movie #3! This week it was another beauty from the World War II era, starring Barbara Stanwyck on a farm that looks eerily similar to Bing Crosby’s digs in “Holiday Inn.” A redress of the set? I don’t know, but it wouldn’t surprise me! Classic Holiday Movie #3: Christmas in Connecticut Does […]
Days of Wine and Proses 