Reading, seeing and hearing

[horsegirl]

Does anyone know if the three blind mice were afforded braile? if not, at least they could hear...


Reading.................................?

 

[jamal]

...it does a mind good Horsegirlfriend.

Kumbayah, people.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Yeah... that means all of you. Movie lovers, poetry lovers, current event followers... EVERYONE! Geez. This thread is for everyone and everything.

I thought I'd tell you all about a little interest of mine. One of many. And I thought I'd see if anyone shared it, here.

The story of the Titanic hitting an iceberg in April 1912 is familiar to all of you. I think. No. I know. Everyone knows, at least, a little bit of that tale. Or has seen the movie. "My heart will go on"... and all that crap. The sinking of that great ocean liner stunned the world in 1912 and is considered, to this day, the shipwreck of all shipwrecks. People are DRAWN to this disaster story over and above many others. There are, literally, hundreds of books written about it. That's just books, mind you, too. Anywho... EVERYONE knows of that fated ship. EVERYONE. Why? I can't answer that... really. There are many theories as to why the story has grabbed the interest and hearts of so many. But, one thing is certain, you either "get" the Titanic fever... or you don't. And those that "get" it have a passion for it which keeps the story of the sinking of The Greatest Ship Ever... alive. I have it. I'll admit.

Two recent reads, on the subject, are:

Ghost Liners: Exploring the World's Greatest Lost Ships. By Dr. Robert Ballard. Co-written by Rick Archbold. It is a children's book. Because my middle son Calvin shares many of my little passions, too. And because I just like to read children's books. It is basically a shorter version of Ballard's book Lost Liners.

Titanic - The Norfolk Survivors. By John Balls. It is quite difficult to find. Anywhere. But it's worth it. Amazing little tale.

Those are just two. I thought I'd mention. Because the story of the Titanic is... a classic!!!! And, to use Disney terminology of which you are all familiar, it is... a Fastpass! I just wondered... does anyone else here have a passion for stories of the sea? Besides me? Because there are many stories out there. Fascinating ones.

Cheers, Mel.

 

[sheridac]

Those are just two. I thought I'd mention. Because the story of the Titanic is... a classic!!!! And, to use Disney terminology of which you are all familiar, it is... a Fastpass! I just wondered... does anyone else here have a passion for stories of the sea? Besides me? Because there are many stories out there. Fascinating ones.

Cheers, Mel.

The first one that comes to my mind, besides the ones you have already listed of course, is the Andrea Gail, a 72-foot “rakestem, hard-chined western-rig swordfisherman” whose crew sailed out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in mid-September 1991 in a late-season quest for Swordfish. After three weeks of grueling but unproductive labor on the
Grand Banks off Newfoundland, the Andrea Gail’s crew pushed its luck by
sailing in uncertain autumn waters toward another fishing ground called
the Flemish Cap, some 1,200 miles east of New England’s coast. There
the crew’s luck appeared to turn, and by October 25, the Andrea Gail
turned westward toward harbor, its hold stowed with 40,000 pounds of
fresh swordfish. Two days later, while the ship still was 750 miles out of home port, the captain received word of three developing weather systems: a hurricane brewing off Bermuda, a cold front descending from Canada, and a gale soon to form on the Grand Banks. The captain had battled strong storms before and was determined to move his perishable cargo directly to market. He steered on toward Gloucester. His fateful decision delivered the
Andrea Gail into the eye of a once-in-a-century, threefold storm. By October
29, freak warm winds from late-season Hurricane Grace converged with the
colder Canadian low and the gale to produce conditions far deadlier than
any one storm could have summoned —a “perfect storm” that whipped seas
to an unfathomable fury. The hapless vessel and her crew, battling these unnatural forces, found themselves at the mercy of 70- and 80-foot waves. The Andrea Gail capsized and went down, all hands lost.

 

[Grammyof2]

That song makes me cry. But I tend to do that, alot.

The part about where they couldn't eat especially.

 

[pongoperdigirl]

Good morning everyone!

I saw all the shoutouts, thank you
Hello Back. I am too tired to try to list everyone...
Someone kept me up too late talking.


I got a great read yesterday...
Human Biology

for my new class

You're jealous aren't you.
I know it.
I can feel it.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Sheri.

Excellent.

Great example.

However, for some reason, now I just feel like talking about George Clooney.

And... who can blame me?

 

[sheridac]

Sheri.

Excellent.

Great example.

However, for some reason, now I just feel like talking about George Clooney.

And... who can blame me?

George Clooney

5' 11"
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Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster of many years, who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time.

Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He came to acting when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small part in a feature film. After that, he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with Charlie Sheen, stayed unreleased but got him the producers' attention for later contracts.

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

George Clooney

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Born in Lexington, Kentucky, as son of Nick Clooney, a TV newscaster of many years, who hosted a talk show at Cincinnati and often invited George into the studios already at the age of 5. Avoiding competition with his father, he quit his job as broadcast journalist after a short time.

Studied a few years at Northern Kentucky University. Failed to join the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He came to acting when his cousin, Miguel Ferrer, got him a small part in a feature film. After that, he moved to L.A. in 1982 and tried a whole year to get a role while he slept in a friend's closet. His first movie, together with Charlie Sheen, stayed unreleased but got him the producers' attention for later contracts.

Wow! You're amazing.

You are a wealth of information.

May we "Google" you?

 

[sheridac]

Wow! You're amazing.

You are a wealth of information.

May we "Google" you?

that's so funny that you say that. Yesterday JW asked me if I was a English Lit major

 

[Cantw8]

I read the back of my Frosted Flakes box this morning It was riveting A little too sugar-coated, but terrrrrrrific

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

Morning literary giants!

Reading is my passion. Well, one of them. And in particular, children's literature. Read, read, read to your children. All the time. Doesn't matter what. Just read. Cereal box, if that's handy. Or the newspaper. Just read.

Current faves in our house (for Wesley) are: Berenstain Bears~we love all of them; Disney storybooks~yeah, there's a big surprise~the hardback ones that are the condensed version of the movie... plus there are lots of others, like The Penguin That Hated The Cold (Mark's favorite), and one I read last night: Donald Duck and The Magic Stick. Thomas books are also a big hit. At the moment Wesley is really enjoying the Step Into Reading books (he has mainly Disney and Thomas titles). Dr. Suess, of course, is always a fave. And don't just do The Cat in the Hat, or Hop on Pop. My favorites are Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? and I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew. And Fox in Socks, naturally!

For older kids, anything by Beverly Cleary is great. Kids relate very well to Ramona! E.B. White... love The Trumpet of the Swan even more than Charlotte's Web. Little House on the Prairie books... these remain some of my favorites, to this day. Harry Potter rocks! But you all knew that already. Henry Reed books are also good. (I can't recall the author's name... they may not even be in print anymore.) L.M. Montgomery is also good. I even admit to still reading Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books!

For teenaged girls... if you can get your hands on any of the Sunfire historical romances (all out of print), they are wonderful. There were 32 books in the series, covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the Titanic, the San Francisco earthquake to the Johnstown flood,the building of the railroad to a runaway slave during the Civil War, the Galveston hurricane to turn of the century immigrant life, the Oregon trail and the California goldrush. You get the idea. Love these books. I have 31 of them, and still read them!

One of my "adult" favorites is Francine Rivers. Her Redeeming Love is one of the most powerful books I've ever read. She used to be a mainstream romance novelist. Then she became a Christian and began writing Christian fiction. Redeeming Love is a "modern" (actually it is set during the CA Goldrush) retelling of the story of Hosea, from the Bible. That is, in my opinion, her finest work. Although I also enjoyed The Scarlet Thread, and also her women of the Bible novellas. She is now working on a series of novellas about men of the Bible. I've read two of them, and haven't enjoyed them as much. Please check out Redeeming Love, you won't be sorry! Oh, and I also forgot about her Mark of the Lion trilogy. Riveting, at least to me!

Horsegirl, surely you're a James Herriot fan?? I love all of his books: All Creatures Great and Small; All Things Bright and Beautiful; All Things Wise and Wonderful; The Lord God Made Them All; Every Living Thing... and there are others, as well.

That's all I can think of right off that haven't already been named.

I get in these moods, though (like right now) where I only want to read cookbooks. Primarily international cuisine types. Especially Middle Eastern/Mediterranean/Greek... but also historical cookbooks. I enjoy Colonial cookbooks, wartime cookbooks, etc. And for some reason Jewish cookbooks fascinate me. An excellent one I had recently was Matzoh Ball Gumbo... about Jewish heritage and cooking in the south.

Okay, it's long. Dump on me! I can take it!!!

Shout out to everyone!!

 

[paslea_pooh]

What do you think about this little guy being our mascot???

 

[paslea_pooh]

Last edited by jamal : Today at 08:54 AM. Reason: no one has answered me about the Wishes soundtrack. i am unloved...

Jami, My love I'm not ignoring you. I have no idea about this. Do you have Itunes? Can you purchase it off of there and then burn a CD?

Just a thought.

LY/MI How's E? Abby wants to know, but only as a friend.

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

What do you think about this little guy being our mascot???

I likey, Poop. Poop Jen, I should say!

 

[nicolemarie]

Ya'll are so much smarter than I. My latest read was Mel's TR.

Actually, I do love to read. But I don't find the time at this stage in the game.

One of my "adult" favorites is Francine Rivers. Her Redeeming Love is one of the most powerful books I've ever read. She used to be a mainstream romance novelist. Then she became a Christian and began writing Christian fiction. Redeeming Love is a "modern" (actually it is set during the CA Goldrush) retelling of the story of Hosea, from the Bible. That is, in my opinion, her finest work. Although I also enjoyed The Scarlet Thread, and also her women of the Bible novellas. She is now working on a series of novellas about men of the Bible. I've read two of them, and haven't enjoyed them as much. Please check out Redeeming Love, you won't be sorry! Oh, and I also forgot about her Mark of the Lion trilogy. Riveting, at least to me!

Rhonda - Redeeming Love is one of my favorites, too. When someone asks me for a good beach read, I always recommend that one. Good call.

Have a great day, folks!

 

[nicolemarie]

Jami, My love I'm not ignoring you. I have no idea about this. Do you have Itunes? Can you purchase it off of there and then burn a CD?

Just a thought.

LY/MI How's E? Abby wants to know, but only as a friend.

It is a scary thing for my music budget if you can, in fact, download Disney theme park music from Itunes. I am checking now.

 

[KerriSue]

I just loved 'The Clan of The Cave Bear' series. A fantastic read that you wont be able to put down.

'The Mists of Avalon' by Marion Zimmer Bradley was addictive. It is the story of King Arthur but from a womans point of view.

I just finished reading Anne Rices new book 'Christ the Lord'. It wasnt what I thought it would be, I cried reading it (by the way I cry at everything) so to me if I cried it was a good read.

Kerri

 

[1000thhappyhaunt]

Ya'll are so much smarter than I. My latest read was Mel's TR.

Am I flattered or offended??????? Geez.

BTW... reading crap like that will fry your delicate brainmatter. Stop immediately!!!!! Oh. Nevermind.

Anyhow the recovery process will take awhile... start slowly.

With... Pat the Bunny.

A classic!!! Tommy says it's a fascinating read.

 

[nicolemarie]

It is a scary thing for my music budget if you can, in fact, download Disney theme park music from Itunes. I am checking now.

Is it a DIS faux paux to quote yourself?

Anyway...it is confirmed that you can NOT purchase Disney theme park music from ITunes. You can, however, download Disney podcasts. Only Disney geeks would do that, though. So I'll let you know later if they are any good.