Paris 2010

Paris 2010
Garden at Versailles

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Quote of the Day


Thanks to my friend Merry for the Quote of the Day -

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Monday, January 24, 2011

Quote of the Day

Today's quote -

The greatest mistake a man can ever make is to be afraid of making one.

- Elbert Hubbard

Ultimate Fan Quiz

There is a fun "Jon Hamm Ultimate Fan Quiz" on the AMC website.  My score was 70% - I missed 3.  Not bad, eh?

How well do you know Jon Hamm?

http://blogs.amctv.com/mad-men/2011/01/jon-hamm-quiz.php

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Quote of the Day

From George Carlin -

"The reason I talk to myself is because I'm the only one whose answers I accept."

He was great!

James Bond returns!

Good news for James Bond fans!

http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/01/11/james-bond-returns/?xid=email-top25-today-James+Bond+returns%21+And+not+a+moment+too+soon%21

I like Daniel Craig as Bond so I'm happy to hear this!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Arizona Shootings Reaction

I'd like to share this link to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart with his comments on the Arizona shootings. 

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-10-2011/arizona-shootings-reaction

I am a regular viewer of the show and this demonstrates how smart Jon is and I just wanted to put it out there.  Here is a good review of the episode with the link to the program -

http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/01/10/jon-stewart-gabrielle-giffords/

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Forever Young

At the end of The Wonder Years today this song "Forever Young" was played.  It was the perfect ending to the episode and one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in ages. It actually gave me goosebumps!  Joan Baez sang the song on the show but it was originally a Bob Dylan song.  I haven't heard his version but here is Joan singing "Forever Young" -



I can't imagine anyone doing a better job singing that song, can you?  The lyrics are quite meaningful, so Bob Dylan does get the credit for that!

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Quote of the Day

The quotes for today are from my good friend Wendy -

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

I don't know where she got that but it's excellent advice!

Tomorrow is always going to be a great day!"   Thanks to Wendy for these positive quotes!

The Human League

I was watching a movie today called Cyrus starrring John C. Reilly and Marisa Tomei.  There is a scene where the song "Don't You Want Me?" by the British new wave band called The Human League, is played at a party and John's character really gets into it and starts singing and dancing to the song.  This is a song from the 80's and I hadn't heard it in a long time but it was such a fun scene that I looked for "Don't You Want Me?" on YouTube.  Cyrus is not the greatest movie but it's well acted.  Anyway, I'm glad I saw it, if for no other reason than I had the chance to hear this song again! 

Enjoy! -

Monday, January 3, 2011

Actor Pete Postlethwaite died

Oscar nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite died of cancer on Sunday at age 64.  I had seen him recently in The Town where he played a tough Boston mob boss.  I remember him most from his Oscar nominated role as Daniel Day-Lewis' father in In the Name of the Father in 1993.  Recently, he was in Inception with Leonardo DiCaprio but I haven't seen that one yet.  I hope to see it soon.

Here are the reactions of Day-Lewis and Ben Affleck (who directed him in The Town):

Daniel Day-Lewis, who played Postlethwaite’s son in 1993′s In the Name of the Father (for which they both earned Oscar nominations), and co-starred with him in 1992′s The Last of the Mohicans: ”Pos was the one. As students, it was him we went to see on stage time and time again. It was him we wanted to be like; wild and true; lion hearted; unselfconscious, irreverent. He was on our side. He watched out for us. We loved him and followed him like happy children, never a breath away from laughter. He shouldn’t have gone. I wish so much that he hadn’t. There’s a tendency to make lists at this time of the year. When we get to the Best of British, if Pete isn’t at the top of that list, he shouldn’t be far from it.”

Ben Affleck, who co-starred with and directed Postlethwaite in last fall’s The Town: “Pete was a wonderful actor and an extraordinary man. I will miss him as will the countless others whose lives he touched either personally or through his work. This is a great loss of a wonderful man. My prayers go out to his family.”

It's sad when anyone dies but it's especially hard at the age of 64.  He sounds like a great guy.

Garden

Garden
Versailles

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris

Paris

Paris
The Seine

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Paris

Paris in May

Paris in May
Paris

The Louvre

The Louvre
Paris

Chihuly glass sculpture

Chihuly glass sculpture
Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Monet's Water Lilies

Monet's Water Lilies
Orangerie Museum, Paris

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey
London

Bruges

Bruges
View from our hotel window

Amsterdam

Amsterdam
canal

Arc de Triomphe

Arc de Triomphe
Paris

Lilacs in London

Lilacs in London
St. Paul's Cathedral

The Royal Guard

The Royal Guard
London

Music man

Music man
Bruges

Joy at the Palace

Joy at the Palace
London

Guard

Guard
Tower of London

Jackson in Bruges

Jackson in Bruges
Belgium

Canal bridge

Canal bridge
Amsterdam

Houseboat

Houseboat
Amsterdam

British police

British police
London

Oscar Wilde's Grave

Oscar Wilde's Grave
Paris

Rhododendrons in the park

Rhododendrons in the park
Amsterdam

Versailles

Versailles
Joy in the palace

Winter scene

Winter scene
wow!

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year
dragon

Sweet peas

Sweet peas
love 'em

Pretty bouquet

Pretty bouquet

Princess Diana Fountain

Princess Diana Fountain
Hyde Park

Gardens

Gardens
Versailles

End of summer daisies

End of summer daisies
Our yard

Cool art

Cool art
Tate Modern, London

Penguin party

Penguin party
penguins

Pretty kitty

Pretty kitty
My sister's cat

Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm
Is he a great looking guy or what?

Mad about Don

Mad about Don
Mad Men

Love Monk!!

Love Monk!!
Love To Tony

January and Jon

January and Jon
Beautiful people

Jon and January

Jon and January
Mad Men actors

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa
The Louvre

Royal Crescent

Royal Crescent
Bath

British phone booth

British phone booth
London

Harrod's Department Store

Harrod's Department Store
London

Versailles

Versailles
bedroom

Trafalger Square

Trafalger Square
London

Tower of London

Tower of London
London

Seattle Public Library

Seattle Public Library
Seattle

Lavender

Lavender

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas
beautiful

Coffee love

Coffee love
yummy