One who observes and thinks about what has been seen, what has passed by my way, what greater meaning lies behind and beneath life's small events.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Storm Wind Party
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Dancing in Detention
Once a gaggle of middle school girls were talking about dancing and I overheard them. My gr-daughters were dedicated to Irish Dancing, and I smiled. One asked me if I danced. Hah!
I grew up in a small country town of 437 population. There were four protestant churches. Our small, very conservative church outlawed dancing, make-up, movies, any place that served alcohol, jewelry, wearing sleeveless blouses/dresses, no female slacks to be worn in the church...
Still I smiled. Irish dance shoes won't ever be on my feet but I don't need them. I have this group of talented dancers/actors as my teachers:
The Detention Dance sequence is so amazing. 4 minutes long. The famous dance scene is at 3:29.
Irish dancing is definitely not in my wheel house of skills. Except I have NAILED this famous dance. I have made some adjustments.
My gr-daughters were always brought home from their preschool by their daddy. I was there with a prepared lunch. One day I introduced them to this dance, renaming it as the "Tuna fish Sandwich Dance". We danced around at lunch, danced some more.
So, I told those know-it-all middle school dancers that Yes, I dance, the breakfastclub (breek faist eh cluh buh) dance. Confusion drifted over their faces. They nodded blankly and took off, whispering as they went. I hoped they would search for this title and then learn the meaning of life.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Be loyal, patriotic, and faithful
John Wayne was a fervent patriot. He wanted to join up for WW2, but was rejected as being too old. But, the military wanted him to act in patriotic films. He was active in helping veterans and supporting the military.
A list of some of his military movies:
The Flying Leathernecks (1951) ...Operation Pacific (1951) ...
The Fighting Seabees. ...
The Green Berets (1968) ...
In Harm's Way (1965) ...
The Longest Day (1962) ...
The Flying Tigers (1942) ...
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