I Lost a Dear Friend on September 23, 2011 This friend was with me during high school drill team practices in the late 1970's; gathered with me and my sorority sisters in the Chi Omega Suite at ASU during the early 1980's; moved with me to Dallas in 1984 as my friends and I began our careers; followed me back to Arkansas when I married Stewart on October 18, 1986; stayed by my side as the 1990's became a blur once we had our two daughters; and was my constant companion as I fought cancer in ... Read More about Human Interest Essay
Human Interest Essay
Humor Essay
I'm Living a Teenage Dream During a Midlife Crisis I guess we all handle middle age differently. When my husband turned 50 two years ago, he went out and bought a new Jeep Wrangler. As I was approaching the Big Five O this past year, I sent a candy gift basket to an actor on the TV show Glee. It all started innocently enough. My two teenage daughters and I have watched Glee since the pilot episode aired on May 19, 2009. We immediately fell in love with the group of show choir members ... Read More about Humor Essay
2012 Academy Awards!
84th Academy Awards Last year when the ten nominees for Best Picture were announced on January 25, 2011, I realized that I had already seen five of the ten movies, so I decided then to make it my mission to see all ten films before the Academy Awards ceremony aired on February 27, 2011. I ended up seeing nine of the ten movies, thanks to that darn Black Swan that flew away before I could see it! So this year when the nine Best Picture nominees were announced on ... Read More about 2012 Academy Awards!
Movie Review for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
Today is January 1, 2012 and this is my attempt to catch up on my movie review blog! Since I posted my last blog in November, I've seen several new movies including: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol; New Year's Eve; My Week With Marilyn; and the new Twilight movie "Breaking Dawn - Part 1". I saw Breaking Dawn with my 14-year-old daughter and friends at the midnight movie premier on November 18, 2011. Well, technically we arrived at the theater on Thursday, November 17 for a ... Read More about Movie Review for “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1”
Fall 2011 Movie Reviews for Anonymous, Jack and Jill, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Footloose, & Abduction
Anonymous Starring: Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Elizabeth I, Joely Richardson as Young Queen Elizabeth I, Rhys Ifans as Earl of Oxford, and Xavier Samuel as Earl of Southampton Release Date: Friday, October 28, 2011 Running Time: 130 minutes Rated: PG13, Drama Brief Description: A political thriller advancing the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays; set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, ... Read More about Fall 2011 Movie Reviews for Anonymous, Jack and Jill, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Footloose, & Abduction