Health Care Reform, anyone? 08/13/2009
 I don't think we can ignore the 800-pound gorilla in the room any longer. It's time to weigh in on the topic of the moment, health care reform. Over the next few days, I will be posting my own thoughts, as well as yours and those of other bloggers. Be sure to click on Comments, to add your thoughts. The above poster came from One Good Move, a very interesting site: http://onegoodmove.org/movabletype/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag=healthcare&limit=20 1 Comment  We just got back from three days in a waterfront cabin at Lake George, New York. It belongs to some cousins who invited us up to share the view from their screen porch. I can’t tell you delicious it was to sleep in front of an open window, listening to the waves slapping the shore. Here's a taste of Lake George (click on any photo to enlarge):             If you haven’t had a chance to get away this summer, why don’t you kick off your shoes, smear on some sunblock, lean back in your chair and enjoy this 2-minute vacation to beautiful Lake George NY. Speakers on! More Shine On 08/10/2009
For all you Daisy Mayhem and May Erlewine fans, we went to a super -- but intimate -- little concert last night up in the hills. Way up in the hills. The event brought together May and Seth from Michigan, with Rani Arbo and friends from various corners of New England. All were in great form. Naturally, they sang Shine On, May Erlewine's stellar anthem. I told her how many Birds on a Wire readers love her song, and that is the truth! She promises to send a video soon for us to post and enjoy. Thanks, May! Sorry all of you couldn't have been there. I know you would have enjoyed yourselves (as long as you were bundled up and dry). The night was cool to begin with, but then it rained on and off. Nobody seemed to mind. The food and music were superb. The evening began with a clambake. An enormous amount of steamers, clam chowder, lobster, barbecued chicken, potatoes, corn, strawberry shortcake and berry pie was consumed. Dave and I might not eat again for a week. I promise to put up video as soon as I can edit it but, in the meantime, here are a few shots I took of the festivities. Enjoy!            New films 08/07/2009
There are two new films I'd like to see this summer. Julie and Julia was released today, I believe. Anything Nora Ephron does is fine with me, and if you add Meryl Streep to the mix, I'd walk 5 miles to see it. Here's the trailer for Julie and Julia: http://www.julieandjulia.com/ The other one I'm interested in is Eat, Pray, Love but I don't think it's out yet. Julia Roberts stars in this one, so it could be great or not. No clips available, but when they are, I'll add a link to this post. Have you seen anything this summer that you'd recommend? A new day 08/05/2009
I looove Indian dancing and wish I could have been in Times Square to see this. Enjoy! Shock, grief and loss 08/03/2009
 It was quiet and quick. So quietly, Dave and I never noticed. We drove into Wilmington and found a great parking space, just steps from a little street fair we wanted to visit. He and I sat there for a few minutes, laughing at pictures I had taken an hour before. Then, everything changed. The single most important artifact of my recent life disappeared in the crowd, in a small Vermont town, on a Saturday night. My Blackberry was gone! Like a mother whose heart leaps into her throat the moment she realizes her child has wandered away in a crowded store, my protective instincts took over. Even the-normally-laid-back Dave went into emergency mode. He punched in my number, sure we would hear the muted first bars of Straight, No Chaser, somewhere in the crowd. We heard everything, but. Dave thought someone might have picked up on the other end, then hung up, sending him into voice mail. But, when I tried the number, I got a recording. Was someone really holding my phone, and refusing to answer? Or, had my precious cellphone been squashed by a big rig flying down the state highway, or maybe by a heavy-footed tourist searching for that perfect Vermont souvenir? I remember years ago, going out in the snow looking for my crazy cat, the one that always seemed to disappear on the coldest night of the year. There I was in my nightgown, scanning snowbanks in moonlight, begging my cat to come home. Whoever took or found my PDA now knows how to reach every member of our family. He or she can look at pictures I took of our kids and grandkids, even the fuzzy ones and the goofy ones and the ones where everyone looks perfectly awful. That person also knows where I wander on the Web, and what my friends and editors have said in recent emails. It was as if a thief had slipped in our bedroom window at night, taking everything he could off the nightstand and dressertop. Nothing of value was taken, except our sense of privacy and security. How had my phone taken on so much importance in my life? How did I let this happen? Three days after the fact, I’ve accepted the fact my cell phone is gone. It will be replaced, and this time I’ll try not to get so dependent, so personally attached to an electronic device. Like all relationships, nothing—not even a cell phone – really belongs to us. And, nothing is forever. | Blogger Profile
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