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Month: August 2009

  • Preparations

    Have been getting all our online curriculum/study aid subscriptions up to date, signed up for the zoo classes, and just finished ordering a slew of books. The way we schedule schooling, we’ve always begun immediately after Labor Day as opposed to August. But I’ve started prepping H.o.p. for the idea of returning to his studies.…

  • Drive Inn

    Drive Inn

    Some beautiful clouds and a waxing gibbous moon on the way to the drive-in theater. Waxing Gibbous Moon and Clouds View On White The features we saw, “Aliens in the Attic” and the new “Ice Age”, were phoned-in by committee, even sharing jokes. H.o.p. was a motormouth of observations, including, “Maybe it would be better…

  • Of Course

    “American Microphone,” Marty says while we’re watching ” North by Northwest” during the UN scene. Of course he noticed the mics being used. “Love them. They’re great,” he says.

  • H.o.p.’s Never Been to a Drive Inn Movie

    I’m trying to convince H.o.p. that going to a Drive-In movie might be fun but he’s, “Uhm, I don’t know, maybe”, and shrugging his shoulders that he doesn’t know. He’s not so excited by the selection of films offered, Aliens in the Attic and Ice Age, Dawn of the Dinosaurs. “Does either one look good…

  • Snails and Frogs

    Bad snail! Bad! Don’t eat the aquarium frog! (Imagine, snails as bullies. They frequently pester the aquarium frogs and the frogs don’t like it. A snail just landed on one of them and terrified the poor frog. The frog would try to move, the big snail would cling on, wrapped nearly around it. The snails…

  • Oz and the Great Depression

    I guess “The Grapes of Wrath” is what happened after Dorothy returned home from Oz, got involved with Hunk, got pregnant, Auntie Em and Uncle Henry lost the farm and everyone picked up and moved to California. Except for Elmira Gulch. She weathered it all right and later built a local historical society in her…

  • The 70s Were Strange

    In the 70’s, Dr. Frank Frank Md. Abc. Xyz. was there to tell you not to get your information on menstruation on the street corners. The video starts getting good at when Linda’s story starts and she informs her boyfriend, “Hey, Johnny, do I look any different? I got my first period today. That means…