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The Movie Screen

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I am out of town this weekend visiting my daughter. Right now I am typing on her MACBook and I am not used to MACs. So that’s my excuse and I’m stickin’ with it. We saw a great movie last night called Queen of Katwe. It has been wonderful spending time with my daughter and we are catching up on a lot of conversation.

I love movies and spend a lot of time watching them for entertainment and relaxation. Nowadays we can enjoy films in the privacy of our homes and have the option of large flat screen TVs to watch them on. But there is something special about seeing a film at the theater on a movie screen. The size of the picture and sound, the theater seats, and the tasty bags of popcorn, make it a worthwhile experience. I do like watching films at home as well. It is less expensive and you can watch them more than once and at a convenient time if you have a DVD. I prefer watching films over most television shows.

I am so happy that movies were invented and I hope they never go away no matter what type of screen I am watching them on.

This is a short post for Stream of Consciousness Saturday hosted by Linda G Hill. Image of movie theater via Wikipedia.

Coin Operated

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I remember staying in a motel, with my future husband, on a road trip where they had these coin operated massaging beds. I swear the label on it said something like “Cyclo Massage” and I tell you it felt more like a jerking earthquake and not too relaxing either. For many years we had our own joke about cyclo massage. I noticed in this image that the company address is in Pismo Beach, Ca. where ” home models are available. ” Be still my heart! Pismo Beach is not too far up the coast from us. Did you know A. Pismo Clam was the name of a character in The Bank Dick, a W.C. Fields film? In that film W.C. Fields’ character is Egbert Souse (pronounced Soo-say).

Just a little trivia inspired by the prompt “coin” for Stream of Consciousness Saturday hosted by Linda G Hill. Featured image of Massaging Bed control by Kenji Ross on Wikimedia. Vote image by Pixabay.com

For readers in the US, don’t forget to make sure you are registered to vote and please be sure to vote in November! 

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Great Auks Are Awkwardly Gone

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Awkward bird on land

Small wings that deny you flight

Lost from earth forever

 

 

This post is for Stream of Consciousness Saturday hosted today by Joey. Today’s prompt is “awkward.”

Featured image from Wikimedia posted by Jim, the Photographer: Great Auk (the “Rivoli Auk”, specimen no. 77), Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 March 18, 2013

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It’s All A Matter Of Degree

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It’s hard to describe superlatives without using another superlative. Even the dictionary definitions use superlatives to define the word superlative…the highest degree of the comparison of adjectives and adverbs, as smallest, best, and most carefully, the superlative forms of small, good, and carefully.  A description of something more interesting than the average state, either very good or very bad, very large or very small, very happy or very sad… Seems like it is better to be in the superlative than just be so so, or good. Or you can be good with where you’re at. You know, “It’s all good.”

An influential Washington hostess and fundraiser of the past was Perle Mesta shown below with Bess and Harry Truman. The song ” Hostess with the Mostest on the Ball,” from play based on her life, “Call Me Madame.”

“Hostess with the Mostest,” Perle Mesta (center) via Wikimedia

Perle Mesta from John Melton Collection via Oklahoma Historical Society

 

This post is for Stream of Consciousness Saturday hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt for today is “-est.”

Cachet

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That which defines you. Your signature quality. Your mark. What you are known for. What sets you apart and indicates the approval of your peers or your society. Good Houskeeping Seal of Approval. Having lots of cash does not give you cachet. Well maybe it does with some people. Wealth is a hollow cachet if there is no character or integrity to go along with it.

 

Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill. Prompt word for today is “cash.” Featured image is Brand by The Blue Diamond Gallery.

 

Stream of Consciousness Badgering 2

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Fooling around with new image I found on Pixabay. Like what the artist did with this image.  At first I thought the image was too feminine but I think it has a bit of sci-fi or fantasy look. And then I messed up on the rules for this badge contest and needed to alter the image more. I hope this works. What do you think? Stream of Consciousness Saturday is hosted by Linda G Hill.

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Badge by: Deborah Drucker @ Notes Tied on the Sagebrush

Exit Stage Left

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There was a cartoon character when I was a kid called Snagglepuss. A pink lion who was known to say, “Exit, stage left!” when he got in trouble and wanted to make a quick getaway.  He would also exclaim, “Heavens to Murgatroyd!” in exasperation.  I feel like saying it now when I read about all the crazy stuff in the news about a certain Presidential candidate and how Russia and Wikileaks may be trying to interfere in our elections. It is so scary  but I have faith that the US and her people will be all right in the end. But I would like to tell those who want to poke their noses in our business, please get lost, scram, and exit stage left or stage right,even.

This post is for Stream of Consciousness Saturday hosted by Linda G Hill. The prompt letters are “ex.” Featured image of Snagglepuss via Mark Anderson on Flickr.

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Art of the Deal or Racketeer

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Racketeer used in a sentence via Merriam Webster Dictionary:

<the racketeer threatened to have his thugs vandalize the shop if the shopkeeper didn’t pay him a monthly bribe>

Isn’t threatening to renege on the NATO Treaty with member countries, threatening to not defend them against thugs unless they pay up, acting like a rackateer not like a President of the United States.

I don’t think this rhetoric is one of an artful deal maker, more one of an old timey racketeer.

This post is my contibution to Stream of Consciousness Saturday hosted by Linda G Hill. Image of Al Capone via Bradley Gordon on Flickr.

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