Happy Veterans Day

No matter what you believe about this war, no matter how much you support our government, you should support our troops, past and present. The men and women who fight for our country deserve our respect and gratitude, now more than ever...







LT. WEINBERG: "Why do you like them so much?

LT. CDR. GALLOWAY: "Because they stand upon a wall and say, 'Nothing's going to hurt you tonight, not on my watch.' "

-"A Few Good Men" by Aaron Sorkin

"I'm becoming my mother..."

“In the midst of confrontation, [my mother] found clarity. She expressed regret that she had to ask me to deal with the basic question of my life at such a young age. And then she asked it:
"Is what you want for yourself? To become someone very different than me?"
. . .Your acceptance, while it would thrill me, will not define me. My identity rests firmly and happily on one fact: I am my mother's daughter.”
-"Spanglish"

I just saw this movie, and although it has some wonderful performances, I found the direction very forced, the cinematography too pushy, and the music too obvious.

But I loved the mother-daughter relationships in it. I loved the idea that every woman has to face the decision of whether she will (in most ways) become her mother, or work hard to be everything her mother is not.

I am definitely becoming my mother… and that’s o.k. with me…

"The best show you aren't watching"

You don’t have to know anything about football to enjoy the t.v. show, “Friday Night Lights.” In fact, you don’t even have to LIKE football to love the show. The writing is wonderfully honest, funny and poignant, the acting is superb and the production values are excellent. And yet somehow the ratings still aren’t high. Check it out. Season 1 is out on DVD now and new episodes are on Friday nights at 9 on NBC, plus you can watch episodes online- just click the link above. If you know me and live in NYC, I have all the new episodes saved on my DVR and love watching them again. ;) Seriously, watch it- it’s one of the top 3 shows on t.v. right now, if not THE best and it will definitely make my top 10 list of best shows of all time. I promise, you won't be sorry if you tune in.