Mom loved the movie The African Queen. I remember she was very excited when I went to see it at a small theater when I was in college. Today is the birthday of C.S. Forester, the author of the book upon which the movie is based, who wrote: When a man who is drinking neat […]
Mom loved Tootsie. It was one of her favorites. I know that Nana really liked it, too. I forgot that one of the leads is Dabney Coleman, who was also in 9 to 5, another of her favorites. I thought I’d put together a list of mom’s favorite movies. If you remember any, drop me […]
[Today is] the birthday of Ken Kesey, born in La Junta, Colorado (1935). He was a champion wrestler in high school and voted most likely to succeed. He married his high school sweetheart and then accepted a fellowship in creative writing at Stanford. He got a job as a night aide at the VA hospital […]
2/21/09 Hi, Mom, I’m watching Gone With the Wind. Daddy really did look like Clark Gable. It makes me feel close to you. I wish we could watch it together some day. Maybe I’ll ask Jen to watch it someday soon. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I miss you! Clark Gable […]
In which mom writes about her day
A Day in Gainesville
In which my sister is smart and mom doesn’t like Ghost that much