Last night, Pete started laughing out loud while reading his new book: The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Curious, I asked him what made him laugh. He read a passage from the novel, which made me laugh too. Can’t wait ‘till he finishes this book. It is definitely my next read. Another story, by yet one more talented Indian writer.
…Which led me to think about the film that tops my list of Favorite Movies of All Time. Monsoon Wedding. It left me wanting to know more about almost every character except the villain. For me, one the major tests of most books, movies or TV programs is whether I am left with a feeling of sadness when it comes to the end. That is what I felt when I finished reading the first real novel I ever to myself as a child. It was the Wizard of OZ.
My parents read to me as a child. My father wasn’t home much, yet I still cherish memories of him reading to me at bedtime. My mother was an avid reader herself. She believed that it didn’t really matter what children read, as long as they did read! She encouraged my brother, David, and I to read anything we found of interest. Though I didn’t possess many dolls or other toys, I always had books, and got a library card at an early age.
She was one of the few Moms on the block who thought it was OK to read Comic Books. At that time many parents thought comics were a bad influence on children. How David and I loved Comic Books! I especially loved DC Comics about Super Heroes. We were great fans of Superman and all of the spin-offs. Superboy, ,Supergirl and Wonder Woman were all favorites of mine. To this day, I still love this kind of stuff. I don’t think I have missed one episode of Smallville on WB.
Sometimes, on one of my boys Blogs, a discussion is raised about which super power their readers would like most to possess. No one ever seems to choose than one I would most desire. Hands down, it would be teleportation, or some other method of instantly getting from one place to another. Superman could move so fast, it seemed like he could just appear and disappear at will. That is also my favorite invention on any Science Fiction story. Give me a stepping disc, an intra planet ‘star gate’ or a ‘transporter’ any time.
So many of my favorite people only lived in LA only for a few years before they moved on. LA is a very large city in area. It can take a long time to drive from one section to another. How neat it would be to gather all our friends together for a big party whenever we wanted. Or, pop into see Matt, ... or pick up the girls from school for the afternoon, without driving 45 minutes to an hour one way. Yes, teleportation it is! "Beam me up Scotty!"
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