What Will They Think of Next ?

Even though I do not understand most of the technology we have today, I am still fascinated by it. I saw yesterday where they now have three refrigerators which have computers in them. They can tell what you are out of and make a list of items you need to restock. If you want to subscribe to online grocery shopping, you could have the computer send your list to the online grocery and the food would be delivered to you.

Now if they can just figure out how to cook it, put it on the table, and clean up the kitchen, I'm in.

Weekend Movie Reviews

Rarely do I see three movies in one weekend but this was one of those exceptions and I have to say I loved them all. Now that's a feat for me to watch three movies and like all of them. Coincidentally, they were all based on a true story which makes them even more interesting. Here is Quinn's Review:

"Dreamgirls" - Loosely based on the lives and careers of the Supremes - it was awesome ! I loved the music and the acting was superb. Jennifer Hudson blew me away with her singing and Danny Glover, Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, and Eddie Murphy also did a phenomenal job. I would highly recommend seeing it - especially if you like music.

"The Pursuit of Happyness" - Based on a true story and you will leave the theatre with renewed hope for the human spirit. A homeless guy with a 5-year-old boy to raise alone, out of sheer will and determination, makes it as a stock broker on Wall Street and becomes an extremely successful and wealthy business man. The title role was played by Will Smith and the little 5-year-old boy is amazing. This is a feel-good movie and I highly recommend it.

"Coach Carter" - This has been out for some time and we saw it on a movie chanel on T.V. but once again, a true story of a coach in an inner-city school who risked his job to turn lives of students around at a school known for academic failures into
a place where kids were motivated to learn and succeed in life as well as in sports. Samuel L. Jackson played Coach Carter. Of course, it won't win any Oscars and the outcome was pretty predictible but any movie that makes me feel good and that makes me see all the good that is happening under very adverse circumstances is well worth spending a couple of hours of my time watching.

Neglecting the Blog

I think blogging must run in cycles. I have six blogs that I check every day and most of my blogging friends have been pretty sporadic about their posts lately. For one thing, our family has had a lot going on since Christmas but hopefully with Amy's new car, Susan's trip to Las Vegas and February birthdays coming up, we will have lots of things to write about.

I'll try to do better about coming up with interesting things to post also.

Good Luck, Eleanor

This weekend my niece will be a contestant in the Alabama Junior Miss Pageant. Many of her family members, including myself and my daughters, daughter-in-law and granddaughter will be there to cheer her on. She is a very smart and talented young lady and I'm sure she will do well in the competition.

The Junior Miss Pageant is based on talent, poise, academic achievements, interview questions, and physical fitness. It carries rewards of many college scholarships. Eleanor will be singing a song from "Phantom of the Opera" for her talent and she has a beautiful voice. We are all very proud of her.

It's Great to Be an Auburn Tiger

Once again the Auburn Tigers have scored a major win! They won the Pontiac Game Play of the Year and $100,000 worth of scholarships to go with the honor. Of course, the play was one against Florida ! Need I say that Auburn was the ONLY team that beat Florida this year and as of last night, Florida became the National Champions by giving Ohio State a bad whipping !!! Congrats to the SEC and to the Tigers !

Thank God for Saban

I don't really care who is the coach at Alabama but I am surely glad they hired somebody because I am soooooo tired of hearing about it! And I hope he is worth that $30,000,000 they are paying him because they could hire about 300 academic teachers at the same school for that amount.

Sometimes it's Good to Be a Goat

A recent article on Zodiac signs claimed that Capricorns are more concerned with the impressions they leave on the world than any other sign. Some words associated with Capricorns are: success, hard work, integrity and commitment. Good qualities, I believe.

The article went on to say that, " The Goat sets an example of personal and professional success worthy of us all." Of course, we must first put into practice those qualities which are supposedly innate in us Capricorns. Practicing what we preach is always the biggest challenge.

In addition to myself, other much more renowned Capricorns are Martin Luther King, Mary J. Blige, Lloyd Bridges, Aristotle Onassis, Edward Teller and Ronnie Van Zant. Happy birthday to goats everywhere.