Sunday, September 28, 2003MAKING BEDSMy mother and grandmother both ironed their sheets. The only time the beds in their homes were unmade was if someone was sleeping in them. As soon as they got up in the morning, the first thing they did was make the bed. You'd think they'd both been in the marines. There was not a wrinkle to be... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:53 AM Comments (9) (link) Saturday, September 27, 2003WHY WRITE?A few days ago DOH emailed me to say he was starting a new blog of reviews. He warned me that while he thought my blog FLOTSAM & JETSAM was perhaps consistantly the best writing on the entire BN he was going to give me a bad review. The intent was to create some controversy and perhaps encourage... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 11:16 AM Comments (9) (link) Friday, September 26, 2003LIVING OUT OF THE LOOPBill R. was 80 last Sunday and threw himself a party. Even though he's older than our parents he's been a friend of ours for many years, more years for RG than for me. Bill had sent an email to a whole bunch of folks, alerting them of the occasion with instructions to show up at The Sunset Cafe for... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 9:29 AM Comments (2) (link) Wednesday, September 24, 2003SHOWING DISRESPECTWhen my parents roused me out of bed on cold winter Sunday mornings, put the collection plate money in my hands, shoved me out the door, pointed me in the direction of the church and went back to bed, I disrespected them. I was only 6 or 7 at the time but something told me this is not fair, not... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 6:22 AM Comments (5) (link) Monday, September 22, 2003SEX: FEMALEwas the title of a documentary I appeared in back in June when it was first broadcast on cable TV. It all started last year with Cherry A. who had been the assistant assigned to the class I teach at the Maine Film and Television Workshops during the summmer. She herself was an aspiring filmmaker and... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 5:59 PM Comments (4) (link) |
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