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Three Movies and a Box of Tissues
The first time I saw “Somewhere in Time”, I was beguiled by the story, the characters and the actors who portrayed them. It’s a dated movie, from 1980, so the viewer is transported back twice in time to days when cell phones, PC’s and the onslaught of technology did not exist. It's a magical place to begin a movie journey that has been honed over the years for those interested in romances that are challenged by separations in time.
By Joann Amoroso5 years ago in FYI
Dromana Drive In
Unleashing yourself on your deepest imaginings is easy when you're single. It's not a place that's foreign to me and I often take refuge there from the emptiness of not going through sharing in life with your best buddy, learning about each-other and the evolving union that is your shared life. I've even written a song about hovering in that space of being attracted to someone and lingering between the not knowing and knowing about their significant other, 'main squeeze', partner, girlfriend, wife or indeed their boyfriend, perhaps husband as the case may be.
By Mary Jo Hanly5 years ago in FYI
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 1588
The defeat of the Spanish Armada was one of the great turning points of English history. Before, there was a real possibility that England could suffer another “1066” and be conquered by a foreign power. Afterwards, Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed security on her throne and England was set to become a major world power and the champion of Protestantism in Europe.
By John Welford5 years ago in FYI
'Bewitched' television series 10 little known facts
1.Inspired by the big screen Bewitched was a television series that ran for 8 seasons on ABC from 1964 until 1972. Sol Saks the creator admitted in several interviews, that his script for the pilot episode was inspired by two films: Bell Book and Candle, and I Married a Witch. Both movies were owned by Columbia Pictures, which also owned Screen Gems, the company that produced Bewitched. This is why Saks was not worried about there being problems from his obtaining his plot from the two movies.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in FYI
Wakashio
On the 25th July 2020, the MV Wakashio ran aground the coral reefs in Mauritius at Pointe D’Esny, a rare sanctuary of wildlife. The Japanese ship, which was filled with 4,000 tonnes of oil had an engine breakdown which led them to hit the shore in Mauritius on their way to Brazil. The captain, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar and its crew managed to get of the ship a few days after the ship got stuck into the lagoon.
By sheena seegoolam 5 years ago in FYI
Why Conspiracy Theories Take Root And Grow
I've always wondered about conspiracies and conspiracy theories as I got to adulthood and began to pay attention to the news. There's been some interesting ones, some not-so-interesting ones, and then there were the theories that seemed too far-fetched not to be entertained by them. My curiosity started with the question "how is this a thing?" In a world of many types of people, anything is possible, but I always imagined if I could see the holes in the story, then anybody could. But, they grow, like a fresh seed in the spring. Conspiracies take on a life of their own, growing from creation to adulthood, like an embryo. They can be mapped from their very beginning to their very end. They have a shelf life, much like humans in the grand scheme.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in FYI
Fairytale Obsessionists, This one is for you.
Admit it. You wish you had your own fairy godmother, and problems resolved with the wave of a wand. You wish that, in the end, life follows the perfectly linear path of: oblivion, problem, problem solved, happily ever after. In a world so keenly aware of flaws, we tend to get lost in the idea of perfection. We’ve grown up beside this fairy-tale idealism, in our love lives, in our careers, and in our personal growth. This was simultaneously shattered and strengthened when media infiltrated our every thought, our every move. We were no longer blinded by perfection, we just started to hate ourselves. We hate ourselves for working that 9-5 when we promised our 5-year-old self that we’d follow our dream of being a ballerina. But we’d hate ourselves just as much if we followed our dream and forced ourselves into a decade or two or three of feeling like an absolute failure. Then we’d hate ourselves for hating ourselves. We hate the idea that life doesn’t turn out how we want, and we fear how life doesn’t turn out how we expect. In the film La La Land, directed by the brilliant Damien Chazelle, we come to understand just how much life can change before we even know it, we learn that love isn’t so fairy-tale easy, and we learn that life really does go up and down.
By Nicole Ngo5 years ago in FYI
If you like Sons of Anarchy, you may like....
One of my all-time favorite shows is Sons of Anarchy. The characters are well developed, but all are flawed in some way. Family is important to all of them and the motorcycle club is the family they chose. The club tries to take care of their members with money-making businesses, but they walk on the wrong side of the law. They sell guns, drugs, and create pornographic movies. They all end up doing prison time, but the club bands together to make sure their wives and children are taken care of during their incarceration.
By Michelle McShane5 years ago in FYI
