Last night, at just about midnight, your father put a movie in the dvd player in our room, which we proceeded to watch even though I was so tired that I had to hold my eyelids open with the barrette from my bedside table. We quickly discovered it was a movie about children living in a refugee camp near a village on Iraq’s border with Turkey, during this current war. You may not remember “this current war” much when you grow up because it is taking place so far away from here, and because hopefully, it will be over long before you are really old enough to comprehend what it’s about – not that many of us are sure what it’s about now, and not that it hasn’t already lasted three years longer than anyone ever expected…
Anyway, the movie was not very pleasant, to be honest. The children in the movie made money (very little money) by very carefully disarming explosive mines in the minefields that surrounded their camp, and then selling them in a nearby marketplace. Most of the children in the movie were missing one or two limbs because of accidents with the mines, and it appeared that very few of them had parents.
There were so many parts of this movie that made me feel sad, and very anxious about our life in this world the way it is now. I had to get up and go into your rooms and look at you both. I do this every night before I go to sleep, but last night I HAD to do it. I laid down next to each of you, one at a time, just for a few minutes, hugged you, smelled and kissed your little faces and then went back to bed. Even though I am the grownup and you are the “little ones”, it is the two of you that give me strength when the world seems too scary or out of control. Without the two of you, my life would be empty and just those few moments looking at you sleeping are enough to remind me how full it is and that everything is really okay. Love, Mom
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1. I will post a new photo each week on Thursday, so look for it and try to guess where the photo was taken.
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
2. To win the prize, post your guess in the comments here on my blog. The first correct answer wins.
3. Be as specific in naming the location as you can.
4. Let me know how to contact you, in case you win, so I can get the prize to you.
5. If you send me an email with the correct guess, it will count, but I'd prefer to have answers posted on the blog. That way, others can see your guess and use it as a clue.
6. Answers by phone or in person don't count. However, now and then I will give someone a hint if they ask me in person. In such cases, I'll post the hint on the blog, as well as on my Facebook page for everyone to see. And I might Tweet it too.
7. On Wednesday, I will announce the winner. You have from the time the image is posted on Thursday, through 7am on Wednesday to get your guesses posted in the comments.
8. My husband and kids are not allowed to participate - sorry guys. Please don't bribe them for the answer, unless the bribe is something yummy they can share with me.
9. Most importantly, pass this on to your local friends. The more the merrier!
Remember, all photos will be taken in the Kennebunks (Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Lower Village, West Kennebunk or Arundel).
SNIPPETING
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I will post a literary "snippet" - a tasty little morsel of verbiage that I've found in a book, movie, song, conversation, or just pulled from thin air.
Your job is to add to it. You can add a beginning and lead into the snippet, or you can work from the snippet, heading to an ending. You can write a song with it, or a poem, or just add another sentence, paragraph or dissertation. How much you add and in what direction is completely up to you.
Be sure to read the responses that others have posted. That's half the fun. But, you don't have to continue on from someone else's response.
Click on "Comment" and add your response to the snippet there.
Share this blog with your friends, so they can play too.
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My Favorite Things
- Chocolate licorice
- Westerns
- Wonder Woman
- Zooming rides
- Pajamas
- Doritos
- My talented husband
- My son's gorgeous red hair
- Lilly of the Valley
- Moments with nothing to do
- My daughter's curls
- Girl Scout Cookies
2 comments:
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A good question, indeed...it seems that we have smaller & smaller mobile devices for individual connectivity...so, will TVs be tiny, hand-held monitors? Sunglasses with a viewing screen on the lens and an ear piece on the arm?
On the other hand, our TVs seem to get bigger & bigger in screen size. I'm amazed at how little space a 40-something inch flat screen can take up now that they've figured out how to eliminate that tube thing. We could have entire walls that are high-definition televisions, only playing what we want them to play.
I wonder how much our cable bills will be in 25 years...and if any channels will be free with the right set of bunny ears. And, will there be any free radio left?
What will we be watching in 25 years? Will "The Wizard of Oz" still be on ABC once a year? I, for one, hope so.
I am beginning to think that the images will just get bigger and bigger, but the mechanics will continue to get smaller. I'm hoping that all components, other than the screne, will be able to be in one unit, customizable to the particular set-up (no more cable boxes, DVD players, etc.) I see the screne's going away and being replaced by a projection system. I see the images being projected on full walls instead of in some sort of box. The decor issue will become how to get your projection wall to blend with the rest of your house. I also think the remote will go away, at least the hand-held type that gets lost so easily. One control panel with all the necessary buttons will be located in a place convenient to the viewer.
I can't see the cable companies giving way, but wouldn't it be nice if we could just watch whatever we wanted whenever, and save and replay, etc?
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