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1953 Disney Educational Film: Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom 9 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am

The Mister was doing research for a post about animation on his Drawing a Day blog when he came across this 1953 Disney educational film about the history of musical instruments.  I was upstairs foldi...

Wise Words of the Day: Double the Labor With Half the Exertion 8 Aug 2013 | 06:07 am

A sunny disposition is the very soul of success, enabling a man to do double the labor that he could without it, and to do it with half the physical and mental exhaustion. ~ William Mathews ScotTowel...

Wise Words of the Day: Oversharing 6 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm

Be always discreet.  Keep your own counsel.  If you do not keep it to yourself, you cannot expect others to keep it for you.  “The mouth of a wise man is in his heart; the heart of a fool is in his mo...

A Morning at the County 4-H Fair 4 Aug 2013 | 06:49 am

This morning, The Mister and I went out to the fairgrounds so that I could see the 4-H exhibits.  Our county fair is pretty small (especially compared to the Los Angeles County Fair!) and you can tell...

{Etsy Friday Finds} Endless Kitschy Summer 3 Aug 2013 | 03:24 am

When I was a teenager, I listened to The Beach Boys for hours on end. As my modern summer is coming to an end, my thoughts wander back to those wonderful kitschy summers from my childhood when I thoug...

Wise Words of the Day: It’s Always The Last Key 2 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

Don’t be discouraged.  It is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.  ~ Stansifer Schlage Lock Ad 1958; Image courtesy of Heather David on Flickr.com As I’m sitting here writing this...

Theatrical Thursday: Drive-In Intermission Commercials {Vintage Commercials} 1 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm

When I was a little girl, our parents would occasionally load my sisters, brother, and me into the Rambler and take us to the drive-in movies.   Most of the theaters in the San Fernando Valley at that...

Wise Words of the Day: A Kick In The Teeth 1 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.  ~ Walt Disney The Game That Kills, Columbia Pictures movie poster, 1937; Image courtesy of...

Theatrical Thursday: Social Courtesy {Vintage Educational Film} 8 Jun 2013 | 02:05 am

A big part of my job at the university is schmoozing with people at social events so that they will feel comfortable coming to me for help in achieving a teaching-related goal.  But those people skill...

Theatrical Thursday: Social Courtesy {Vintage Educational Film} 8 Jun 2013 | 02:05 am

A big part of my job at the university is schmoozing with people at social events so that they will feel comfortable coming to me for help in achieving a teaching-related goal. But those people skills...

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