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Saturday, August 13, 2011

Who is your favorite Botwin?

Who is your favorite Botwin? I love the whole Weed's cast.  Mary Louise Parker is an excellent actress. I mean who else could put their children in such danger and still be believable as a loving mother?  Uncle Andy is the eternal child.  He is so much fun and he is always falling for women that are kind of nuts.  He throws out his little gems of wisdom to the boys and yet he doesn't seem to be able to follow the path of wisdom for himself.  Shane is brooding,dark and super smart. He follows no moral code.  Silas is cute and a lot smarter than he thinks he is. Silas definitely knows right from wrong and tries to keep everyone from being arrested.  Little Stevie will probably get back into the family soon.  His crazy aunt has him for now-but you know that Nancy will get him back soon.  I guess my favorite is Andy- he is so lovable and yet a man-child.  He reminds me of someone I used to know that was always smoking pot and coming up with schemes to make money.  I am pretty sure that sucker is totally fried by now. That is the only unrealistic part of Andy's character. No one that smokes that much pot could possibly still be functioning at his age.
My Daughter and I watched the whole series again this past summer and laughed so much.  If you have never seen it you should give it a try. 
We are so hoping for a return of Conrad and Celia.  We also hope there are more episodes coming with Heylia.  She is one bad ass pot grower!

Friday, August 12, 2011

Emma Stone Shines!

I just saw "The Help" and it was really great. I loved the book and couldn't wait to see the movie.  I love Emma Stone.  She was great in "Easy A" and "Crazy, Stupid Love".  She has hit the big time in this movie.  She is the perfect actress to play Skeeter.  As a teacher- I wish that all of my students would see this movie.  I don't think very many kids have any idea what the south both pre and during the civil rights movement.  The little girl that plays May Mobley is just adorable.  Minnie and Abilene are show just the right mix of strength and obedience.  I highly recommend this movie.  I cried and laughed hysterically, while also being appalled at the hypocrisy of the aristocratic south.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

who stole Brer Rabbit?

Today is a sad day in Eatonton, Georgia. Someone stole this statue of Brer Rabbit from the Uncle Remus museum.  I guess they thought they would melt it down and make some money on the scrap metal.  Guess what- it is made of iron and isn't worth anything.  The natives are very angry at the theft.  I kind of think it is about time to get rid of this remnant of the segregated south.  As a child this story always made me uncomfortable- so relax Eatontonians-maybe this loss is going to bring you out of the 50's and into the 60's and civil rights!