Have you ever watched classic TV, or movies and forget it does not take place circa 2009?  For instance, I once watched a movie made in the 40′s, and in one of the scenes, a woman is driving a gas guzzler all across the country.  I immediately thought, “Oh my, that must be costing her a fortune in gas.” I later realized “it’s the 40′s Bacall,” not 2009. Gas was not $2.49- $3.50 a gallon, it was anywhere...

Here is something that can be turned into a movie. A tombstone above Marilyn Monroe’s tombstone was put for auction back in August on EBay. “Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe,” the advert read. The bid started at $500,000 and in days it was already at 2.5 million. Here is the kicker; a bidder from Japan won the auction at 4.5 million! Then...

Recently I’ve thought a great deal of the 1938 movie “Marie Antoinette,” starring Norma Shearer. For my take on that film read here. I searched high and low on youtube for a clip of the movie, not just any clip, mind you, but the one where Marie says, “Let them eat cake.” I couldn’t find that clip at all, but found that line in the recently produced “Marie Antoinette” with Kirsten Dunst . So...

Do you think Archie was ahead of his day or were these the sentiments of most post-Depression, & World War II Americans? Archie had a funny view of life, and we really can’t understand a lot of his ignorance unless we look through the prism of that time in history. But when Archie talked about politics, he made a lot of sense. The left openly engages in what is wrong with the right, but when the right engages in what is wrong with...

The funny Honeymooners clip below came to mind when I heard the day’s headliners. Honestly, I can’t believe all the BS I am hearing from so called intelligent and professional people, and their stupid “mistakes” on income tax returns. In this clip, you have two slobs (affectionately) worrying about a letter Ralph gets from the IRS. He goes into panic mode and hopes he didn’t forget to report the following (too funny, the little...

Have you ever had a life altering experience which created a crisis of faith? I have, and these experiences are what might draw you closer to God, or completely tear you away. This is the theme of Ingmar Bergman’s Oscar winning drama, “Virgin Spring,” (1959). The tragic, but touching story is based on a 13th century Swedish Ballad. It’s a story of revenge and redemption during the medieval times, a time when the world was torn...