Wednesday, February 27, 2008
What you don't hear in the news
I watched a movie the other day with Kevin Bacon. I don't even remember the name of the movie. I am sure it was good, just not good enough to remember. I always like to watch the extra stuff, so I did. There was an interview with Kevin Bacon. I had my laptop out and was surfing the web while I was watching. So I was looking for a website for Kevin. What I found was much more interesting. You would never see this on the news, although I think it is much more worthy of news than some other celebrity news. Maybe I have lived in a box, and maybe I have a very secluded life. I don't think either is true, but some would not agree with me. I learned two things about Kevin Bacon that I never knew. And I was SHOCKED!!!! The first is that he is married to Kyra Sedgwick. If you don't know who she is, she plays the main character in "The Closer". Kyra and Kevin! As if this wasn't shocking enough, because I didn't know either was married, let alone to each other. They have been married for more than a year. I think we can agree that Mr. Bacon has been in Hollywood for quite a while. His filmography begins in 1978. By hollywood accounts a man in the business this long should have atleast 3 exwives and a string of women. So many times is it just the dating couple that is in the news. I am getting tired of standing in the line at WalMart and all I see in the news is yuck!!! Someone is cheating, someone is getting a divorce, someone is getting pregnant, someone is having some serious issue and it only gets worse because we publisize it so much. Not only are we publisizing it, but we are buying it and talking about it and telling everyone we know who is doing what wrong. It is a negative thought process. It is a shame that people in Hollywood would think that if they do something bad enough they will get the publicity that they need to get the job they want. Aren't we just rewarding their bad behavior? Let's reward the good behavior. My personal belief is that once you say "I do", that's it, you will. Marriage is for life. It's not just playing a game. If you don't want to be married forever don't do it. You need to be sure that is what you want. Do you want to wake up and look at that person everyday for the rest of your life. If you had to be stranded on a desert island for 50 years and could have only one person with you, would you choose that person? Once you are in, you are in for the long haul. I do not know what religious belief Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick practice, I am curious and would like to know, but have not found that info yet. Kevin and Kyra have been married for almost 20 years! Twenty years in Hollywood, married to the same person, that is truly amazing! Why is this not on the front page of the tabloids? It is good news, that is why. There are a number of couples in Hollywood that have been married for more than 10 years! I am shocked! I never knew! Wikipedia has a good list of long term Hollywood marriages. There are many more that are note worthy and may be discussed later. Kevin and Kyra have 2 children. They also have made the decision that they would not work on seperate movies at the same time. This allows them to spend time together, as a family. I am just in amazement of this information and think that couples who have been together for a long time in Hollywood should teach others how. They should also get the spotlight more. Congradulations to Kevin and Kyra for nearly 20 years of marriage in Hollywood! May there be many more!!!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
My first post!!!!!
Let me just start my saying that I LOVE Google!!!! I used to use MSN as my home page and sooooo many other pages pop-up and want to be my home page. I refuse, of course, because I am a one home page kinda girl. My husband bought me a new laptop and it had some Google things set up on it already, so I tried it out. I will never go back. I have a cool homepage now that has all that I want, even customizeable! I don't HAVE to look at the news if I don't want to. I think it is rather depressing anyway. I never was a big fan. There are so many things that they could report that they don't. That is a whole nother blog for a whole nother day. Now I have my seperate tabs on my homepage. If I need a recipe then I go to my cooking tab, if I want to study my Bible, I go to my bible tab and look at my verses of the day. I also have cool don't-know-how-I-ever-made-it-without-them gadgets on my desktop. With just a click of the mouse I can see everything that I need. I just love it!!!!
I have blogged before on myspace and will at some point put some of those blogs in here just for background info on me. I truly get tired of telling the same long story over again, or typing it over again. It gets longer everytime and so much can be forgotten. So, for simplicity sake, I will copy and paste. If you are reading my blogs and have been to my myspace page then some may look familiar. I don't like change so you might just have to deal with it. If it was up to me we would still be in the Garden of Eden...I dislike change that much! I like routine, without it I am lost. I forget to tie my shoes if it is not in a routine. No joke! I would forget were I put my keys if I didn't put them in the same place EVERY time. I think that I am a little OCD. Some people disagree. My husband is one. He thinks that I am a lot OCD. No professional has told me that, so I guess it is just a silly quirk. I love the show Monk, I am not THAT OCD, but we do have a lot in common.
As much as I don't like change, I do like to learn new things. I think I am just indesicive that way. I don't fully understand that myself. It is always better to learn something than to stay in the past but sometimes it is just easier to stay where you are. Knowing that things move fast in this century, I have been forced at times to learn new things to stay up to date. For example, computers in general. I would have been perfectly happy to never have one or learn on one. In high school, we had to take a class on computers, and typing class was tought on computers. We used typewriters in Junior High, then the computer age came. I am thankful that I have one now (sometimes) but would like to go back to simpler times most days.
I love to read. Plain and simple I know, but it doesn't matter what it is I just love to read. I used to read Stephen King, but don't care much for it anymore. I have finished the Left Behind series, which I thought was excellent. I am now reading the Love Comes Softly series and love them also. I am also reading, at last count, 4 Bible study books. I try to limit myself to no more than 6 books at one time. I am determined to cut back even more so that I can begin writing. I always did love to learn and study, and enjoyed school. I now have two kids that I homeschool and a husband to care for so I am a little short on time right now to continue my own education at a typical school. I am always learning, and have been told that I am a good teacher and that I explain things well. My desire is to use these abilities together with my love for reading to compose a book. That is the first time that I have put that thought in words. Wow! I have no idea where to start, where to begin, or what to do in the middle. It seems that the thought has not left my mind for quite some time. It will creep up when I least expect it. I think it is a God given thought, but since I don't know for sure, all I can do is go on faith and figure it out as I go. Now that the thought is out of the brain I guess I probably should do something about it. Any ideas? I think that I will think back on my Senior year and my College Prep English teacher. He always explained things so well. Mr. Theis was his name. My essay for that year was one of the best I ever did because of the way that he taught us to do it. I think I will start there. And, God willing, something will come out of it. Something good always comes from God. It may not be what we want, but it is always what we need, even if we don't know it.
Just found a cool new feature on my laptop today called OneNote. I have no idea how to use it, but I played with it for a bit and I think it might be just what I am looking for. It will be very helpful when I am studying and preparing my new book. lol
As soon as I figure out how to use this thing, I am going to put some pictures on here. We are staying in Louisiana right now and the house that we are renting is right over the bayou. There are Cypress trees and turtles right out our back window. The kids think that this is cool. We through bread out to the turtles sometimes and watch them eat it. For the record, turtles don't like celery. Who knew? We also have some little lizards in our laundry room. The kids love to watch them climb and change color. It is an experience that they could not have anywhere else. It may be February, but there has been no snow here and I am okay with that. I don't like snow or cold weather. Being born and raised in Nebraska, this is a problem.
I am a new aunt. My little brother is a daddy. I almost can't believe it. Mahaylee Rae (I am not sure if that spelling is correct) is such a cutey. She is very tiny, but is gonna be a real handful when she gets older.
I am a very random thinker. I use no turn signals and neither does my son. He probably got it from me. He could be talking about the sky and and then before you know it he is talking about something totally different. You might even think that he is still talking about the sky until halfway through the new conversation. Just go with the flow or he will start all over and explain it very well. You should have heard him when he was explaining the 10 Commandments to my brother Austin, and cousin Shawna. It was so funny, but he did such a good job, I don't think they will ever forget. He is my little preacher, polititian, and lawyer rolled in one. Bell is my little Betty Crocker. She loves to be in the kitchen. She also loves to be photographed. She will pose and ask that you record her so that she can watch it. They are both adorable. I just love them to pieces!
I have randomly blogged for long enough. I have blogged before and now you can post comments even if you are not a "member" or have and "account". In closing I wanna say hello to my aunt's Kathy, Sis, and Sharon. Love you all. Hope you enjoy the blogs and updates. A special I love you to my mommy. Without her, I would be nothing. LYMTAFITCWC
I have blogged before on myspace and will at some point put some of those blogs in here just for background info on me. I truly get tired of telling the same long story over again, or typing it over again. It gets longer everytime and so much can be forgotten. So, for simplicity sake, I will copy and paste. If you are reading my blogs and have been to my myspace page then some may look familiar. I don't like change so you might just have to deal with it. If it was up to me we would still be in the Garden of Eden...I dislike change that much! I like routine, without it I am lost. I forget to tie my shoes if it is not in a routine. No joke! I would forget were I put my keys if I didn't put them in the same place EVERY time. I think that I am a little OCD. Some people disagree. My husband is one. He thinks that I am a lot OCD. No professional has told me that, so I guess it is just a silly quirk. I love the show Monk, I am not THAT OCD, but we do have a lot in common.
As much as I don't like change, I do like to learn new things. I think I am just indesicive that way. I don't fully understand that myself. It is always better to learn something than to stay in the past but sometimes it is just easier to stay where you are. Knowing that things move fast in this century, I have been forced at times to learn new things to stay up to date. For example, computers in general. I would have been perfectly happy to never have one or learn on one. In high school, we had to take a class on computers, and typing class was tought on computers. We used typewriters in Junior High, then the computer age came. I am thankful that I have one now (sometimes) but would like to go back to simpler times most days.
I love to read. Plain and simple I know, but it doesn't matter what it is I just love to read. I used to read Stephen King, but don't care much for it anymore. I have finished the Left Behind series, which I thought was excellent. I am now reading the Love Comes Softly series and love them also. I am also reading, at last count, 4 Bible study books. I try to limit myself to no more than 6 books at one time. I am determined to cut back even more so that I can begin writing. I always did love to learn and study, and enjoyed school. I now have two kids that I homeschool and a husband to care for so I am a little short on time right now to continue my own education at a typical school. I am always learning, and have been told that I am a good teacher and that I explain things well. My desire is to use these abilities together with my love for reading to compose a book. That is the first time that I have put that thought in words. Wow! I have no idea where to start, where to begin, or what to do in the middle. It seems that the thought has not left my mind for quite some time. It will creep up when I least expect it. I think it is a God given thought, but since I don't know for sure, all I can do is go on faith and figure it out as I go. Now that the thought is out of the brain I guess I probably should do something about it. Any ideas? I think that I will think back on my Senior year and my College Prep English teacher. He always explained things so well. Mr. Theis was his name. My essay for that year was one of the best I ever did because of the way that he taught us to do it. I think I will start there. And, God willing, something will come out of it. Something good always comes from God. It may not be what we want, but it is always what we need, even if we don't know it.
Just found a cool new feature on my laptop today called OneNote. I have no idea how to use it, but I played with it for a bit and I think it might be just what I am looking for. It will be very helpful when I am studying and preparing my new book. lol
As soon as I figure out how to use this thing, I am going to put some pictures on here. We are staying in Louisiana right now and the house that we are renting is right over the bayou. There are Cypress trees and turtles right out our back window. The kids think that this is cool. We through bread out to the turtles sometimes and watch them eat it. For the record, turtles don't like celery. Who knew? We also have some little lizards in our laundry room. The kids love to watch them climb and change color. It is an experience that they could not have anywhere else. It may be February, but there has been no snow here and I am okay with that. I don't like snow or cold weather. Being born and raised in Nebraska, this is a problem.
I am a new aunt. My little brother is a daddy. I almost can't believe it. Mahaylee Rae (I am not sure if that spelling is correct) is such a cutey. She is very tiny, but is gonna be a real handful when she gets older.
I am a very random thinker. I use no turn signals and neither does my son. He probably got it from me. He could be talking about the sky and and then before you know it he is talking about something totally different. You might even think that he is still talking about the sky until halfway through the new conversation. Just go with the flow or he will start all over and explain it very well. You should have heard him when he was explaining the 10 Commandments to my brother Austin, and cousin Shawna. It was so funny, but he did such a good job, I don't think they will ever forget. He is my little preacher, polititian, and lawyer rolled in one. Bell is my little Betty Crocker. She loves to be in the kitchen. She also loves to be photographed. She will pose and ask that you record her so that she can watch it. They are both adorable. I just love them to pieces!
I have randomly blogged for long enough. I have blogged before and now you can post comments even if you are not a "member" or have and "account". In closing I wanna say hello to my aunt's Kathy, Sis, and Sharon. Love you all. Hope you enjoy the blogs and updates. A special I love you to my mommy. Without her, I would be nothing. LYMTAFITCWC
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