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What I Won’t Miss – What I Will Miss-Thanks Nora Ephron

Posted in BY THE WAY, tagged , , , , , , , on July 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Nora Ephron (1941-2012), Thanks and Goodbye

Nora Ephron (1941-2012), Thanks and Goodbye (Photo credit: k-ideas)

The title of this blog post should be Where in the World is Pbenjay?  I’m sorry dear readers, I have been on a forced hiatus.  I’ve been working A LOT and haven’t had any time to write.  There have been so many posts in my head, just jumping to get out.  When Nora Ephron died I wanted to write something…when Ernest Borgnine  died, I wanted to write something, 4th of July party, Diana Krall…  so I’m hoping in the next week I can play catch-up and get back in the groove.

During one of the many tributes to Nora Ephron, I heard that she had written a list of what she would miss and what she wouldn’t in her book, “I Remember Nothing: And Other Reflections”.

I found that idea intriguing and certainly  blog-worthy!  I haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about this, however,  I’m sure I can come up with a sizable list.  Having read Nora’s lists, I found some that are also in mine -I’m not stealing, I will miss or not miss a few of the same things.

What I Will Miss   (in random order)

Peter

My grand-daughters, my daughter and my son

Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream cones, ice cream sandwiches, ICE CREAM

Going to the movies

Writing my blog

Ocean Grove and La Vie en Rose

Riding in the “Met”

Nick and Nora

The Great Auditorium

Feeding the squirrels by hand, watching a Blue Jay take a peanut

The Chrysler Building and the Flatiron Building

Living in Manhattan

Popcorn at the movies

The Philarmonic and Carnegie Hall

Waves

Hydrangeas, Tulips and Peonies

Fireplaces

Parades

How green Connecticut is

Hot dogs with sauerkraut and mustard

The smell of low tide

Receiving a letter

Full moons

Halloween

Making Thanksgiving dinner

Peanut Butter

Eggnog

Decorating the house at Christmas

Jersey tomatoes and corn

Autumn leaves

Chocolate Malts

Starbucks Grande Americanos

Roses, Honeysuckle and Lilacs

Hot Chocolate

What I Won’t Miss

Periodontal cleanings

Pantyhose

Bugs/flies in the house

Standing in line for anything

Paying bills

Dead/dying batteries in cell phones, smoke detectors, vibrators, remotes etc

Dieting

Public restrooms

Pap smears

Dry scrambled eggs, over-cooked steak

Customer service based in India

Grocery store clerks who don’t know how to pack the bags

Movies interrupted by commercials

Alarm clocks

Contact lens issues

Fishy Fish

Mosquito bites

Standing in the subway

Slow computers, crashing computers, the blue screen of death

I think these lists could just go on and on taking on a life of their own BUT I think I’m done (for now) – lately Peter has been telling me I’m negative so I’m glad my What I Will Miss list is longer than What I Won’t Miss!

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Thursday’s Top Ten – 10 More Romantic Movies

Posted in Thursday's Top Ten, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2011| 3 Comments »

A red rose with dewdrops

Red Roses For My Lady

As promised, here are ten more romantic movies in celebration of February, American Heart month and Valentine’s Day.  What did you get for Valentine’s Day?  I got a single long-stemmed red rose!  It’s beautiful.

  1. Dirty Dancing (1987) – Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, (omg he was beautiful), had the best time of their lives in this low-budget sleeper film which went on to gross more than $200M worldwide.
  2. The Princess Bride (1987) – Adapted from William Goldman’s book, it’s a tale of “boy meets girl”, boy is lost at sea, girl reluctantly agrees to marry evil prince but she gets kidnapped;  The whole thing is complicated however since it‘s a fairy tale…”and they all lived happily ever after”.
  3. Say Anything (1989) – John Cusack, the under-achieving student serenades the class valedictorian with a boom box.  Entertainment Weekly called this the greatest modern movie romance.
  4. When Harry Met Sally (1989) – Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan have an on-again, off-again romance over a 12-year period.  Harry is based on Rob Reiner and Sally on writer, Nora Ephron and well…”I’ll have what she’s having”.
  5. Ghost (1990) – A romantic fantasy where romance transcends death.  Patrick Swayze (he’s dead) and Demi Moore (still living) re-connect through a phony medium, Whoopi Goldberg, who won an Oscar for her performance.
  6. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) – A romance where the lovers never meet until the end and based on An Affair to Remember.  Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks finally meet at the top of the Empire State building, oooh so romantic.
  7. True Romance (1993) – Romance Quentin Tarantino style!  A call-girl and a comic book nerd who kills her pimp and takes off with a suitcase full of cocaine. Patricia Arquette and Christian Slater play the not-so-heroic lovers.
  8. Titanic (1997) – Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Wynslet are the young lovers who picked the wrong boat.  This was the highest grossing film and held the title for 12 years until Avatar surpassed it.  Personally (and it is MY blog) I think it was a dumbed down version with bad casting and an unnecessary re-make.
  9. You’ve Got Mail (1998) – Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks in YET another re-make; original ideas anyone??? The movie title is a take-off from Yahoo’s email arrival announcement and the original movie was titled The Shop Around the Corner and starred Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullivan.
  10. The Wedding Singer (1998) – Poor Adam Sandler, left at the altar by his fiance and a wannabe rock singer ends up singing at weddings, serenading other couples.  BUT Drew Barrymore comes into his life and all is good.  A super 80’s soundtrack, the movie grossed $123M.
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