I woke up VERY EARLY this morning with the worst LEG CRAMPS I might have ever experienced (!!!) -- and no idea WHY I was having them ( Read more... )

Marilyn and I had been planning since the first of the year to go to the beach house this weekend, meaning would wanted to leave today. But that just didn't happen ( Read more... )

Today President Obama turned 54. Happy Birthday, Mr. President. I read an article that spoke to how he's aged since assuming the role of president. Little wonder. It's a tough job, to say the least. In fact, I often wonder why anyone wants to run for president... Jokes on Jimmy Fallon about GOP candidates for president were pretty entertaining. The ( Read more... )

Tonight Marilyn and I attended Ned Thanhouser's documentary about the Thanhouser Studio (link goes to an Oregonlive.com article). His grandparents started this business at the turn of the century, creating THOUSANDS of the very first-ever movies ever made ( Read more... )

We watched another On Demand movie today. We saw "Despicable Me 2" (believe it or not!). Marilyn doesn't tend to like animated movies, as a rule, so it's a big deal when she enjoys one. And we both really did enjoy this. (No, we never saw the original movie, but you don't need to have seen it to enjoy the sequel ( Read more... )