Today

[sartorias]

First, meme from mamculuna: take a selfie right now, the way you are, and post it. I was so happy to put a face to a name, I thought, okay, I'll do that, frowzy hair, ice cream splashed t-shirt, and all.

Comments

[mamculuna]

Your hair is lovely, of course--and so is all of you.

The only Dr. Seuss books I read as a child were also the Hats of Bartholomew--I loved the weirdness of all the hats very much--and Bartholomew and the Oobleck, which I also loved for the goopiness of oobleck. I don't remember my kids' reaction to Seuss, but my granddaughter can't get enough of the Cat. I think she really identifies with Thing One and Thing Two and is studying their technique...

There is something very creepy about all of those creatures, I will agree.
Something about the way they're drawn.

[sartorias]

That is awesome, how differently kids react to the books!

[queenoftheskies]

Beautiful selfie!

The Cat in the Hat made me anxious the first time I read it, too. I worried about the children getting into trouble and I seriously disliked the Cat. I read it many times; always disliked the Cat.

Our church library had many Dr. Seuss books and I read them through church when I was very young. But I've never heard of On Beyond Zebra, so I think I must look for that one.

Happy Birthday to your mother!!!

I'm hoping for rain, too, because lately, it has rained. What a miracle!

[sartorias]

I know--I'm afraid that bit of rain last week is it until next year.

[whswhs]

On Beyond Zebra was the only Seuss book that ever did anything for me, and I think for precisely the reason you name: the fancy of other alphabets and sounds. Of course I was several years past six and thus not part of the main target audience, I think.

I think my phone has the function, but I've never taken a selfie and haven't a clue how I would upload if I did; I have never had my phone talk to my computer or to the Internet, and I don't know if it can.

[sartorias]

This my second selfie (I took one for a relative). I fumbled it over via "air play" on the iMac, copied it to the desktop, then used the media function on the post menu to upload it. If there is a swifter way, I don't know it.

[swan_tower]

The fights in Doctor Strange were indeed long, but I have to give the filmmakers props for making them more than just spectacle: there was character development in there, too, exploration of how the rules of this new world work, and other interesting angles like that.

[sartorias]

Alas, I couldn't watch the ones with all the dimensional stuff going on. I get vertigo very easily.

[pameladean]

On Beyond Zebra was always my favorite.

P.

[sartorias]

I should find a copy.