Lots of existential thinking going on here...I recently watched "What the Bleep Do We Know," followed by a run on the library for all books metaphysical. Don't worry, I haven't lost my more traditional faith. Just trying to know it all, as usual!
Speaking of existential things...Helena and I stopped at the cemetery where my grandmother is buried today (it's very near one of Helena's favorite playgrounds). I told her about how Grandma Gloria was my ga-ga, just like Helena has a Ga-Ga (my mom, her grandma) who loves her, etc. She knelt down and pointed at the headstone and said "ga-ga?" Then she started walking all over the cemetery searching for dandelions, which she promptly picked and then put in a small pile right on my grandma's grave. It was kind of touching, and slightly sacred, and I wished more than anything that I could be with Grandma and Helena at the same time. Alas, it will be many years and in another lifetime before that happens.
Spring is out in full force here and we're enjoying it from the vantage point of our new home. We call it our "grown-up" home, because it's the sort of place we could raise our family in and stay forever. It's on a nice quiet street, has a nice-sized backyard complete with jungle gym, 4 bedrooms and a breakfast nook. What more could you want? It naturally needs some paint and personality but I'm grateful to say I have that in abundance, although whether or not it translates into decorating or not remains to be seen.
Tonight we're going out to dinner with my family for Andrea's birthday. She's 30, if you can believe it, but I restrained myself in card purchases. Nothing too mean, see.
More than that I haven't much to tell. I feel rather happy today!
"He can see no reasons 'cause there are no reasons..."
Friday, April 28, 2006
What reason do YOU need?
Posted by Beth Soelberg at 11:57 AM
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I used to own "What the Bleep..." I liked it a lot until I watched the documentary footage that was an extra on the dvd. The more I watched the less enthused I became. I'm sure there something to it, but I'm also sure there was some good editing between interviews.
And there's a more pseudo-religious side to it, too, which isn't featured on the DVD. In true historian fashion I'm going to the primary sources; namely, the links featured on the website for books used in the film.
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