“Let’s face it, we were all once 3-year-olds who stood in the middle of the living room and everybody thought we were so adorable. Only some of us grow up and get paid for it.” – Meryl Streep Ms. Streep is by far one of the most talented and versatile actresses of our time, having appeared in such great dramas as Out of Africa (1985), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), Doubt (2009), and The Iron Lady (2012). Her comedic talents shown through in such movies as Death Becomes Her (1992) and It’s Complicated (2009), and she has lent her voice to several movies, including Fantastic Mr. […]
Celebrating Girl Bosses on Boss's Day
Today is Boss’s Day and I celebrated it by making pancakes for the office in honor of our Practice Manager, Toni. And yesterday, I made a special batch of my office-famous sausage balls for my other “boss”, Dr. G. Never before had I celebrated it, but all the talk of pancakes amonst us ladies in the office earlier this week, coupled with the office holiday of Boss’s Day… well, it just seemed fitting to celebrate Boss’s Day with a pancake breakfast. So it got me thinking… who are some other pretty awesome big and small screen “bosses”? Not male bosses, […]
Movie Review: The Giver
Check out my review of The Giver.
When You Dream, Dream Big
There’s a song by Ryan Shupe and The Rubberband entitled, “Dream Big”. “And when you dream, dream big As big as the ocean blue ‘Cause when you dream it might come true When you dream, dream big” That’s just the chorus, but the entire song is hopeful and inspiring. I’ve always been a dreamer – just ask my momma. Ever since I was 10 years old, I dreamt of being the next Barbara Walters; however, I changed my mind when I was 15 years old and I wanted to be a writer and that’s what I’ve been doing on and […]
The Sundance Kid: Robert Redford
Actor. Director. Producer. Environmentalist. Philanthropist. Robert Redford, a.k.a. The Sundance Kid, seems to have done it all at one time or another. Born on August 18, 1936 in Santa Monica, Calif., Redford was the son of an oil company accountant. In high school, he excelled at sports. In 1955, a year after he finished high school, his mother passed away. After her death, he ran into some difficulties, including being fired from several jobs and having a few run-ins with the law. He attended the University of Colorado on a baseball scholarship, where he was the team’s pitcher. After just […]