Snow Day

Today we just looked at it--the beautiful snow. A few years ago we would have found a way to plough thru it with our bodies. I remember sledding in Tulsa behind Springer Clinic on a steep hillside with Paul who was a teenager at the time. I remember as child not wanting anyone to mess up my view of the yard. I wanted no tracks to mess up my view.

I need a kid to play with!

AVATAR

The movie extravaganza was a rich experience comparable to the Star Wars movies in innovation and social message. In my mind it told what we did to the American Indians, these interglactic travelers did to the Na'vi indigenous tribes on Pandora. The belief system that all living things both animal and plant are connected energies was pure American Indian.

The question I have the day after seing the movie are: Where are the Na'vi children that were referred to in the film?
I didn't see any families in the film.
The special effects were dramatic and some were particularly beautiful. My favorite were the little seedlings that were irredescent and appeared to be as spiritual as a beautiful butterfly.

Avatar could give contemporary society new insight into the necessity to preserve our natural world if anyone out there can see past their own comfortable life.

Happy New Year-Twenty-Ten!

Great start to this new year- bloody mary's, scrambled eggs and fried oysters! We went slightly healthy on the fired oysters using wheat pancake mix with obay seasoning in the batter. Didn't hurt them a bit. Of course bloody mary's have tomato juice and that's healthy...so everything in moderation.

One more good omen- the federal government deposited the social security check on December 31st instead of January 3rd. That must be a good sign.

My only resolution for this new year is to have more fun. I hope that you do too!