Yes, a day set aside, especially in Dublin, Ireland – but elsewhere as well – to celebrate an author, a writer, James Joyce! How did the name for the day originate, and why honor James Joyce on the 16th of June? Some would just say “why not”, but let me explain a bit. Joyce wrote [...]
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According to his son, the author, who lived a rather reclusive life, died at the age of 91 of natural causes in his New Hampshire home. I remember Catcher in the Rye being a subject of controversy, one of those books that my parents didn’t want me to read, it was about a rebellious teenager [...]
I never missed the opportunity to watch this adventurous French diver when one of his many documentaries would be on television. He enjoyed his life and his work to the fullest. Cousteau spent enough time in the oceans to be well aware, back in the 1970′s and 1980′s, of the damage being done to our [...]
Best-selling and Pulitzer Prize wining author, John Updike, has died at the age of 75 after his battle with lung cancer. I smiled when reading that he was born in Reading, PA, wondering how much the name of the Town you are born in influences your profession. His writing skills developed early in life and [...]
I’m an “oldie but goodie” enough to remember Cher when she was married to Sonny, and they were just starting out in the entertainment industry. I distinctly remember lying on the beach at the Jersey Shore with friends, and our transistor radio blaring “I Got You Babe”. There were no iPods back then, or CD [...]
72 years ago today one of the most loved novels of all time was published, “Gone With the Wind”. The book was my favorite kind of book, many pages with a story that I never wanted to end. I have watched the movie more times than I can count, living vicariously the trials faced by [...]
Am I the only girl that dreamed of the day when she would one day own a horse? I loved horses and reading any book I could get my hands on that had anything to do with horses, so reading “Black Beauty” was a natural for me. So, may I just say thanks to the [...]
Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, he was born in 1904, and I remember well many of his books, including The Cat in the Hat, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and so many other books that made learning to read a fun experience for young…and [...]