It Made Me Want To See The Movie!

When I was a kid, before movies began to be rated G, M (now PG), R, and X, there were four words that always made me want to see the movie they described.  Those four words would make me practically beg my mom to let me see that movie.

(It never worked.  Never.)

And what were those four enticing, tantalizing words?

Not recommended for children.

Obama Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Abortion Activist Meryl Streep

Obama Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Abortion Activist Meryl Streep

According to the article, this isn't the first time Obama has honored abortion activists.  For example, last year he awarded
this medal to Gloria Steinem.  I blogged about it at the time, and I'm going to repeat what I said then:
If he could, Obama would canonize Margaret Sanger!

Changing a Tradition? Maybe

Well, in one more week it will be Advent, and a new liturgical year will begin.

I'm seriously thinking about changing a time-honored tradition;

I might make my New Year's resolution at the start of the Liturgical year, instead of waiting until January 1st.

And I'm going to make one short-term resolution right now:

I resolve NOT to make too many resolutions for the coming year.

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Come on over to Rann's blog for Sunday Snippets, where Catholic bloggers like me share our posts.  I've found some wonderful blogs here.  How about sharing yours?

Semper Gaudete! : Five Posts in One

Semper Gaudete! : Chicago Public School Teaches Fifth Graders About “Safe” Anal Sex

Semper Gaudete! : A Comic Book Connection

Semper Gaudete! : Book Covers

Semper Gaudete! : The Sock and the Glove

Semper Gaudete! : Books Read In The Past Week

Books Read In The Past Week

Books read for the first time are marked with a #

Books, (except Sunday books) are grouped by author, and not necessarily in the order read.

"Love God And Do What You Please"

by St. Alphonsus Liguori

adapted by M. J. Huber

[spiritual reading]
a favorite of mine; thank God it wasn't one
of the books lost when I moved.
"Blueberry Muffins"
by Colleen Spiro
[nonfiction, anecdotes, autobiographical]
(Kindle book)

Harry Dee 
or Making it Out"
("Working it Out" in the edition
published by TAN books)
"Bobby in Movieland"
by Fr. Francis J. Finn, S.J.
[children's fiction, Catholic]
(free online books)
{Sunday books}

A Book for Weekdays AND Sundays

"A 40-Day Spiritual Workout for Catholics"

by Bob Rice

Chapters 10-16 

one chapter a day

"The City Boy"
by Herman Wouk
[fiction]
{carrying over into next week}
one of my favorite books.

The S.W.F. Club" #
by Caroline E. Jacobs
[children's fiction]
(free Kindle book)
{carrying over into next week}

"Soup"
by Robert Newton Peck
[fiction,  partly autobiographical]

"Jughead With Archie Comic Digest No. 61"

"Squawk to the Moon, Little Goose"
by Edna Mitchell Preston
[picture book]
(openlibrary.org loan)

"The weed with an ill name"
Description:
Originally published in the 1800's by an unknown
author. Rewritten in children's language and modern
English by Triangle Press
[children's fiction, Christian, (Protestant), non-denominational)

"A Grand Man"
by Catherine Cookson
[fiction]
(Kindle book)
{carrying over into next week}
It's been years since I've read the "Mary Ann"
books, and I was delighted to find them on Kindle.
Some of the books are available for free on openlibrary.org.

The Sock and the Glove

Just a bit of nonsense.

The sock saw the glove

and fell in love;

The glove saw the sock

And was smitten.

Filled with desire,

They were wed in the dryer,

and became the parents of a mitten.

Book Covers

When I was in sixth grade, our teacher, Mrs. Harris, showed us two books, or rather two different copies of the same book.  One copy was old, with no dust jacket.  The other was new, with a beautiful dust jacket

Mrs. Harris said, "I'm sure you would all be more attracted to this copy," indicating the new book.

I raised my hand and said, "It depends."

 "Leave it to Rochelle to contradict," said Mrs. Harris.

"Well," I said, "if I were in a bookstore, I'd be attracted to the book with the dust jacket, but if I were in a library, I'd be more attracted to the book with the worn cover, because that would mean that a lot of people have read it, so it's probably a good book."

Years later, I read this passage in "An Old-Fashioned Girl"

and remembered that little incident.

Polly heard it, and instantly resolved to be as "raving and as tearing" as her means would allow, "just for one night," she said, as she peeped over the banisters, glad to see that the dance and the race had taken the "band-boxy" air out of Tom's elegant array.

I deeply regret being obliged to shock the eyes and ears of such of my readers as have a prejudice in favor of pure English, by expressions like the above; but, having rashly undertaken to write a little story about Young America, for Young America, I feel bound to depict my honored patrons as faithfully as my limited powers permit; otherwise, I must expect the crushing criticism, "Well, I dare say it's all very prim and proper, but it isn't a bit like us," and never hope to arrive at the distinction of finding the covers of "An Old-Fashioned Girl" the dirtiest in the library.