Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers--together again

To continue last week's Barkley's of Broadway theme, here is the trailer from that movie.  Keep in mind, as you watch it, that Ginger Rogers' part was supposed to be played by Judy Garland.  Astaire and Garland had just done the successful Easter Parade and this was seen as a follow up to that.  Unfortunately, Garland was unable to fulfill her contract due to illness, and the movie became a reunion movie for the famous Astaire/Rogers pair.

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers--together again

To continue last week's Barkley's of Broadway theme, here is the trailer from that movie.  Keep in mind, as you watch it, that Ginger Rogers' part was supposed to be played by Judy Garland.  Astaire and Garland had just done the successful Easter Parade and this was seen as a follow up to that.  Unfortunately, Garland was unable to fulfill her contract due to illness, and the movie became a reunion movie for the famous Astaire/Rogers pair.

Poem of the Week

Ember Days

I feel the coolness
in the quiet harvest night
and offer thanks

Originally published on June 5, 2007 in Karumi Garden Poetry.

Poem of the Week

Ember Days

I feel the coolness
in the quiet harvest night
and offer thanks

Originally published on June 5, 2007 in Karumi Garden Poetry.

Who is Your Saint for the Year?

Fall is in the air (or at least it was yesterday).  Soon we will be celebrating Christ's birth and the start of a new year.  Marilena has once again generously offered to handle distribution of a Saint for the Year.  At your request, she will give you a specific saint for the year 2010.  You can learn about this saint, read about their life, and try to emulate their particular virtues while asking them to pray for your specific intentions. 

Go to Saint Philomena's Garden and leave Marilena a message in her combox.  She will send your saint's name to you via your blog. 

Who is Your Saint for the Year?

Fall is in the air (or at least it was yesterday).  Soon we will be celebrating Christ's birth and the start of a new year.  Marilena has once again generously offered to handle distribution of a Saint for the Year.  At your request, she will give you a specific saint for the year 2010.  You can learn about this saint, read about their life, and try to emulate their particular virtues while asking them to pray for your specific intentions. 

Go to Saint Philomena's Garden and leave Marilena a message in her combox.  She will send your saint's name to you via your blog. 

Sunday Snippets--A Catholic Carnival

Sunday Snippets is brought to you each week by RAnn at This, That and the Other Thing. 

This week, I blogged about my easy and cheap adaptive technology for more efficient touch typing. I'm so glad I did it--it makes accuracy much easier.

I also wrote about the passing of Ted Kennedy. It is sad that he never publicly changed his stance on abortion. I actually hadn't known that he had been pro-life in the early 1970's. Every year I hate politics more and more. But the alternative (not having elections) is worse, so I persevere. What would a pro-life Democratic party look like!

I posted about a lot of special intentions. A lot of people need prayers right now.

I posted about a new feature: Poem of the Week. It will feature poetry from my poetry blog(s).

And last but not least, I posted about the outrageous CyberSecurity Act of 2009 which gives the president unprecedented access to our private info and allows him to shut down the internet in the name of security.