OF course the 8-year-old loved rodents. In her entire life, I doubted she’d seen more than three movies that didn’t include animated rodents. And she loved every one of them, from Anatole, the bravest mouse in France, to Mickey, the richest mouse in pants.
(Barb’s Guide to Films: if the characters kiss a lot, have sex, and then kill each other, it’s American. If the characters smoke a lot, have sex, and then kill themselves, it’s foreign.)
There was a story this week about the Los Angeles City Hall’s rat infestation. In addition to the irresistible conflation …
(Barb’s Guide to Films: if the characters kiss a lot, have sex, and then kill each other, it’s American. If the characters smoke a lot, have sex, and then kill themselves, it’s foreign.)
Dragons. Or maybe cats… I’ve been thinking about dragons lately. What makes them so compelling? Almost every culture celebrates …
“You should get a cat,” my neighbor said. I had just explained how a tiny mousie ran across the room directly over …
While I’m on the road this month, here is a repeat from Valentine’s Day past. Happy Valentine’s Day and wishing …
OF course the 8-year-old loved rodents. In her entire life, I doubted she’d seen more than three movies that didn’t include animated rodents. And she loved every one of them, from Anatole, the bravest mouse in France, to Mickey, the richest mouse in pants.
[Another repeat from early blog days while I’m away due to a family emergency.] I started this blog to be …
This is a repeat from Valentine’s Day past. Happy Valentine’s Day and wishing you much chocolate! In the years before …
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