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Mamacita says: Very few musicals translate well to film. Even when the film – The Sound of Music, for example – is wonderful, it’s still not as good as the stage play. Often – as in The Sound of Music … Continue reading
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Mamacita says: Bits and pieces of this post were first published on December 19, 2004, and December 10, 2006. Some people are very, shall we say, “unlucky,” in the grab-bag of in-laws. People talk about how awful their mother-in-law, or … Continue reading
Mamacita says: 1. Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander. –engraved over the Holocaust Museum, Washington, DC 2. A man is truly ethical only when he obeys … Continue reading
Mamacita says: . . . and so another Christmas Day has come and gone. The day after Christmas always seems sad to me. Christmas itself takes such a long time to get here; the calendar turns to fall and fall … Continue reading
Merry Christmas. … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I really miss those old variety shows, and I miss them even more at Christmas time. At Christmas, all of the variety shows had their Christmas Specials, and some of those Christmas Specials were classy far beyond … Continue reading