I hate, hate, hate, the “friends with benefits” and the “hook-up” mentality that has invaded our culture. I am grateful that I don’t have to deal with the pressures that young people have today because they are truly missing out on the beauty and power of intimacy–emotional, spiritual, and physical–that comes from a committed . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: How Much Affection {Vintage Educational Film}
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This rambling 1962 film is supposed to be a tribute to the money management skills of the American Woman. However, many of the women seem a bit forlorn to me. The thing I like about the film, though, is they show a couple using their budgeting envelopes near the beginning of it. I love . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: American Thrift {Vintage Film}  One comment - (Comments are closed)  Money Management, Theatrical Thursday  1950s woman, ideal 1950's housewife I’m pretty sure I sat behind the woman in this Avon film on a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles for The Big Move. To say that my allergies were on high alert would be an understatement. Don’t get me wrong! Shalimar is my signature fragrance. But I wouldn’t recommend slathering cologne all over . . . → Read More: Joy of Living With Fragrance {Vintage Film} 3 comments - (Comments are closed) Beauty, Etiquette, Theatrical Thursday, Vintage Advertisement 1950s woman, Beauty, Femininity, glamorous women Dear Friends, Have you ever found yourself in this type of situation? You are at a professional or social event where there are ten people crowded around a circular banquet table. You barely have room to move and your table setting is millimeters away from your neighbors’ table settings. You try to make the . . . → Read More: Yes, You May Drink Your Soup…But Only If… 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Etiquette, Theatrical Thursday, Vintage School Films Table Manners Dear Friends, A couple of weeks ago, I ordered a 1950s handbag from an Etsy seller. I didn’t hear from her indicating that it had been shipped so I sent her a note. Much to her embarrassment, she hadn’t shipped it. She was apologetic and even gave me a coupon to use if I . . . → Read More: How Old Am I, Again? Dear Friends, I love watching old cartoons, don’t you? Before they became computer animated, the cartoons were like short movies and required a great deal of artistry. But I also love watching old cartoons now that I’m adult because I “get” most of the jokes that the characters were telling. These cartoons aren’t just . . . → Read More: Theatrical Thursday: Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943) Dear Friends, Today is Independence Day in the United States. Although there are serious issues our citizens need to resolve, I am glad to live in such a diverse country…and that I have had the opportunity to live and work in different regions to better understand the similarities across the country (I hate that . . . → Read More: 1940 Movie Trailer: Independence Day Dear Friends, When I was a new schoolteacher, “multimedia” primarily meant filmstrips or reel-to-reel films. High tech was having a filmstrip projector with a cassette or record player attached. There was one VCR and TV for the entire school (but there were so few educational videos, the machine wasn’t exactly in high demand). I . . . → Read More: 1955 Educational Filmstrip: “Trying New Things” Dear Friends, I have jury duty again today but, since we were talking about vintage phones this week (and click here, too, for Ann’s “handbag” phone), I wanted to post this silent movie from 1927 that explains how to use the dial telephone before I head for the courthouse… Click here if the player . . . → Read More: How to Use the Dial Phone (c. 1927) Dear Friends, Yesterday was “Administrative Professionals Day” (formerly known as “Secretary’s Day”). During my college teaching/administrator career, I had the good fortune of having either a department secretary, an assistant, or student workers that I shared with others but who were very adept at taking care of tasks for me so that I could . . . → Read More: I Miss Having An Administrative Assistant! |
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