Creative Names

case in point:
'Le-a'

I FIGURED ALL THE TEACHERS OUT THERE CAN RELATE TO THIS (AS WELL AS MOST FOLKS)…

How would you pronounce this child's name: 'Le-a' ???

Leah?? NO

Lee - A?? NOPE

Lay - a?? NO

Lei?? Guess Again.
Come on...you can do it.


It's pronounced 'Ledasha' Oh yes...you read it right.

This child attends a school in Livingston Parish, LA. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong. When the mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, 'the dash don't be silent.'

Bella

Something has happened to Jose that has tragically altered his life forever. As he traverses this unexpected road he meets Nina whose life is being altered forever in the moment she is in. Jose shares his pain and also his blessings with Nina and gives her a way to choose a path that will allow them redemption and future joy. IT is a painful and joyful journey, patiently unfolding and full of emotion and atmosphere. (I know this is a terrible review. I look back on it and gag!)

I give this movie a 9 out of 10 stars.

What Your Taste in Art Says About You

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Balanced, Secure, and Realistic.

Impressionism is a movement in French painting, sometimes called optical realism because of its almost scientific interest in the actual visual experience and effect of light and movement on appearance of objects. Impressionist paintings are balanced, use colored shadows, use pure color, broken brushstrokes, thick paint, and scenes from everyday life or nature.

People that like Impressionist paintings may not alway be what is deemed socially acceptable. They tend to move on their own path without always worrying that it may be offensive to others. They value friendships but because they also value honesty tend to have a few really good friends. They do not, however, like people that are rude and do not appreciate the ideas of others. They are secure enough in themselves that they can listen to the ideas of other people without it affecting their own final decisions. The world for them is not black and white but more in shades of grey and muted colors. They like things to be aestically pleasing, not stark and sharp. There are many ways to view things, and the impresssionist personality views the world from many different aspects. They enjoy life and try to keep a realistic viewpoint of things, but are not very open to new experiences. If they are content in their live they will be more than likely pleased to keep things just the way they are.

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I have to add my commentary to this: I also enjoy Renaissance, Baroque, Islamic and Abstract art. I enjoy Cassat, Toulouse-Loutrec, Renoir, Dali, Rousseau, Turner, and my Fav is Rembrandt. Such perfection.

When I went to the Met Museum as a kid I can honestly say that the only painting that blew me away was a Rembrandt. I recognized several artists I knew but I had never studied him. I looked at his paintings up close and I couldn't fathom the skill he had to produce such art. I guess I admire perfection more than the muted tones of Impressionist work.

The Screaming Skull and Other Great American Ghost Stories

When I decided to participate in R.I.P III I knew I wanted to read classic horror or gothic. I'm not completely adverse to reading horror but I prefer to not stumble upon material too disturbing and graphic (or stupid, as in the book The Terror). Not having heard of any great reads for this genre lately that interested me, I chose this subgenre.

This collection of short stories was a perfect choice for me because, while not graphic and overtly disturbing, they were entertaining, creepy, and somewhat suspensful. Several of them were humorous which is just as appropriate for celebrating this holiday, I think. This read is appropriate for teens in my house and I was lucky enough to find it at my local library.

"The Screaming Skull" by F. Marion Crawford was my favorite story; a tale of a man haunted by the remains of a friend's possibly murdered wife' remains, i.e. her skull. It was pretty creepy and a bit suspenseful. It was written as if we are hearing a one-sided conversation between the haunted and his houseguest. And it ends just...(like I'd tell you!)

Edgar Allen Poe, Nathanial Hawthorne, Willa Cather, and Mark Twain are only a few of the authors contained in this satisfying collection.

I give it an 8 out of 10 stars!