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I lifted in the 75 to 79 year old & Under 181.7 lbs. class
Here is a video of my final deadlift of the day.
352.5 Lbs.
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Below is a book I have read and reviewed often in the last 20+ years and I believe you will find many valuable lessons among its pages.
Do Less, Achieve More
By Chin-Ning Chu
For anyone tired of chasing ever–elusive desires, of doing more only to find that more needs doing, and of making more money only to need more money, Chin–Ning Chu shows you that life was meant to be easy, if you know the secrets. (Source of Description: Amazon)
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
A nice little romantic Christmas story.
A Castle for Christmas
A Castle for Christmas is a 2021 American Christmas romantic comedy film. The film was released on November 26, 2021.
The story follows bestselling American author Sophie Brown, who travels to Scotland to escape the scandal of her last book. She visits the ancestral village of her grandfather, who worked as a groundskeeper at the estate of a nearby castle. While there, she ends up falling in love with the castle, Dun Dunbar, but must also face off with the ill-tempered duke who owns it.
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Pitch Perfect 2
Winter Wonderland / Here Come Santa Claus
By Snoop Dogg & Anna Kendrick
ART OF THE WEEK
This is a different kind of art, but still art.
I hope you find the photo of the MGM lion being filmed as interesting as I do.
Photo Source: Alamy
Filming the MGM Studio Emblem in 1928
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (more commonly known by its initialized version MGM) is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of feature films and television programs.
It is one of the world’s oldest and most iconic film studios, partly to do with the ‘lion’s roar’ emblem presented before each and every film it’s involved with.
This image is a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of that aforementioned roar! While most movie studios have their own intros, few are as memorable as the classic roaring lion that is so associated with MGM studios.
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
Michael Nesmith of the Monkees
Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include “Different Drum”, which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
There are usually a number of people retiring from a lifetime of work around this time of the year. I hope they realize they are not actually retiring from work and that their new job is maintaining or trying to regain their health. That job calls for a serious exercise program, proper diet to manage your weight and rest. Well, most people are pretty good with the rest, it is the other two that is their challenge.
Ignore this advice and there will likely come a day when you will regret it.
CHARACTER TRAITS
I think being your authentic self is one of the hardest things one can strive for with society pressuring you to confirm, but you should still make the effort.
SOCIAL TRAITS
When The Pandemic Is Over
When this is over, you can ask yourself if you were in favor of people losing their livelihood because they had different views about their own health than you had for their health?
Did you avoid friends are family members because of your fear?
When it comes to abortion, did you believe people have a right to control over their own bodies, but when it comes to vaccines, people didn’t have a right of control over their own bodies?
When it comes to abortion, did you believe people do not have a right of control over their own bodies, but do have that right when it comes to vaccines?
Did you do any critical thinking whatsoever, or did you simply believe whatever the media told you regardless if it did or did not make sense?
Were you a good representative of the land of the free and the home of the brave?
LEARNING TRAITS
If you want to avoid being scammed, remember if it is too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.
MISCELLANEOUS
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I have another powerlifting contest coming up Saturday, December 11. In October, I failed my third bench press and my third deadlift. This time, I will make both lifts.
As a little insurance that I make those third lifts, I thought it would be wise to study Ernie’s book again.
The Ten Commandments of Powerlifting
By Ernie Frantz
Ernie autographed his book for me
If you want to know how good this book is for powerlifting, it is one of the few powerlifting books that has been translated into Russian.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
I thought this was a very nice film.
Love Hard
Love Hard is a 2021 American romantic comedy film, about a young woman who travels to her online crush’s hometown for Christmas, but discovers she’s been catfished (Catfishing is a deceptive activity where a person creates a fictional persona or fake identity on a social networking service).
Love Hard was filmed in Vancouver from October to November 2020. The film was released by Netflix on November 5, 2021.
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Especially when it is 95 year-old Tony Bennett
singing with Lady Gaga
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
ART OF THE WEEK
My Kind of Christmas Decorations
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK (Again)
As I watch America over recent years, I find it difficult to retain my faith in the future of America. However, my faith is restored when real Americans like Enes Kanter stands up for America.
I think being an American is a state of mind and not an accident of the location of one’s birth. There are many people born within the boundaries of USA that don’t appear to believe in the American Dream and there are many people all over the world who do believe in the American Dream.
Enes Kanter Freedom
JOKE OF THE WEEK
I’ve used this before, but it still strikes me as very funny.
Perhaps, because there is some truth in it.
PHYSICAL TRAITS
I’ll Be In Another Powerlifting Contest This Saturday
It is a local Push/Pull Contest
A push/pull contest is the combination of your best bench press and best deadlift.
I’ll be in the 75 to 79 years old category, so I will be surprised if I have any competition. Usually, it has to be a national or world competition, since there aren’t that many over 75 powerlifters. My goal for this Saturday is to do better than I did last October.
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
The odds of you fixing a broken person is a long shot.
LEARNING TRAITS
MISCELLANEOUS
Proof There Is A God
There has always been people who claim there is no proof that there is a good. Finally, these people are presented with undeniable evidence of God.
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The Religion War
By Scott Adams
In this frenetically paced sequel to Adams’ best-selling “thought experiment,” God’s Debris, the smartest man in the world is on a mission to stop a cataclysmic war between Christian and Muslim forces and save civilization. The brilliantly crafted, thought-provoking fable raises questions about the nature of reality and just where our delusions are taking us.
Unlike God’s Debris, which was principally a dialogue between its two main characters, The Religion War is set several decades in the future when the smartest man in the world steps between international leaders to prevent a catastrophic confrontation between Christianiy and Islam. The parallels between where we are today and where we could be in the near future are clear.
According to Adams, The Religion War targets “bright readers with short attention spans-everyone from lazy students to busy book clubs.” But while the book may be a three-hour read, it’s packed with concepts that will be discussed long after, including a list of “Questions to Ponder in the Shower” that reinforce the story’s purpose of highlighting the most important-yet most ignored-questions in the world. (Source: Amazon)
MOVIES OF THE WEEK
I have recently seen four very good movies and I will post them in the order that represents their importance to me.
Please just watch the trailers for the films that interest you.
King Richard
I thought King Richard was the best movie I saw because Will Smith did some of the finest acting I have ever seen and I liked the film’s message about “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail.” It is a simple concept and yet few people will go to the trouble and so their plans are merely wishes that are unlikely to come true.
House of Gucci
What a story and much of it true behind this famous fashion brand. My gosh, Lady Gaga is a terrific actress. As for Adam Driver, he is Gucci.
Red Notice
This movie stars The Rock, so I had to see it.
Spencer
It was okay, I’m not sorry I saw it
(However, I think the movie would have been better had Samuel L. Jackson been casted as Prince Charles)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
King Tut
by Steve Martin
ART OF THE WEEK
It is amazing what people can do with old tires
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
Sir J. M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan.
He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (first included in Barrie’s 1902 adult novel The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, a 1904 “fairy play” about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.
Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularizing the name Wendy. Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents.
Before his death, he gave the rights to the Peter Pan works to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which continues to benefit from them. (Source: Wikipedia)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
I’m wondering if critical thinking has become a lost art.
Or
Perhaps it is simply laziness.
It is so much easier to take a pill or get a jab,
than it is to change your behavior.
CHARACTER TRAITS
This Is The Problem With Hatred
SOCIAL TRAITS
I Hope Everyone Had A Nice Thanksgiving
Here Are Some Photos From My Thanksgiving
LEARNING TRAITS
MISCELLANEOUS
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference
BOOK OF THE WEEK
Brian Tracy writes a lot of what I call self-help books, which to me is a negative. However, I read this book back in 2014 and have reviewed the notes and highlights I have made in the book several times, including last week. I still think it is a helpful book.
Change Your Thinking Change Your Life
By Brian Tracy
This book provides a lot of solid advice. For example, “Everything you do that requires time represents a choice. … You must be adamant about not spending your time on activities of low value.”
MOVIE OF THE WEEK
If you are looking for an action film, this isn’t it. However, I thought it was very good film.
Belfast
Belfast is a 2021 coming of age comedy-drama film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh. The film stars Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, and newcomer Jude Hill.
The film, which Branagh has described as his “most personal film”, centres on a young boy’s childhood amidst the tumult of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the 1960s.
Belfast had its world premiere at the 48th Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2021, and also won the People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically in the United States on 12 November 2021, and will be in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 January 2022. (Source: Wikipedia)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Rock N Roll is King
by Electric Light Orchestra
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Is King” is a song written and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) released as a single from the 1983 album Secret Messages. With this song the band returned to their rock roots.
ART OF THE WEEK
Looks like the Sun can create art.
EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE OF THE WEEK
Flappers
Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee height was considered short during that time period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior.
Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes in public, driving automobiles, treating sex in a casual manner, and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms.
Flappers are icons of the Roaring Twenties, the social, political turbulence and increased transatlantic cultural exchange that followed the end of World War I, as well as the export of American jazz culture to Europe.
There was a reaction to this counterculture from more conservative people who belonged mostly to older generations. They claimed that the flappers’ dresses were ‘near nakedness’, and that flappers were ‘flippant’, ‘reckless’, and unintelligent.
Actress Louise Brooks (1927)
Flapper (1929)
The flapper lifestyle and look disappeared and the roaring ’20s era of glitz and glamour came to an end in America after the Wall Street Crash of 1929. (Source: Wikipedia)
A Flapper and Me
Although it is commonly believed that there are currently no Flappers in existence, I was fortunate to run into one during last week’s trip to Bay City, Michigan.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
Think about this
You need to put some distance between you and wrong people,
because they will do nothing but cause you problems.
LEARNING TRAITS
It Is Up To You
You can come up with a lot of reasons for whatever undesirable situation you find yourself in. When we look at probability, the majority of people will have a mix of fortunate and unfortunate circumstances. A very few will be blessed with much good fortune and a very few can’t seem to get a break
But for the vast majority of us, it is alway up to us regarding how we do in life.
MISCELLANEOUS
I’m reluctant to think of anyone as stupid.
I think intelligence is the only thing god distributed fairly.
You may be wondering why do I think that.
I think that because everyone believes they
Received more than their fair share.
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BOOK OF THE WEEK
I read a number of descriptions about this book and found none of them satisfying. However, I cannot provide a better description. So I will just suggest you read this short and very interesting book.
If you are the kind of person that will give this book a try, I believe you will find it interesting. If you aren’t interested in this book, you made a good decision for you.
God’s Debris
By Scott Adams
ENTERTAINMENT OF THE WEEK
A friend of mine suggested last week that we all go and see Jon Lovitz at the Royal Oak Comedy Castle. Perhaps, you will recall him from his Saturday Night Live days, when the show was actually funny.
What a great entertainer, his material was fresh and he was as good as ever. It has been a while since I’ve been to a comedy club, but I think I am going to start going more often.
Jon Lovitz
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
by Elton John with Kiki Dee
ART OF THE WEEK
Turtle House in Gobi Desert, Mongolia
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
General William B. Rossen
(August 25, 1918 – December 12, 2004)
General Rosson fought in ten campaigns with the 3rd Infantry Division in World War II in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. Wounded in Sicily, he went on to win the nation’s second highest decoration for valor, The Distinguished Service Cross, on the “Anzio Beachhead in Italy.”
He later served on the Army General Staff in the Pentagon, in General Eisenhower’s NATO headquarters in Paris, France, and on the staff of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, again in the Pentagon. Troop duty Included command of two Infantry regiments in Germany, and command of the European Airborne Brigade, also in Germany.
General Rosson served four tours in Vietnam covering six years. His assignments included:
Commissioned 1940 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry
Battalion Commander with the 3rd Infantry Division, 10 campaigns in Europe
Commander, 30th Infantry Regiment, Army of Occupation, Germany, 1945-1946
Instructor, Command and General Staff College, 1946-1949
Joint War Plans Branch, Army General Staff, Washington, D.C., 1949-1951
Plans, Policy and Operations Division, Supreme Headquarters Allied
Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, for special warfare, 1962-1963
Director, U.S. Strike Command Joint Test and Evaluation Tak Force, 1963-1965
Chief of Staff, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), 25 June 1965-April 1967
Commanding General, Task Force Oregon (later the 23d Infantry (Americal) Division), April 1967-June 1967
Commanding General, IFFV 31 July 1967-1 March 1968
Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Military Assistance Command Forward, Vietnam (MACV), 1 March 1968-10 March 1968
Commanding General, Provisional Corps (later XXIV Corps), Vietnam, 10 March 1968-31 July 1968.
Director, Policy and Plans Directorate, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., August 1969-April 1969
Special Assistant to COMUSMACV, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, April 1969
Deputy Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), 1 May 1969-15 October 1970
Commander in Chief, U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), Hawaii, 16 October 1970-January 1973
Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command, Canal Zone, January 1973 to July 1975
When I was leaving Vietnam to head home to civilian life, I recall General Rosson asking me what I was going to do when I got home. I was 20 years old and had joined the Army when I was 17.
I said, “I think I am going to go to college.”
General Rosson said, “You are going to college.”
When this guy told you to do something you did it. I went to college until I was in my mid-50s.
People did what General Rosson told them to do, not out of fear, but out of respect. I think back and I don’t believe I ever knew a finer person.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
Advantage of Temporary Weight Loss
Over Permanent Weight Loss
It is something you might actually achieve.
But for Permanent Weight Loss
Just change one small thing and see how it works.
Once that change becomes a habit,
make another small change.
Little by little you will get to where you want to be.
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
There is always a reason
why you can’t stand up against or speak out against injustice.
But, I believe in your heart you know the real reason.
LEARNING TRAITS
It has been a while since we have heard from World Famous Chef Ronaldo.
However, he is back and this week is he going to teach us
how to drink wine.
MISCELLANEOUS
I believe this is pretty much all the media, not just mainstream.
There is so little unbiased reporting today.
My fear is that Marcus Aurelius is correct.
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I think this is an important book to read, if you are interested in the Christian religion. It raises and discusses some serious questions regarding the Christian religion.
The Religious Life of Thomas Jefferson
By Charles B. Sanford
ENTERTAINMENT OF THE WEEK
This is a bit of a confusing film. I’m glad I saw it, but once was enough. It contains a great cast and any movie with Bill Murray in it is automatically cool.
If you are a writer, the film contains one piece of excellent writing advice. Bill Murray tells a writer, “Try to make it sound like you wrote it that way on purpose.”
The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun is a 2021 romantic comedy-drama anthology film written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson.
The film stars an ensemble cast, featuring Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, and Owen Wilson.
Additional cast members in The French Dispatch include Liev Schreiber, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Saoirse Ronan, Elisabeth Moss, Jason Schwartzman, and Anjelica Huston.
Its plot follows three different storylines as the French foreign bureau of the fictional Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun newspaper creates its final issue.
Following a delay from 2020, The French Dispatch had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 12, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States by Searchlight Pictures on October 22, 2021. (Source: Wikipedia)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
What other song could I use, given that we are turning back our clocks this week?
If I Could Turn Back Time
by Cher
The music video for “If I Could Turn Back Time”, takes place on board the battleship USS Missouri. It depicts Cher and her band performing a concert for the ship’s crew.
The video was filmed in Los Angeles on Friday night, June 30, 1989, while the ship was stationed at the former Long Beach Naval Shipyard at Pier D. In the video, the band plays on the foredeck, and the ship is rigged with spotlights, light racks and strobes.
Cher’s son, Elijah Blue Allman, 12 at the time, appears as one of the band’s guitarists wearing dark glasses and a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt. (Source: Wikipedia)
ART OF THE WEEK
Beetles Crossing Abby Road
Not what you thought, was it?
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
Finally, someone who is not afraid to call out China.
Enes Kanter
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
When It Comes To Your Physical Health
My Record Certificates Arrived
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
I saw this on le blog de Mademoiselle Mélie and thought it was interesting. Hopefully, you will also find it interesting
A Short Film About Love
LEARNING TRAITS
MISCELLANEOUS
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My friend Karla wrote this non-fiction book. It is a children’s book for ages 6 to 11, so naturally I enjoyed it. It is a rather short book, but it is beautifully illustrated. So if you are like me and like a book that is a quick read with lots of pictures for your child, this book is that.
It provides a variety of information about Missouri and even briefly mentions how caves are formed.
Faith and Finley Tour Missouri
Written by K.L. Hale & Illustrated by Gage Becker
ENTERTAINMENT OF THE WEEK
No Time To Die
I’m glad I saw the film, but I think the film is a good reminder that less is often more–the film was unnecessarily long. Plus, did they really have to fire so many bullets? I think had Clint Eastwood been selected to play the role of Bond, Clint would just have to stare at the bad guys and they would have given up.
No Time to Die is a 2021 spy film and the twenty-fifth in the James Bond series. It stars Daniel Craig in his fifth and final outing as British agent James Bond. In this film, Bond, who has left active service with MI6, is recruited by the CIA to find a kidnapped scientist, which leads to a showdown with a powerful adversary.
No Time to Die had its world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 28 September 2021, and was released in cinemas on 30 September 2021 in the UK and on 8 October 2021 in the US, after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The film received generally positive reviews, with many considering it to be a fitting conclusion to Craig’s role as Bond, and has grossed $525 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2021. (Source: Wikipedia)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Robinson
by Simon & Garfunkel
ART OF THE WEEK
This year’s outside Halloween decorations
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
Who else, since this week is dedicated to older ladies
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II in 2015
Elizabeth II (Born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.
Elizabeth was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, with whom she had four children.
When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen regnant. Her coronation was in 1953.
On 9 April 2021, after over 73 years of marriage, her husband, Prince Philip, died at the age of 99.
Elizabeth is the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, the longest-serving female head of state in history, the oldest living and longest-reigning current monarch, and the oldest and longest-serving incumbent head of state. (Source: Wikipedia)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
PHYSICAL TRAITS
CHARACTER TRAITS
SOCIAL TRAITS
LEARNING TRAITS
MISCELLANEOUS
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Here is a healthy way to start off the Halloween festivities.
Troy, MI Annual Frightful 5K
I’ve run this race several times.
I’m pleased to say I was only 19 seconds slower than two years ago, coming in this year in 40 minutes and 52 seconds.
Not too bad for a 75 year-old
But better than anything, I got to run it with two of my best friends
Tania & Walter
BOOKS OF THE WEEK
Graphic Novels
Given Halloween will soon be here, I thought I would once again mention some graphic novels that are fun to read and tells the stories through pictures such as the ones below:
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Robert Louis Steven’s
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
& The Body Snatcher
ENTERTAINMENT OF THE WEEK
Night of the Living Dead
This 1968 movie is one of the most scary movies that I have ever seen, but if you read below you will learn that it is more than just a scary movie.
Night of the Living Dead eventually garnered critical acclaim and has been selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry, as a film deemed, “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” (Source: Wikipedia)
MUSIC OF THE WEEK
Picket’s facial expressions are amazing.
Monster Mash
by Bobby Picket & The Crypt-Kickers
ART OF THE WEEK
DVD covers are another form of art. I’m particularly fond of this one, since Mike the films creator was kind enough to put me on the cover.
The Dead Walk the Earth, Yet They Live and They Kill
EXTRAORDINARY PERSON OF THE WEEK
Who else, the week of Halloween
Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra Peterson, May 2011
Cassandra Peterson (born September 17, 1951) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of the horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. She gained fame on Los Angeles television station KHJ-TV wearing a revealing, black, gothic, cleavage-enhancing gown as host of Elvira’s Movie Macabre, a weekly horror movie presentation. Her wickedly vampish appearance is offset by her comical character, quirky and quick-witted personality, and Valley girl-type speech.
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Elvira is an “other worldly” entity who goes about our world by portraying American actress Cassandra Peterson, who of all things, portrays a make-believe character, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.
JOKE OF THE WEEK
Here is a Halloween joke for my Vegan friends
PHYSICAL TRAITS
CHARACTER TRAITS
Getting Along with Others
When you come to think about it, less tricks and more treats is good advice for getting along with others at any time during the year.
SOCIAL TRAITS
Halloween is a particularly dangerous times for cats, especially black cats
Please be a responsible cat owner and keep your cat indoors
Well, I guess it is ok for my cat to be outside during Halloween
He is a rather large cat.
LEARNING TRAITS
Cats have 9 times the challenges we have.
So put some thought into it and if you aren’t satisfied,
make some changes.
MISCELLANEOUS
THANK YOU
You may have noticed last week that I did not include any videos in the post. Well this week, a special thank you to the WordPress Happiness Engineer who got my videos working again.
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