01/04/26 – Brigitte Bardot

Current Events

Book of the Week

I’ve read a number of books on Brigitte Bardot. If you have an interest, I’m sure you can find one.

Movie of the Week

In 1956, this film was considered shocking. The world has changed a lot since 1956. You may want to at least look at the trailer below.

And God Created Woman (1956) 

To see the trailer, please click on the link below:

https://youtu.be/Kmqv88jWhyE?si=Vi_bp1_aU3YjU59k

Music of the Week

https://youtu.be/R8EyhW_Cphk?si=75sC-QlJWCgFqcWQ

Extraordinary Person of the Week

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (28 September 1934 – 28 December 2025), often referred to by her initials B.B., was a French actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist.

She became one of the best-known symbols of the sexual revolution and gained international fame. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remained a major pop culture icon.

 She appeared in 47 films, performed in several musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985.

Art of the Week

Fashion is An Art Form

I cannot stop myself from thinking:

Who wore it better!

Joke of the Week

Physical Traits

 Character Traits

There seems to be a lot of people, who have made a career of accepting help from well intentioned people.

Good intentions do not guarantee good results.

Social Traits

Please don’t just accept what your favorite news source tells you.

And please don’t pass it on based upon blind faith, until you have researched it.

Learning Traits

Miscellaneous

Books

Uncle Tony’s

Management Tips & Jokes

By Wm. Allen

Paperback $15.00

Ebook $5.00

Click on Link below to go directly to Amazon

Uncle Tony’s Management Tips & Jokes

Environmental Animals

https://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Animals-Harmony-Jann/dp/B0BW2GFPDM/ref=sr_1_16?

I’m Tired of Being Ordinary,

Are You?

My Final Cover The Kindle version of this book is free, and the paperback version is $10 However, I must warn you that this book will not change your life, only you can do that. This book can be ordered from Amazon

09/28/25 – What are you waiting for?

Current Events

What are you waiting for?

Book of the Week

Frankenstein

By Mary Shelley

Illustrated by Pete Katz

Graphic novels are both fun and easy to read. They may even inspire you to read the actual novel. This one should start putting you in the Halloween mood.

Movie of the Week

I felt it was like catching up with long-time friends.

“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Please click on the link below to see a trailer:

https://youtu.be/P_30wFRxlnA?si=kfHfu_S1RLM-q2ra

Music of the Week

Many may not realize it but Brigitte Bardot also had a music career, recording more than 60 songs. 

By Brigitte Bardot

Please click on the link below to see the music video:

https://youtu.be/m5dPPJsJhnA?si=fsIvsqNSnD9JuEbH

My bike in the late 1960s

Extraordinary Person of the Week

Happy Birthday to Brigitte Bardot

September 28, 1934

Art of the Week

Outside Lighting

Joke of the Week

Physical Traits

 Character Traits

Social Traits

Learning Traits

Miscellaneous

Books

Uncle Tony’s

Management Tips & Jokes

By Wm. Allen

Paperback $15.00

Ebook $5.00

Click on Link below to go directly to Amazon

Uncle Tony’s Management Tips & Jokes

The Uncle Tony Book can also be found on the shelves of

Schuler Books is located at the Gateway Center, 7260 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Twp., MI 48322.

Their phone number is (248) 956-1515.

Also, the Uncle Tony Book can also be found on the shelves of the

Self Esteem Shop LLC

9568 Marine City Highway, Building A

Casco, MI  48064

Phone (248) 549-9900

The Uncle Tony book  can also be found on the website of

Pages & Paws Bookshop

https://www.pagesandpawsbookshop.com/

Environmental Animals

https://www.amazon.com/Environmental-Animals-Harmony-Jann/dp/B0BW2GFPDM/ref=sr_1_16?

I’m Tired of Being Ordinary,

Are You?

My Final Cover The Kindle version of this book is free, and the paperback version is $10 However, I must warn you that this book will not change your life, only you can do that. This book can be ordered from Amazon

09/29/24 – Fairness

Current Events Fairness Given the normal distribution curve, a small percentage of people experience nothing but bad luck and a similar percentage of people experience nothing but good luck. For the vast majority of us, our lives will consist of ups and downs, but overall it will be what we choose to make it, so […]

11/27/22 – Deer Hunting

CURRENT EVENTS Deer Hunting I’m not a fan of deer hunting and enjoy seeing them in my backyard. But in the interest of fairness, there are some valid reasons for deer hunting, such as helping the environment because a higher deer population can impact the reproduction, growth, and survival of different plants that have both economic […]

02/15/16 – Where Do You Go To My Lovely

Note:  If you don’t look at anything else, at least please check out the song of the week.  I believe it will be well worth your while.

 CURRENT EVENTS

Yesterday’s Valentine Day

Folks, the chart below shows two different ways of celebrating Valentine Day.  You have one year to prepare for Valentine Day 2017–I trust it will be as good, if not better than this year’s Valentine Day.

Celebrate Valentine's Day

Last Saturday’s Republican Debate

Folks, if you missed this, you missed some great theater.

Feb gop-debate

SELF-HELP BOOKS

The Peter Prescription

by Dr. Laurence J. Peter

This sequel to The Peter Principle is more than a book on management.  To me, it is an entertaining self-help book, crammed with interesting quotes such as “Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies” by F. Burgess or “A girl who is easy to get may be hard to take.” by F. Wisely.

The book came out in 1972, but just the above two quotes indicates things really haven’t changed that much from 1972, so the book is still good reading.

The Peter Prescription

PHYSICAL TRAITS – YOUR HEALTH

I’m thankful that I was in Florence and saw this magnificent Statue of David, before it went to the USA.

David after 3 years in USA

SOCIAL TRAITS

Leave some sparkle

LEARNING TRAITS

In chapter 40 I talk about seeing and hearing what is there, rather than what we want to be there.

Hearing

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

Silience best ans

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

Zoolander 2

Please leave your brain at home, when you go to see this movie.  It is a great way to relax and forget any problems you may have.

Zoolander 2

LAST WEEK’S POLL -Valentine Day

Hearts

Last week’s poll asked you about your Valentine Day plans.

It turns out that 49% of us are doing something special with someone, 33% of us are giving someone a card and 11% of us are giving someone a gift.

The remaining 7% are doing nothing out of the ordinary.  As I mentioned under the Current Events section, you have one year to prepare for Valentine Day 2017.  Chapter 20 of my book is devoted to the importance of celebrating holidays, your success and the successes of your friends.

THIS WEEK POLL – Self Improvement

This week’s poll is about your thoughts on self-provement.  You may check more than one answer.

becoming a better person

MUSIC OF THE WEEK

I really think investing a few minutes of your time to hear this song will pay you some significant dividends.  Please tell me via comments, if you think I am mistaken.

Where Do You Go to My Lovely

by Peter Sarstedt

Peter Sarstedt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8JOi1q5ugs

ART OF THE WEEK

Princezna Hyancinta

byAlphonse Mucha

I gained an appreciation of this artist a couple of years ago, while in the Czech Republic, an absolutely wonderful place to visit.  In Chapter 48 of my book I stress the importance of going to places that you have never been.

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Alphonse Mucha (24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, pens and pencils, postcards, and designs.(Source: Wikipedia)

EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot; born 28 September 1934, is a French former actress, singer and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist. She was one of the best known sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s.

Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business, she starred in 47 films, performed in several musical shows and recorded over 60 songs.  After her retirement, she established herself as an animal rights activist. 

She was the subject of Simone de Beauvoir’s 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, which described Bardot as a “locomotive of women’s history” and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the first and most liberated woman of post-war France.

(Source: Wikipedia)

THIS WEEK’S JOKE

A couple of nights ago, I was out for a few drinks with some friends and had too many.

Knowing full well that I had drank well over the legal limit, I did something I had never done before.  I took a taxi home.

It was a good thing that I did, because there was a police sobriety road block set up on my path home.  However, since I was in a taxi, the police simply waved me through the road block.

I arrived safely home, which was a relief, since I had never driven a taxi before and was not sure where I had got the taxi.

BLOG

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MY BOOK

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My Final Cover

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