The Junk Drawer

Home to Thanksgiving by fleur_de_lis

Home to Thanksgiving--Currier and Ives From my house to yours, here's hoping you have a warm and family filled Thanksgiving! This year will be extra special for us as it is the first time in 4 years we will be all together. My daughter was in Iraq last year, and my globetrotting son was in LA. Now that he is in Denver (permanently, I hope) we will really be able to enjoy these special times together on a more regular basis. Blessings to you all from Nebraska.

Favorite 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (1951) quotes by fleur_de_lis

I have seen this movie several times, and I am definitely looking forward to the new version coming out in December. I know I have plans to see it, do you? Hopefully I won't be disappointed. Here is a sampling of my favorite quotes from the old version Helen: Gort! Klaatu barada nikto! (If they don't use this phrase I will be very upset)! Klaatu: I'm worried about Gort. I'm afraid of what he might do if anything should happen to me. Helen: Gort? But he's a robot. Without you, what could he do? Klaatu: There's no limit to what he could do. He could destroy the earth. Mr. Harley: Your impatience is quite understandable. Klaatu: I'm impatient with stupidity. My people have learned to live without it. Mr. Harley: I'm afraid my people haven't. I'm very sorry...I wish it were otherwise. (first lines) American Radar Operator: Holy Mackerel! Call headquarters. Get the lieutenant. Old Man: Why doesn't the government do something, that's what I'd...

My Favorite Artist by fleur_de_lis

My favorite artist of all time is the man that made the following painting, Claude Monet. I am joining in with millions of others who consider him to be their favorite as well. I have mentioned him a few times in other posts, and I will whet your appetite with this example of his work that has some interesting background: The name of the painting is Impression: Sunrise . It was from this painting that the movement Impressionism got it's name. The painting created plenty of 'scandal' and reaped it's fair share of negative criticism when it was first exhibited. One critic said, "Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape." Despite his rocky start, Monet went on to become one of the most influential and successful artists of modern times. More to come.....

Avida Dollars by fleur_de_lis

"The one thing the world will never have enough of is the outrageous." "The only difference between myself and a madman is that I am not mad." Flamboyant, greedy, money hungry, egotistical, and definitely outrageous, this artist began exhibiting his bizarre behaviors as a child. He was born 9 months and 10 days after the death of his older brother and was given his brother's name--a fact which many believe contributed to his desire to stand out and his perverse behaviors to draw attention to himself. He relished causing his parents grief by pretending to throw himself down the stairs or choke, and as an adult his 'grand' entrances to events, his appearance, and his antics were the stuff of the tabloids. If you haven't figured it out yet, this artist is Salvador Dali and Avida Dollars is a 'catty' anagram of his name given to him by a fellow painter, Andre Breton. Salvador was known amongst his fellows as the man who would do anything for a buck...