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Obama’s Pep Talk to Students on YouTube
Thursday, September 10th, 2009After all the brouhaha about whether or not Obama should speak to American students… he did.. and it’s not political at all. It’s a pep talk to kids to do their best in school. Many students look up to him, so I see this as being a positive! You can watch it here if you’d like…
Salvador Dali and Disney’s Animation called Destino
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Imagine eccentric Dali, in his black cape, working with Walt Disney! The two did come together briefly on a short film project in 1946, called Destino. For unknown reasons, it wasn’t completed at the time. The artwork Dali originally composed for the movie was purchased by Disney a few years ago. In 2001, work began on the making of an animation based on Dali’s original artwork. It was completed in 2003.
There were photocopies of the storyboards of the beginning and end of the animation that Dali had worked on. But the middle of the story wasn’t totally worked out on paper. To make the completed animation, in addition to using Dali’s artwork for the project, Disney relied on a journal Dali’s wife had been keeping that detailed Dali’s plans for the piece. They also used a 3D model of Dali’s painting The Tower of Babel to give the animation more depth.
Originally, the film was going to include live people interposed with animations. According to an article on the Disney site (that has since been taken down), Dali was going to be in the film. He would have been working at an easel at one point, and an actor was going to ask him the meaning of the imagery in his works… such as the “melting” clocks. I found what Dali was going to respond to be very interesting:
“What you see here are just symbols. Surrealism is like a new language. Every object means something other than what it naturally appears to be. This watch, for instance — it symbolizes the relativity of time. Depending on the circumstances, in love for instance, one minute of waiting may seem like a thousand years…or an hour may pass as quickly as if it were a few seconds. The time of human being is different than mechanical time. It’s flexible and viscous, like the time in dreams.”
I thought that bit of dialog nicely elucidates Dali’s work and certainly the meaning of the clocks in his paintings.
The music in the animation is an adaptation of a ballad by Mexican songwriter Armando Dominguez. It was sung by Dora Luz.
Here’s a trailer from the animation…
Here’s a trailer of the strangest part of the animation…
You can see other clips of Destino and the whole animation by typing in “Dali and Disney” into YouTube. A higher quality version is coming out soon on DVD.
Animatronic Obama Now at Disney!
Sunday, July 5th, 2009Walt Disney World has added a robotic Barack Obama to its Hall of Presidents. Here you can hear CNN’s Rob Marciano report about it…
Abe Lincoln the Boy
Friday, February 20th, 2009This week I started reading Abraham Lincoln by Carl Sandburg. It’s very well written.
In the early pages of this book, you realize that Abe was a kid just like any other kid. For example, he wrote this at about eleven (can’t you imagine your kid writing this?):
Abraham Lincoln is my nam[e]
And with my pen I wrote the same
I wrote in both hast[e] and speed
and left it here for fools to readAbraham Lincoln his hand and his pen
he will be good but god knows WhenKids love to write poems like this one!
Earlier in the book you realize what a different world Abe really grew up in. When he was seven, his family moved from Kentucky to Indiana. Though Abe was only at that point nearly eight, he helped his father build their family a log cabin, with the help of neighbors.
Now every time my poor kids have a little chore to do and they complain about it, I can’t help but say, “Abe Lincoln helped his father build a log cabin when he was only 7 years old!”
Here’s how Sandburg described that time in Abe’s life: “It had been a hard year… They had to chop down trees, clear away underbrush, on what few acres they planted after plowing the hard unbroken sod. Their food was mostly game shot in the woods nearby… One drawback was water supply. Abe or Sarah (his sister) had to walk nearly a mile to fetch spring water… They were part of the American Frontier, many others like them breaking ground never before broken, settling a new midwest territory.”
This makes you think how different and difficult life was back then. Yet it’s part of what helped shape who Abraham Lincoln was to become as a man.
Many thanks to Lila for the drawing of Abe!
Starbucks’ Lingo
Monday, February 16th, 2009This is very funny – Jake Johannsen is a great comedian. His commentary on Starbucks’ lingo for coffee sizes makes me finally understand why I’m so perplexed each time I try to order a coffee there… -Mama Lisa
RIP Jorge Guerra (1942 – 2009) – Chilean Actor Beloved by Children
Saturday, February 7th, 2009Gerardo wrote to me sharing the sad news about Jorge Guerra…
Dear Lisa,
The Pin Pon song was created in 1965 by Jorge Guerra a Chilean actor that also created the character of a boy doll.
Jorge Guerra died yesterday February 6 at the age of 66 years.
He was recognized for his contribution to the childrens culture, and Pin Pon is part of the history of the Chilean TV.
Regards
Gerardo
Pin Pon is sung by children throughout the Spanish speaking world.
Guerra worked in children’s programs on Chilean TV in the 1960’s and 70’s. He went into exile after the military coup in Chile in 1973. He returned to Chile after democracy was restored in 1990.
Here you can see Jorge Guerra performing in one of his old shows…
RIP Jorgue Guerra.
Martin Luther King Jr. Activities to Do with Kids
Monday, January 19th, 2009Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US. It celebrates the life of such an important American who had the courage to speak up for equal rights for all. Here are some activities to do with children to help them learn more about him…
You can listen to his I Have a Dream Speech online with your children. It’s his most well-known speech.
You can have your kids do an animated Martin Luther King Jr. Jigsaw Puzzle – choose Easy, Medium or Hard.
Let your school-age kid go to the site called America’s Story to read about Martin Luther King Jr. (with your help if needed).
Domestic Life in the Colonies in the 17th Century
Thursday, December 11th, 2008I love reading about day-to-day life in the olden days! It’s fascinating how it was so different from the modern world.
Project Gutenberg just posted a book to read online or download called Domestic Life in Virginia in the 17th Century. Presumably, it would be similar throughout the North American colonies at that point in time.
Here’s a part I found to be interesting about how they cooked and washed clothes (they didn’t do laundry too often – so they wore a lot of perfume!)…
In the summer months, much of the cooking was done out-of-doors in huge pots slung from a tripod. The food for the servants went into a single pot, and their fare in “pap” was eaten in the open also, when the weather permitted. In the winter and during the cooler months, cooking was done on the hearth of an ample fireplace which customarily took up the greater part of the end of a room. If the family was of modest means, the kitchen area was the heart of the house. Here, in winter, was warmth, food and companionship. As the planter acquired numerous servants and preparation of food became an all-day matter, every day, the kitchen with its companion room, the buttery, was divorced from the house. Under this arrangement, the mistress of the household merely directed the preparation of food, the care of the dairy products, the salting of the meat, and the rendering of the lard.
Before the fire on the great hearth, meat on joints and fowl were trussed on spits, and to some small boy fell the task of keeping the spit turning. A drip-pan placed beneath caught the juices. Bakestones, griddles and clay ovens were at hand to stand on the hot embers, and later, ovens were built into the fireplaces. From cranes, simple at first and later with convenient arrangements for tipping, hung the pots for boiling. Bellows were at hand to enliven dying embers. On a rough table stood the brass mortar and iron pestle for mixing, the flesh-hook for handling meats, brass skimmer, rolling-pin, and other handy cooking utensils. Besides, in an adjoining space, there were pans, butter-pots, tubs and trays for the milk and milk products.
Water, which had to be drawn by hand from wells, except for an occasional windmill, was not a plentiful commodity. Therefore, the washing of clothes was not the semi-weekly operation carried on today with labor-saving devices. For the most part, it was carried on out-of-doors in clear weather, either at a nearby stream, or in the huge pots or tubs possessed by every family. Soap was brought into the Colony, and also was compounded from the animal fats available and the soap-ashes, which were plentiful. After soaking, the clothes were laid on boards and the grime driven out with “beetles” or paddles; then, the garments were hung up or laid out to dry or bleach in the sun. The few housewives, who owned napkin-presses, had the table-linen carefully folded, and placed, when damp, in the press in a pile. The board, screwed down firmly, eliminated the wrinkles, and the linen in some hours was smooth and ready for use. Also, various smoothing-irons and goffering (crimping)-irons, heated on the hearth were applied to garments. In all, however, laundering was a laborious process. Perfume, therefore, was a popular item in milady’s toilet.
Pictures Courtesy of the artist, Sydney R. Jones from Old English Household Life by Jekyll and Jones, published by B. T. Batsford, Ltd., London.
UPDATE: Come read more about Washing Laundry with Ashes and Climbing Cherry Trees in the Good Old Days!
Designers’ Sketches for Michelle Obama for the Inauguration
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008WWD Fashion asked designers to send in sketches for clothing designs for Michelle Obama and her daughters to wear on Inauguration Day on January 20th – when Obama officially becomes President. Check out the results at WWD.com.
The sketch above was done by Isaac Mizrahi for Michelle, Sasha and Malia.
My daughter and I enjoyed watching the slide show together and picking out the dresses we liked best!
Fennel Salad Inspired by Bittman (with a side salad of – now don’t be frightened – mibuna!)
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008I mentioned in my last blog post how we belong to a CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture). We get less expensive organic vegetables that come from a farm that day. We get whatever vegetables come in each week – there’s a little choice sometimes – but to a large extent – we get whatever’s in season at the time.
Last week we got, among other things, fennel and mibuna. Fennel tastes to me like licorice. I love it plain. But since I’m trying to fit these vegetables into our family meals, I’m often looking for recipes to deal with them. I was happy today to find a recipe that featured fennel by Mark Bittman in the New York Times. His recipe included celery (which I have in the house) and thinly sliced parmesan cheese (which I don’t have in the house – I only have grated parmesan).
Another complication to using Bittman’s recipe exactly as is, is that the fennel from the CSA is so good, that you don’t want to throw any part of it out.
Here’s what I did…
I cut up the fennel. After that, I happened to go over to my daughter to give her a kiss. She told me my breath smelled good. That’s because I was nibbling on the fennel. So I told her to try it. She liked it. So I put some to the side for her to eat plain – like she likes most food.
Then I added some grated parmesan (I recommend decent quality cheese for this purpose), olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt, pepper and a little fleur de sel (which you can use if you have it – it’s a very tasty salt from France). I mixed it all together and voila – it’s great!
I also had a little mibuna in the fridge. Mibuna is a green leaf in the mustard family from Japan. It’s not as strong as most mustard greens I’ve tasted – though it has a little kick to it. I put some of the same mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, parmesan, salt, pepper and fleur de sel over it to make another little salad – Yum!
Check out Mark Bittman’s video to see how he made his salad. Yum Um!
Great Photos on the Internet to Show Your Kids!
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Here are some photos from the National Archives Ansel Adams collection (one near Death Valley, the other of the Grand Canyon)…
The Library of Congress has a Catalog of Online Prints & Photographs. (Many of those photos are in the public domain.)
They’ve teamed up with Flickr to post some of their popular photos. Below is a photo of President Taft with his sister and her kids, from the early 20th century. It’s from Flickr.
Google has teamed up with Time Inc. to make available on the internet millions of photos from Life Magazine. The photos span from the 1860’s to the 1970’s. You can look at the photos – of course – but I believe they’re still copyright protected.
I must say, it’s interesting to view some of the wonderful photos. Here are links to a couple of my favorites…
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1900)
It’s worth taking your child to these sites to see some wonderful historic photos – or simply check ‘em out yourself!
-Mama Lisa
About the Old Proverb “Early to Bed, Early to Rise…”
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I have a correction to make – and investigating my error has led me to an interesting discovery. Way back in 2005, I was asked about the saying, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” At the time I attributed it to Benjamin Franklin. The saying was in Franklin’s book “Poor Richard’s Almanac” in 1735.
(An aside: Everyone has heard about Almanacs. They used to be very important. In Benjamin Franklin’s time, everyone had one. They gave information about the tides, the cycles of the moon, seasons, the dates of the holidays, etc. You have to consider the times to realize their significance. For example, if you were going out at night, the cycle of the moon was important, since there weren’t street lamps lighting the whole way!)
Franklin, as well as other almanac writers, peppered his book with witticisms and proverbs. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” is one of the sayings he used. This proverb actually originated long before Franklin’s time. It was seen in print as early as 1496, in a piece called The Treatise of Fishing with an Angle. There it is referred to as an old English proverb:
Also whoever wishes to practice the sport of angling, he must rise early, which thing is profitable to a man in this way. That is, to wit: most for the welfare of his soul. For it will cause him to be holy, and for the health of his body. For it will cause him to be well, also for the increase of his goods, for it will make him rich. As the old English proverb says: “Whoever will rise early shall be holy, healthy, and happy.”
So the proverb was around in some form before 1496, since they were already calling it old, even then.
After 1496, the proverb is found in print in other variations:
1523 – Early rising maketh a man whole in body, holer (holier?) in soul and richer in goods.
(Found in The Book of Husbandry by Sir Anthony Fitzherbert)
1577 – Rise you early in the morning, for it hath properties three: holiness, health and happy wealth, as my father taught me.
(Found in the Boke of Nurture by Hugh Rhodes)Finally, in 1639 the proverb is seen in print in its current form in a book called Paroemiologia by John Clarke: “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
Interestingly, there’s another similar proverb from around 1830, “The cock doth crow to let you know, If you be wise, ‘Tis time to rise.”
The two proverbs came together to form the nursery rhyme:
The cock crows in the morn
To tell us to rise,
And he that lies late
Will never be wise:
For early to bed,
And early to rise,
Is the way to be healthy,
And wealthy and wise.So remember – Go to bed early tonight!
-Mama Lisa
The History of April Fool’s Day
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006It’s traditional in many countries in the west to play tricks on people on April 1st.
The earliest evidence of this is from France. There, the tradition is called Poisson d’avril or April Fish, since, on that day, the French will often tape a cardboard fish onto someone’s backside or send them on a fool’s errand.
No one is positive when the tradition started. The most common theory is that it began in the late 16th century, with the change from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar.
The Julian Calendar that had been in use until that time had been developed 1600 years earlier, at the order of Julius Caesar, and it had worked very well for many years. But by the 16th century the seasons had grown out of alignment with the date. A new calendar was developed under the auspices of Pope Gregory XIII and the Catholic countries of Europe were quick to adopt it. (It took much longer for the Protestant countries to make the switch which meant that, for several centuries, two different calendars were in use in Europe. But that’s another story!)
Before switching to the Gregorian calendar, different regions of Europe celebrated the New Year on different days. Under the old Julian Calendar, the Catholic Church and much of France began the New Year on March 25th. The festivities were like a spring festival and they lasted until April 1st.
After the switch to the Gregorian Calendar was made, the New Year was officially decreed to be January 1st.
But many people resisted the change. They were used to doing things the old way and saw no reason to switch. Others simply hadn’t heard about the new calendar. All those people kept celebrating the New Year from March 25th until April 1st.
The legend is that the people who changed over to the Gregorian Calendar would play tricks on the ones who wouldn’t change. In France they called the ones who hadn’t made the change, poissons d’avril or April Fish. Fish were young in April so they were considered naïve, and therefore easier to catch. Or in the case of people, easier to fool, hence poissons d’avril.
This is all very interesting. But who knows, the whole story may just be a trick someone’s playing on us!
Happy April Fool’s Day!
Lisa
“Beware the Ides of March” on March 15th!
Thursday, March 9th, 2006The Ides of March is on March 15th every year.
The expression Beware the Ides of March can mean beware of impending danger.
If someone says Beware the Ides of March referring to March 15th itself, it can have the sense of March 15th being a bad luck day, just like Friday the 13th.
The word “ides” originally referred to the day of the full moon every month. Eventually, with the change in the calendar system, it referred to the 15th of the month in any month that has 31 days (March, May, July and October) and it referred to the 13th of the month in all other months of the year.
The origin of the sinister meaning of the Ides of March is the fact that this is the actual day that Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC by some Roman Senators.
The Romans had gotten rid of their kings hundreds of years earlier and they were proud of the fact that they were a Republic. (Although only the rich had a say in government and a large proportion of the population were slaves.) The Senators killed Caesar because they were worried that he was gaining too much power for any one man.
After Caesar was killed, the people of Rome were unhappy about his death. Those senators involved in his assassination had to leave the city.
The Senators’ plans to forestall despotic rule in Rome failed. After Caesar’s death, his adopted son Augustus became Emperor. The Republic was never restored.
Over 1500 years later, William Shakespeare wrote the play Julius Caesar. That’s where the phrase Beware the Ides of March comes from. In the play, a soothsayer said it to Julius Caesar on the day of his assassination.
So, if it’s March 15th… Beware!
Lisa
The First Recording Ever Was of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” by Thomas Edison
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006Thomas Edison made the first recording of the human voice in 1877. He recited the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. He re-recorded it in 1927 for posterity.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.Listen to Thomas Edison reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb, MP3
January 17th, 2006 Marks 300 Years since Ben Franklin was Born
Monday, January 16th, 2006Ben Franklin (1706 – 1790) is an amazingly interesting character! He made tremendous contributions to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. He also invented the lightening rod, bifocals and the wood stove. One of his favorite pastimes was Chess. Here’s what he had to say about it…
The Morals of Chess
The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions. For life is a kind of chess, in which we have often points to gain, and competitors and adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events that are, in some degree, the effects of prudence of want of it.
By playing at chess then, we may learn:
1) Foresight, which looks a little into futurity, and considers the consequences that may attend an action; for it is continually occurring to the player, “if I move this piece, what will be the advantages of my situation? What use can my adversary make of it to annoy me? What other moves can I make to support it, and defend myself from his attacks?
2) Circumspection, which surveys the whole chess board or scene of action, the relations of several pieces and situations, the dangers they are respectively exposed to, the several possibilities of their aiding each other, the probabilities that the adversary may make this or that move and attack this or the other piece; and what different means can be used to avoid his stroke, or turn the consequences against him.
3) Caution, not to make our moves too hastily. This habit is best acquired by observing strictly the laws of the game, such as, if you touch a piece you must move it somewhere; if you set it down you must let it stand. And it is therefore best that these rules be observed, as the game thereby becomes more the image of human life, and particularly of war in which, if you have incautiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy’s leave to withdraw your troops and place them more securely but you must abide all the consequences of your rashness.
Once kids get old enough, Chess is a great game to play with them. When they’re first learning, spot them a few pieces. That is, begin the game leaving off a queen and a rook on your side. Do your best to beat them with that handicap and you’ll have fun even against the most inexperienced opponent. As they get better, spot them less, maybe just a knight or a bishop. Eventually, they’ll be able to play you even, and that’s a great feeling. Nothing makes a parent prouder than losing a game of Chess to their young child!
January 17th is Franklin’s 300th birthday. Happy Birthday Ben!
Some Inspirational Quotes of Martin Luther King Jr.
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006In my previous entry, I wrote a little about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. He was an inspirational writer and orator, and I wanted to post some of his words for you to read…
Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
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All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.
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Man is man because he is free to operate within the framework of his destiny. He is free to deliberate, to make decisions, and to choose between alternatives. He is distinguished from animals by his freedom to do evil or to do good and to walk the high road of beauty or tread the low road of ugly degeneracy.
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We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
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Here’s a link to the Seattle Times page of MP3 Clips of two of Martin Luther King’s Speeches
Here’s a link to longer audio clips and the full text versions of some of ML King’s speeches
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, it’s a good time to reflect upon his words.
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
Lisa
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – Celebrated the Third Monday in January
Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
About Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 1968)…
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He became a Baptist Minister when he was 17. Later he received a Ph.D. from Boston University. While he was studying for a Ph.D. he became interested in the teachings of Gandhi. He particularly became interested in Gandhi’s ideas about peaceful resistance.
King was propelled to the public spotlight when, on December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested because she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus. In protest of Parks’ arrest, Martin Luther King was chosen to organize a boycott of the public transportation system until segregation in the system was outlawed. The boycott lasted for 382 days, during which time King was arrested, threatened and his house was bombed.
In November, 1956, the Supreme Court of the United States declared the laws requiring segregation on buses to be unconstitutional. This was a major victory in the movement for equal rights.
In 1963 Martin Luther King led a peaceful demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama, where police were known to be pro-segregation. Clashes between the 2 groups helped convince John F. Kennedy to introduce Civil Rights legislation into Congress.
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 was where King delivered his inspiring I Have a Dream Speech. This march also helped encouraged John F. Kennedy to introduce Civil Rights legislation in Congress. That legislation ultimately led to The Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religion and country of origin.
In 1964 King received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Over the next couple of years he continued to advocate for the rights of people and speak out against the Vietnam War. He was in the process on working on what was called The Poor People’s Campaign to help alleviate economic inequalities, when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a hero for all people. He put his life on the line for his beliefs. Yet he went up against societal injustices in a peaceful way.
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