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Woodsy Owl

Do you remember Woodsy Owl? Sometimes I wonder if all the green living info aimed at children today is actually making an impact then I think of good old Woodsy Owl. Woodsy, an icon for the U.S. Forest Service, made his first appearance in the early ‘70s when there was a resurgence of environmental awareness. Woodsy always told us children to “Give a hot, don’t pollute.” Seems simple enough, but after 40-plus years, I still remember that saying. I am not exactly sure who created Woodsy Owl. If you search the Internet, a few sites say the original Woodsy was … Continue reading →

A Breed By Any Other Name Is…

…perhaps a dog you once knew or are familiar with from a TV show or a movie. You might not know the breed name, but you identify it nonetheless. By some other name. Not in Kansas Anymore, ____ Take the case of Lollipop, a Cairn terrier. I had the pleasure of making Lollipop’s acquaintance on my morning walks when I went to my mom’s house last month. The first morning I met Lollipop, she and her mom, Martha Ann, were coming towards me on the path. Lollipop stopped dead in her tracks when she saw me, hunkered down, and was … Continue reading →

Stars For Ricky and Toto

Typically when a celebrity is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame people read speeches about how worthy he or she is and local dignitaries ramble on about how the community has prospered thanks to the star’s contributions, yada, yada, yada. Well, when Ricky “Livin’ la Vida Loca” Martin accepted his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this week no one heard a word of those flowery speeches. That’s because anything anyone had to say on behalf of the sexy Grammy-winning singer was drowned out by thousands of shrieking female fans who wanted a piece … Continue reading →

2006 Fammy Awards (part 2)

And now for the top five movies … Dancing in at the number five spot is Happy Feet (PG), a delightfully amusing cartoon with a great soundtrack. Mambo the Emperor Penguin can’t sing, even though ALL penguins are supposed to sing. But he can tap dance. Ostracized as the cause of a current famine, Mambo and his friends set off to find the real reason the colony is starving. The message is the celebration of the individual, and it’s effective. Akeelah and the Bee (PG for language) – In fourth place is this delightful film of self-reliance, perseverance, and the … Continue reading →