There are at least two distinct laughs that a movie can provoke in an audience. One is when you laugh at a categorically comedic situation. A pratfall or a zinger would qualify here.
Following his recent win in the Kansas caucuses, Rick Santorum told his supporters: “Because you don’t live in New York City. You don’t live in Los Angeles. You live like most Americans in between those two cities, and you know the values you believe in.”
When I met my future wife, I quickly realized that she and her mother were very close — like sisters, actually, who talked everything over. I assumed that they’d remain close after we got married, but not to the extent they have.
We generally run for the hills when someone mentions Dengue Fever. Those with even a moderate case of Hay Fever cringe at the very thought of it. Then there was good old Peggy Lee, who “got fevah in the morning, fevah all through the night.” Even an ice-cold shower couldn’t cure that one.
When I was a kid, I didn’t play any sports. I don’t mean I didn’t play very well or competitively, I mean I never played any sports at all. At recess, I specialized in hanging out, a skill I mastered and carried with me into adulthood.
In our quest for the best — nursery school, summer camp, teacher, or college, it’s easy to get caught in the “Gotta-Go Flow” and lose sight of what’s best for our children and family. The community anxiety around securing what’s best can create peer pressure difficult for any parent to resist.
For most women, their wedding dress takes center stage when planning a wedding. As such, it sets the tone for the whole event. Everything else follows in the footsteps of the dress.
