Loved the walk through 1966 movies! I remember the Fantastic Voyage, and the early Batman, but the others were new to me. It could be that my parents were rather old-fashioned - I didn't stay the night with many folks, and my parents screened all movies - family movies at the "drive in". I was not adventurous or rebellious until my college years. Then I was out of the house and my mother could not stop me! By then, the movie theater in the small town I where I went to college had closed. And being in a small mountain town made TV reception a bit "snowy" at best. So my movie education is sadly lacking.
But, I do remember coming to the big city in time to see Marooned a week before the Apollo 13 accident. Freaky! David Pogue has a series out on Making Stuff Small - one of the interviews is with a doctor who has made a pill you can swallow that travels and reports on the whole digestive system. It is so amazing what science can do now.I got to thinking about "drive in". My grandchildren know what that is; their folks take them often during the summer. But an old fashioned telephone is not something they can conceive of using.
I've had the pleasure of spending the last 4 days with my youngest grandson. Talk about curiosity! At 2 years old, the world is new and amazing! I'm loving the simple things in life again. It was fun watching him explore water. Yesterday we watered the yard, and he was intrigued by the sprinklers. He'd go right to the edge of the sprinkles, giggle and run back out. Then he'd race up to the edge again, each time he'd go further into the water. Eventually he found a sprinkler that wasn't pulsating the water above his chin. Then he's squat down and wash his hands in it; all the time giggling.
Our trip through the grocery store was fun. At first only his mom or dad could push the cart, then grandpa. By the time I was able to push his cart, we could go out of sight of mom and dad and then zip around and go back to find them. We were able to keep the shrieks of joy fairly quiet. At least we weren't asked to leave the store. His ability to imitate is uncanny. He crawls on all fours and follows the dog through the house, under the table, across the carpet, into his bed (Night night doggy...). Outside he sniffs the grass like the dog does, smells the tall grass, puts his nose deep into the grass. "Careful, Children Listen" is really true.
I've come to the conclusion that if God laughs, it must be the laugh of a young child. There is such an abandonment, a sense of thrill and delight that goes all the way to the soul. I like the way the eyes light up and then the whole body lights up in delight. I miss it - but not enough to become a preschool teacher. Those good folks are earning halo points - their patience and calmness and ability to compromise should be patented and sold to world leaders.We've posted the last of the Transports on the website. For July, we'll focus on the books our authors have written. I've arranged for the Transports to be sold at fire sale price - $0.99 each through August. And the books are at the great sale price of $1.99 through August. After that, the Transports will be taken off the market. Wormhole will focus on publishing books and the works of specific authors.
Readers showed great support for Tammy Narayan with her last 3 short stories. In the fall, Tammy, will return with more! We'll run her favorite 3.
Well, grandson is back from the Dr.s - time for lunch.
Have a great week!
Carolyn
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