Posted in Dwight's Picks, Television shows on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Raymond Burr is Robert T. Ironside, Chief of Detectives of the San Francisco Police Department who is confined to a wheelchair after a sniper’s bullet leaves him paralyzed from the waist down. He becomes a consultant to the SFPD to help solve the toughest crimes in the city. He brings on several assistants to help [...]
Posted in Dwight's Picks, Music on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Sarah Brightman made it big singing in Broadway hits like Cats and Phantom of the Opera. Over the past couple of years she has branched out on her own and come out with a long string of hit albums that have consistently made it to the top of the Billboard 200 and Billboard’s Classical Crossover [...]
Posted in Books, Dwight's Picks, Nature writing, Nonfiction on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
This is an amazing bird book that you must check out and experience if you are interested in birds and birdwatching. The photos by Marie Read, a wildlife photographer, will definitely make you take notice and draw you into the book. She includes over 35 full-page photos and many smaller ones of birds engaged [...]
Posted in Books, Dwight's Picks, Nature writing, Nonfiction on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
This is a wonderful collection of stories and poems about nature encountered over a one year time span by Ora Anderson, a naturalist and bird-lover. Written in his late eighties, these stories are his “love letters” about the nature he sees on his farm in rural Ohio. His observations of the birds and other animals [...]
Posted in Books, Dwight's Picks, Nature writing, Nonfiction on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
This is another fun book about birding that I enjoyed sharing in a booktalk that I gave last month. It is a collection of tips from some of the biggest names in the world of birding, including Scott Weidensaul, Pete Dunne, and David Sibley. The stories are nicely arranged by subjects like “dressing the [...]
Posted in Dwight's Picks, Humor, Movies on December 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I thought it would be appropriate to end the week with one of my favorite holiday movies, A Christmas Story from 1983. It is based on the childhood memories of humorist Jean Shepherd and his book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash. Shepherd, who also narrates the movie, is excellent in bringing [...]
Posted in British television shows, Dwight's Picks, Humor, Television shows on December 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Fawlty Towers is British comedy at its very best. It features John Cleese as Basil Fawlty, the owner and manager of a hotel he has a knack for mismanaging on many levels. He is rude to his guests, he is inept at doing the most basic things (like hanging a picture), and when called [...]
Posted in British television shows, Dwight's Picks, Humor, Television shows on December 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Keeping Up Appearances is one of my favorite British sitcoms about one Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced “Bouquet” to her), a pretentious social climber who never fails to get herself into one sticky situation after another. There is much for her to worry about (and for us to enjoy) as she tries to climb that [...]
Posted in Dwight's Picks, Humor, Movies on December 11, 2007 | No Comments »
I was eagerly anticipating the release of Ratatouille on DVD after tragically missing it when it came out in the theaters earlier this year. Being a big fan of the Food Network & good food in general, I knew this was a movie I would enjoy watching. After seeing it, I was not only not [...]
Posted in British television shows, Dwight's Picks, Television shows on December 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yes, Prime Minister is one of my favorite British sitcoms that features lots of political satire , witty humor and fun power plays. This show, which ran for 2 seasons in the 1980’s, is ranked 3rd in the Top 20 comedy shows and 9th in the top 100 television programs by the British Film [...]
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