Tuesday Ten: TV Shows on DVD

Posted by mimi on Nov 6, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Drat that wench Macy O’Neal. She knows what a procrastinator I am and tags me anyway for a Tuesday Ten. She’s probably figured out that once I get started, I must continue–pretty much my OCD limit, but there you have it. *sigh* So now I have to come up with Ten TV shows I’d like to have or already have on DVD. Kind of a problem, since I’m a big cheapskate and...
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Miss Mimi Thinks About Washington

Posted by mimi on Jun 26, 2007 in dish | 1 comment One of the great things about Netflix is their deep catalog. That, and being able to log on and add something to your queue every time a “Hey, that looks like a good movie” thought crosses your mind. Because of one of those random thoughts, the Frank Capra/Jimmy Stewart classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington arrived in my mailbox this week.I admit, I’m a sucker for “how to...
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Train Wreck in Progress

Posted by mimi on Feb 13, 2007 in dish | 0 comments chez mimi hasn’t had cable for a while, so holing up in a Hinesville hotel room while prepping baby bro to go off to war–again–provides the perfect opportunity to see what I’ve been missing.Turns out, not much. And yet I end up watching several episodes of one particularly icky train wreck, Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County. The tagline: Where the bodies...
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Classroom Saviors

Posted by mimi on Jan 20, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Lots to think about in this article from the New York Times, entitled “Classroom Distinctions.” In it, author Tom Moore, who is himself a teacher in the Bronx, discusses Hollywood’s take on teachers. According to Moore, the Hollywood version of good teaching encompasses three tasks:Assemble a rough, multicultural groups of misfits Assign said misfits one idealistic young...
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