Millions
Millions
If you haven't seen this wonderful film yet, take some time to watch it, especially if you remember a book called Six O'Clock Saints.
Two elementary school aged boys have recently dealt with the trauma of their mother dying at an early age. The father does the best he can in coping with the loss. They move into a new development, away from their old home and memories, and buy plenty of new "stuff" to change their environment. Damien, the younger of the boys, takes all the boxes into a field behind the house and creates a fort. Damien knows statistics about saints from the aforementioned book and spouts these facts off to anybody who will listen.
Saints start visiting Damien. This is the best part of the movie, and much like magic realism. Soon, Damien "finds" a whole pile of money, and the plot quickens. I won't tell you any more...see the movie. I will say this, though. The overall theme of the movie is the question "Is anyone truly good?" which is a fascinating topic to explore.
If you found millions of dollars, or even a couple grand, what would you do with it? That's a tough question. Would you somehow correct the Darfur problem? Would you help AIDS orphans or AIDS patients in Africa by getting them the medication and material goods they need? Would you adopt a bunch of kids or build a school? Would you "help out" all your relatives and friends? Maybe you'd go on a shopping spree. Perhaps you'd fund medical research that would actually help somebody...rather than finding a way to grow hair on a bald person's head. Maybe you'd fund college educations for a certain group of people. Would you save the whales or the turtles? How about flying to the moon or backing a Broadway play or buying a remote island?
Just think about how many people would be at your door, on the phone, sending you mail and e-mail...all with their hands out. Think about the alarm system you'd have to install. Would you quit your job?
I dunno. I sure would like to have conversations with saints, though. Maybe I already do.
Bunny Salad
Yesterday, my kids and their cousins dyed Easter eggs and made bunny salads. What are bunny salads?
Take half a canned pear and put it on a piece of lettuce or directly on a plate. Use almonds for the ears, raisins or jellybeans for the eyes, and a maraschino cherry for the nose. Add a fun whipped cream bunny tail...and...tada! You have a bunny salad. The best part is that the kids gobbled them up, even the picky eaters.
Hop to it!
If you haven't seen this wonderful film yet, take some time to watch it, especially if you remember a book called Six O'Clock Saints.
Two elementary school aged boys have recently dealt with the trauma of their mother dying at an early age. The father does the best he can in coping with the loss. They move into a new development, away from their old home and memories, and buy plenty of new "stuff" to change their environment. Damien, the younger of the boys, takes all the boxes into a field behind the house and creates a fort. Damien knows statistics about saints from the aforementioned book and spouts these facts off to anybody who will listen.
Saints start visiting Damien. This is the best part of the movie, and much like magic realism. Soon, Damien "finds" a whole pile of money, and the plot quickens. I won't tell you any more...see the movie. I will say this, though. The overall theme of the movie is the question "Is anyone truly good?" which is a fascinating topic to explore.
If you found millions of dollars, or even a couple grand, what would you do with it? That's a tough question. Would you somehow correct the Darfur problem? Would you help AIDS orphans or AIDS patients in Africa by getting them the medication and material goods they need? Would you adopt a bunch of kids or build a school? Would you "help out" all your relatives and friends? Maybe you'd go on a shopping spree. Perhaps you'd fund medical research that would actually help somebody...rather than finding a way to grow hair on a bald person's head. Maybe you'd fund college educations for a certain group of people. Would you save the whales or the turtles? How about flying to the moon or backing a Broadway play or buying a remote island?
Just think about how many people would be at your door, on the phone, sending you mail and e-mail...all with their hands out. Think about the alarm system you'd have to install. Would you quit your job?
I dunno. I sure would like to have conversations with saints, though. Maybe I already do.
Bunny Salad
Yesterday, my kids and their cousins dyed Easter eggs and made bunny salads. What are bunny salads?
Take half a canned pear and put it on a piece of lettuce or directly on a plate. Use almonds for the ears, raisins or jellybeans for the eyes, and a maraschino cherry for the nose. Add a fun whipped cream bunny tail...and...tada! You have a bunny salad. The best part is that the kids gobbled them up, even the picky eaters.
Hop to it!
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