Little Sir and I had plans to go to the concert at Agawam Park in Southampton last night, but it was cancelled, due to "inclement weather". It was to be a Celtic band I've never heard, and I was looking forward to it. Celtic music, and all things Celtic, hearkens to the Scots-Irish blood in me.
We went to the library instead, and got movies: "Blues Clues" for Little Sir, and Swimming Upstream, for me. I love true story movies, especially ones with a sports theme, where the underdog triumphs in the end. Swimming Upstream is the story of an Australian (yes, that again) kid who discovers his gift for swimming, ends up a national champion with a full scholarship to Harvard. It's a great story, but rated PG-13 because of the alcoholism and some pretty violent family scenes. Because of those scenes, it's not appropriate for little ones.
For the littler ones, I have to say Blue's Room: Shape Detectives is quite good. So many little kid movies are tooooo silly, or cloying, or patronizing, or, from the other end, exhibit behavior I do not want my little one to emulate. This one has 4 episodes in it, one about shapes, and 3 with more advanced themes of "weight and balance", "mathstronauts", and "words."
I give both movies my official "Thumbs Up"!
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what a bunch of Hampton sissies. The Jamesport Firemen's parade was on.
Did you go? Did you get rained on? It poured here, just about the time the concert would've started. I hope the parade was in one of those dry pockets.
Oooh, Celtic music. Far out. Too bad it didn't happen for you.
The Australian thing again, huh?
Hmmmmmmm.........
Yeah. Who knows???
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