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My take on life, travel, working at a major airport, tech news, iphone apps, humor, film noir, love, poetry, standup, and a few bio's about my parents and growing up in the Inland Empire. I also love Photoshop/Corel Painter so you might find a crazy photo or two where I put my head on Liz Taylor's body...uh..not her "present" body. No offense. Please check out the companion LAX blog on tumblr. mrsha.tumblr.com

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Letters from the hearth

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Letters from the hearth · 1Y ago

Hideaway(2009): Say It In Three

Director: François Ozon Cast: Isabelle Carré, Louis-Ronan Choisy, Pierre Louis-Calixte In French w/ subtitles Rated: Not Rated Running time: 88 minutes Hideaway (Le Refuge 2009) Bizarre Story: A drug addicted woman is found barely clinging to life, is unknowingly pregnant, with her dead boyfriend l

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Letters from the hearth · 1Y ago

Archie,Veronica,Jughead & Me

#samplesunday (1st entry) by Marsha Leigh St.Claire-B This memoir piece is posted with permission from: The Palo Alto Review ( Spring 2007 issue) Archie,Veronica, Jughead and Me. Tuesday afternoons began like this. I’m sitting near my front door with a folder full of piano music propped against my f

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Letters from the hearth · 1Y ago

How to Discourage a Woman

Hey men – this is easy really when you consider what our (women) weakness is . We are helpless when you tell us things – using words — even better. The story is old, I realize that women talk “too” much and men are always waiting for the bottom line – all the while their minds are drifting to some

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Letters from the hearth · 1Y ago

My Salad Dressings are Not in Alpha Order

Living one’s life as a perfectionist along with growing up with a mom suffering from the same disorder is far from perfect. I say “disorder” in the kindest terms possible because there is a misconception in either direction about how we perfectionists view our lives, and those that view how we behav

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Letters from the hearth · 1Y ago

Still falling for “The Fall”

A tribute to movie making. A fairytale. A love story. A work of art. A labor of love. After my 4th viewing of this amazing film, I decided to put it up there with all the timeless romantic classics I’ve purchased, The Wizard of Oz, Wuthering Heights, Casablanca, The Time Machine (2 versions)

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Letters from the hearth · 2Y ago

Smoke Still Gets in My Eyes

One of my favorite romantic films of all time. I think Spielberg may have assembled one of the best casts ever – several scenes are ad-libed to perfection which remain classic. I think I’ve seen it over 20 times – not sure. All I know is if you have a favorite film in which when it comes on you say,

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Letters from the hearth · 2Y ago

My Time on Earth

The 1st time I heard this song and artist was watching Maureen Reagan’s funeral on TV in 2001. I instantly knew I’d want this song played at my own. This post is dedicated to everyone at work today on March 30. Hugs to everyone. We lost a co-worker today. RIP. (there is no video (black) – just a way

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Letters from the hearth · 2Y ago

This is the Photo I Really Wanted to Take.

The cat is not out of the bag, not really. However a few of us are beta testing Photoshop CS5 and can now post a few images using some new features. I really enjoyed working with some old travel photos this weekend. I began with an old photo I took in Auckland, New Zealand many years ago. There are

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Letters from the hearth · 2Y ago

A Serious Movie

A Serious Man The Cohen brothers are one of my favorite movie makers. They’ve done it again with this one – one that I’ll watch again to find tidbits – too much to chew on viewing only once as usual. Probably the best review was done here: Roger Ebert’s review Great choice of a rabbi to cast the “wa

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Letters from the hearth · 2Y ago

The Art of Tarantino

Finally watched this thing last night. Inglourious Basterds (2009) While “Death Proof” still remains my all time favorite Tarantino film, most of his are always always memorable even if I mildly liked it. This one was pretty good for me. The photography, camera angles, were great ~ such an artist.

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