November 14, 2007 by enchantingsunshine.

My husband brought home a movie I’ve never heard of. I liked it immediately. With a title like, “Mr. Brooks” we were off to a good start before we even put the movie in the DVD player. Kevin Costner stars in it so I had high hopes. I don’t know how to review a movie without spoiling it, so I’ll only say it wasn’t about baseball or Brooks Robinson, but was intriguing and had a theme of murder.

You can never be sure that you know who you think you know.

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November 14, 2007 by enchantingsunshine.

Some days don’t you just wake up in love with life? This morning, even though I have a bit of a stomach virus and am always sleep deprived, I felt so cheerful. My bedroom door was wide open from the cat’s nightly wanderings into the bedroom to pull on my ear (see Maggie), so the sun was shining brightly into the bedroom. I looked around, tired though I was, and thought how much I love my home and my life, and how grateful I am for all the many gifts I have. (It’s amazing how having a working Internet can improve a person’s state of mind.)

Then I saw this word of the day:

flaneur \flah-NUR\ noun: One who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.

Don’t know why, but just the idea of being able to lounge around made me happy. Scenes of a powdery Florida beach filled my mind.

Then this quote of the day:

“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” - Maurice Setter

Ah so true. Loved that quote. Then there are all these other little things that made the day even better:
~ Marketplace is doing a special report on American consumption, a topic I find fascinating.
~ Remember the story about the baby who was misdiagnosed with the enzyme deficiency? And the irresponsible morons at the hospital didn’t know which baby does have the deficiency? Well, the baby with the deficiency was found and is doing just fine. That was really good news!
~ A friend of mine is starting his own business and said he will be quitting his full time job within a couple of weeks. I just love to hear about people pursuing their dreams. No matter what happens, he’ll never regret trying.
~ I had lunch at the Indian Buffet with some friends. Always good!
~ I uploaded some pictures on Flicker and some very nice people commented on them, which really made my day!
~ My friend at Mind Pinball sent me an article about Cal Ripken that essentially says he’s buying the Os! First, it was really nice to have someone think to send me the article and secondly, what great news! Here’s the article if you want to read it. They beat around the bush and you have to read between the lines a little to tease out the truth about Ripken saving the Os, but even so, it’s really good news.

In a random search, I also came across this gem from, “The Onion.” If my next job isn’t with the Orioles, I want to work for “The Onion.”

What a glorious day!! I guess the cookie batter sacrifices worked. I have no choice but to make more.

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