Books- an endless subject.
So let me focus on just 2 of them.
As books are always on my Christmas wish list, I cannot wait to actually get them.
This time, among the books I got for Christmas, there were some, that were not on my wishlist at all...
I would like to write about two of those books today.
One of them, written by Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue".
Sorry, Sarah, I had to look up the meaning of the word “rogue”. Sure enough, there is more than one meaning, so I am now more confused than ever and decide I pick what I think might fit best.
Sarah was in the Oprah Show recently, to talk about the book, among other things, looking great and sounding good.
While I enjoyed that show, and the rather light-hearted conversations, I had trouble with the book. Took me several tries to get past page 26 or so. I guess, I lost interest sometime in between Sarah´s Dad asking her to hold some eyes, and her finding the man of her dreams at age 16.
Don´t get me wrong- I love biographies and wannabe biographies, but this one, not my thing. I gave up. Sorry, Sarah, I will either have to speed-read through it, or not finish it at all.
Definitely a book, I would not have bought for myself. There are two categories of books for me: the keepers and the no-no´s, or maybe let´s say four: add the fast-food books and the so-so´s.
The other book I got was “Pirate Latitudes” by Michael Crichton. It was discovered as a manuscript after the great Crichton passed. I am not necessarily a Crichton fan and would have probably not purchased this book either. But I admire an author who had a number one book, movie and TV show all at the same time.
Pirate Latitudes is Crichton´s David, his masterpiece!
A keeper. More than that: a must-read for all!
It makes me want to turn it into a movie (sure bestseller!) and a tv movie series all at the same time. I couldn´t wait to design the costumes for all the cool and some not so cool characters and I would love to see that kraken on the screen... among other things.
When I close my eyes I see the “El Trinidad” and the “Cassandra” as well as the Spanish warships and English merchant ships sailing the Carib...
At night, when I dream, I feel like I´m on one of those beautiful pirate vessels (at least the ones shown in the movies, not what probably was crude reality in 1665!) rocking in the Carribean Sea…
Oh, did I mention, I love, love, love pirate movies, books…?
Sure do!
This one in particular! I haven´t read a book quite this fascinating in a very long time! Oprah, when are we going to talk about this masterpiece? Before or after the movie comes out? Sure hope way before!
Keeping my fingers crossed and some treasure map on a coin around my neck respectfully submitted by
Gertie
“TGW/oRCB”
The Girl Without Red Cowboy Boots
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
On hope...
Whenever I watch the Oprah Show I have hope.
Hope, that the world is really a better place…
Hope, that we really can change the world into a better place just by watching the Oprah show (and doing some of the things we see there)…
Hope, that it is not too late for all my dreams (even the really weird ones) to come true.
Hope, that I will make it to the Oprah show one day (yippie!)
That is the thought that makes me really happy and gives me more HOPE…
Hope to one day know I too, will have made more than one difference in the lives of people like Oprah has in so many.
Hope, that my neighbors here on the East Coast watch the Oprah show…
Hope, that they and many other people see, that anyone can make a difference, and hopefully, that will inspire them to make a difference, too.
Gotta tell you, my neighbors here are – well, to put it mildly, to me they seem “different”.
But- I have hope, right?
See, what bothers me is that for the past three of the four years we have been living here, I have given each and every one of my neighbors- the one on the left, the one on the right, the ones straight and not so straight across the street, a total of 5 neighbors, Christmas gifts.
Now, I am just talking about the Christmas gifts.
From four out of five of these neighbors I haven’t even received as much as a thank you note, card or sadly, word. I have not gotten a Christmas present from 4 out of the 5 neighbors for the past 4 out of 4 years.
So, this year, I have decided to not give anything to anyone.
I do feel pretty crappy about that, to be honest, but, at least, I don´t have to wait for a thank you.
I love to give, more than to receive, but in this case or in these cases it just seemed to be so in vain. I mean, you know, at least a thank you, something, and not looks that seemed to say I have offended somebody or tried to get to close, for goodness sake. So I decided to stay away this past Christmas.
You see, where I come from, neighbors were friends, even important allies (remember, I grew up in a communist country where things were different!).
I lived all over the planet, but I´ve never had many problems to turn neighbors into friends or at least good aquantances, but I am sorry that I thought, that it would be the same here, on the rather chilly East Coast in the “neighbors department”.
A freezer chest has more to give than my neighbors here right now, so I give up and let it be.
But I have a bit of hope left, since this is about hope- that they do watch the Oprah show and see all the great neighbors that are featured there- and that they want to have great neighbors too.
Otherwise, I cannot understand it.
I also have a faint tiny bit of hope that they missed getting a nice Christmas present from me this year… quo vadis?
Until next time, follow your hearts (and do not ignore what your instinct is telling you!)
With many hopeful wishes respectfully submitted by
Gertie
“TGW/oRCB”
The Girl Without Red Cowboy Boots
Hope, that the world is really a better place…
Hope, that we really can change the world into a better place just by watching the Oprah show (and doing some of the things we see there)…
Hope, that it is not too late for all my dreams (even the really weird ones) to come true.
Hope, that I will make it to the Oprah show one day (yippie!)
That is the thought that makes me really happy and gives me more HOPE…
Hope to one day know I too, will have made more than one difference in the lives of people like Oprah has in so many.
Hope, that my neighbors here on the East Coast watch the Oprah show…
Hope, that they and many other people see, that anyone can make a difference, and hopefully, that will inspire them to make a difference, too.
Gotta tell you, my neighbors here are – well, to put it mildly, to me they seem “different”.
But- I have hope, right?
See, what bothers me is that for the past three of the four years we have been living here, I have given each and every one of my neighbors- the one on the left, the one on the right, the ones straight and not so straight across the street, a total of 5 neighbors, Christmas gifts.
Now, I am just talking about the Christmas gifts.
From four out of five of these neighbors I haven’t even received as much as a thank you note, card or sadly, word. I have not gotten a Christmas present from 4 out of the 5 neighbors for the past 4 out of 4 years.
So, this year, I have decided to not give anything to anyone.
I do feel pretty crappy about that, to be honest, but, at least, I don´t have to wait for a thank you.
I love to give, more than to receive, but in this case or in these cases it just seemed to be so in vain. I mean, you know, at least a thank you, something, and not looks that seemed to say I have offended somebody or tried to get to close, for goodness sake. So I decided to stay away this past Christmas.
You see, where I come from, neighbors were friends, even important allies (remember, I grew up in a communist country where things were different!).
I lived all over the planet, but I´ve never had many problems to turn neighbors into friends or at least good aquantances, but I am sorry that I thought, that it would be the same here, on the rather chilly East Coast in the “neighbors department”.
A freezer chest has more to give than my neighbors here right now, so I give up and let it be.
But I have a bit of hope left, since this is about hope- that they do watch the Oprah show and see all the great neighbors that are featured there- and that they want to have great neighbors too.
Otherwise, I cannot understand it.
I also have a faint tiny bit of hope that they missed getting a nice Christmas present from me this year… quo vadis?
Until next time, follow your hearts (and do not ignore what your instinct is telling you!)
With many hopeful wishes respectfully submitted by
Gertie
“TGW/oRCB”
The Girl Without Red Cowboy Boots
Sunday, January 3, 2010
On Shoes...
So, let me talk about shoes today…
… those things women cannot truly live without.
Nothing men would ever understand…
Shoes and Oprah, to be precise.
One of the first things I notice when watching the Oprah show is what shoes she is wearing. Most of the time I can´t help but notice very sensational looking high heels.
I mean like, a mile high, wow!
Those really unpractical, yet way cool things, you know, that your doctor probably would disaproove of…
But they are also
Shiny.
Bold.
Statements.
I do not see her walk much in those shoes, so…
here are my questions for Oprah:
Could you walk in them? If so, how far would you get before making a fool out of yourself by tripping and or looking like you are in serious pain, etc?
And just how many pairs do you have?
To be more specific: how many pairs do you own?
Do you stack them up like I do in their original shoe boxes with a Polaroid on the outside to know at one glance what´s inside?
Cool idea- wherever it comes from, I do that with most of my shoes.
And how many pairs do you own, that are really, really comfy?
My guess would be one.
That´s what I have.
The rest are just those cool fun shoes. Those must-haves, because you see them in a shop, a catalog, a vacation spot window, because they would go so well with that purple sweater, or the apricot blouse in 2006, or a white tunic that was chic in 1999, the ones that make you frown when you look at them, the ones that make you swoon over them, the ones that make you want to hide them real fast, when you look at the price tag, the Stuart Weizman´s, the Valentino´s, the Balenciagas, or the Mozart and Beethovens of shoes, well, you get the idea.
How many are Italian shoes?
Most of mine are- the ones that can be taken seriously, at least.
There is nothing better than a pair of good Italian shoes.
Italians make the best shoes on the planet.
Trust me on this one.
There is nothing but pure poetry in a pair of Italian shoes.
You will know what I am talking about, once you own a pair of these heavenly things…
I am sure, Oprah has at least one pair of Valentino´s.
They are awesome!
I had a pair, and I re-soled them until I was told I could do so no more, but I could never part with them, even though I cannot wear them any more. They are so beautiful…
Do you, like I do, put your feet up at the end of the day and snuggle up with just socks, or comfy house-shoes or what can we picture you with, Oprah?
My guess is, you have a closet full, pardon, a house, just for shoes, right?
Or is it a house for just the Italian shoes?
Me, I really do just have one pair of comfy shoes- the "right now" shoes.
They have been my only pair or wearable shoes for the last 3 ¾ years.
Basically, the only pair I could wear so to say, because of what happened to my right leg. I cannot stand socks around my right foot. It hurts too much. My leg also does not fit into “normal” shoes anymore, because of what happened to me at that Hospital… (see my first blog post). And let me tell you: the East Coast winters are cold… brrrrr…
So, appreciate what you have, as long as you can, not being able to wear decent shoes sucks (sorry, to use that term).
I am waiting for the “all things shoes” show though, Oprah…
Consider me in it- I love anything shoes just like any normal woman!
With the left shoe on and the right shoe off (hurts too much to have a shoe on that leg) respectfully submitted by
Gertie
“TGW/oRCB”
The Girl Without Red Cowboy Boots (just waiting for Valentino to create the perfect pair of RED boots for me!)
… those things women cannot truly live without.
Nothing men would ever understand…
Shoes and Oprah, to be precise.
One of the first things I notice when watching the Oprah show is what shoes she is wearing. Most of the time I can´t help but notice very sensational looking high heels.
I mean like, a mile high, wow!
Those really unpractical, yet way cool things, you know, that your doctor probably would disaproove of…
But they are also
Shiny.
Bold.
Statements.
I do not see her walk much in those shoes, so…
here are my questions for Oprah:
Could you walk in them? If so, how far would you get before making a fool out of yourself by tripping and or looking like you are in serious pain, etc?
And just how many pairs do you have?
To be more specific: how many pairs do you own?
Do you stack them up like I do in their original shoe boxes with a Polaroid on the outside to know at one glance what´s inside?
Cool idea- wherever it comes from, I do that with most of my shoes.
And how many pairs do you own, that are really, really comfy?
My guess would be one.
That´s what I have.
The rest are just those cool fun shoes. Those must-haves, because you see them in a shop, a catalog, a vacation spot window, because they would go so well with that purple sweater, or the apricot blouse in 2006, or a white tunic that was chic in 1999, the ones that make you frown when you look at them, the ones that make you swoon over them, the ones that make you want to hide them real fast, when you look at the price tag, the Stuart Weizman´s, the Valentino´s, the Balenciagas, or the Mozart and Beethovens of shoes, well, you get the idea.
How many are Italian shoes?
Most of mine are- the ones that can be taken seriously, at least.
There is nothing better than a pair of good Italian shoes.
Italians make the best shoes on the planet.
Trust me on this one.
There is nothing but pure poetry in a pair of Italian shoes.
You will know what I am talking about, once you own a pair of these heavenly things…
I am sure, Oprah has at least one pair of Valentino´s.
They are awesome!
I had a pair, and I re-soled them until I was told I could do so no more, but I could never part with them, even though I cannot wear them any more. They are so beautiful…
Do you, like I do, put your feet up at the end of the day and snuggle up with just socks, or comfy house-shoes or what can we picture you with, Oprah?
My guess is, you have a closet full, pardon, a house, just for shoes, right?
Or is it a house for just the Italian shoes?
Me, I really do just have one pair of comfy shoes- the "right now" shoes.
They have been my only pair or wearable shoes for the last 3 ¾ years.
Basically, the only pair I could wear so to say, because of what happened to my right leg. I cannot stand socks around my right foot. It hurts too much. My leg also does not fit into “normal” shoes anymore, because of what happened to me at that Hospital… (see my first blog post). And let me tell you: the East Coast winters are cold… brrrrr…
So, appreciate what you have, as long as you can, not being able to wear decent shoes sucks (sorry, to use that term).
I am waiting for the “all things shoes” show though, Oprah…
Consider me in it- I love anything shoes just like any normal woman!
With the left shoe on and the right shoe off (hurts too much to have a shoe on that leg) respectfully submitted by
Gertie
“TGW/oRCB”
The Girl Without Red Cowboy Boots (just waiting for Valentino to create the perfect pair of RED boots for me!)
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