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Worth Avenue Stroll

We were quite surprised so many braved this cold and windy night to stroll the avenue. There was a total of fourteen of us but not all are pictured together.

The King's Speech -- Splendid

We saw The King's Speech this afternoon. Even though it didn't have a single shooting, car-crash, explosion, or bedroom romp, the acting brought it right up there among the year's best films. It's an unqualified "don't miss."

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Norton Museum Recommended

I'm recommending to all residents of Palm Beach County something we did last Saturday. In case you may not know, admission is free to the Norton Museum of Art for all county residents on the first Saturday of any month. And for all residents of West Palm Beach, it's free every Saturday. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. There are a couple of special exhibitions right now. My favorite, "MEET ME AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH," is Nick Cave's elaborate wearable sculptures called Soundsuits. That exhibit will be leaving after January 9. Also, a popular exhibit is one called MADE IN HOLLYWOOD -- nearly 100 photographs of movie icons going back before my time. Be sure to have some proof of residency.

Sunday City Walk

There were fourteen on our walk this morning. I was expecting a brighter and warmer day but still we had a fun walk in Palm Beach.

True Grit - With Style

Last night we stumbled into this movie with intentions for another (long story). Not having seen the original True Grit, I can't compare it with this new one but I knew right away at the opening it was something special. It seemed that most others at the viewing didn't like it, but when in the closing credits I discovered the Coen brothers directed, it confirmed why I found it so appealing. I was charmed by the quirky classiness of the formal language. (Did this period precede the development of contractions?) The story was less important to me than the style of its presentation. The scenery was grand. The music throughout was variations of the hymn "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms."

I recommend this movie to Coen brothers fans.
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Serena Hosts Dining-Out Party

Sunday afternoon we gathered at Serena's home for our annual holiday dinner.   Click for video

Saturday Night

We had Sharon, Shirley, Louise, and Cheri over Saturday night for Mexican train.

Movie - The Tourist

Last night we viewed a pre-screening of The Tourist, a romantic-comedy-action-espionage film staring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Beyond the all the eye candy and the beautiful visuals of Paris and Venice there isn't much to like. The story was so implausible, it was a joke. The writing was so bad, nothing could save it. Jane and I agreed on this one. Don't bother seeing it.