Mao's Last Dancer -- A Must See

I've been neglecting my blog until today when I couldn't wait to tell you about the great movie we saw today.
Mao's Last Dancer "...tells the true story of Chinese ballet dancer, Li Cunxin, who grew up in rural poverty in Mao's communism before being given the opportunity to dance in the West in the early 80s. Li is forced to examine his conscience as he must choose between his career, family, culture, politics and love whilst having to make heart-wrenching decisions of what he must choose to sacrifice and what he must choose to save." This is the best movie we've seen in a long time -- a truly MUST SEE. It is was released in 2009 so you may need to get it on DVD.

A couple of weeks ago we saw Ben Affleck's new movie, The Town. "As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists." It is very well crafted and engaging and will, no doubt, be a contender for awards but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone. It was too exciting and a little too gritty for my taste.

September Dining Out

With Liz hosting our monthly dining out this evening, sixteen of us enjoyed our get-together at Sweet Tomatoes.

We're Back In The Swing

Jane's eye surgery Wednesday wasn't as easy as we'd hoped. We're in recovery mode now with 18 eye-drops daily interfering with the fun.

I am disheartened about so many people speaking with the mind-set of hate, division, and intolerance who seem unwilling or unable to reason.