Hootin' Anni's

Last week, I mentioned that I learned about an upcoming movie that will 'hit the theaters' in December of this year. A classic, The Great Gatsby. Now I have watched, a few times, the older version with Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, from the 1970s sometime....and I enjoyed it very much. The mystery, the conning and cunning of Jay Gatsby [Redford]. As I watched the movie trailer for 2012....it shows a whole new light to the movie from nearly 40 years ago. Of course, back then, violence and sexual content wasn't apropos as is accepted in today's society. This new version looks good too, but a lot more sinister-like. Maybe. Of course it's always through the director's eyes and mind on how a movie is made. I do know it's gonna be one that I will go see at the theater...I need the BIG SCREEN version. LOL I've never read the book, but perhaps after seeing the newer version this winter, I just may have to get a copy and read it.

HOOTIN' ANNI'S reached and exceeded the 200,000 views and visitors this week!!! [see sidebar counter view]

Rain clouds keep promising some much need moisture in our area again this past month of May...only to fizzle out when the sun comes up. I'd like to see some heavier than normal rainfall, but not to the flooding stages [or tropical storms that turn catastrophic]

This book I'm trying to get through [I haven't taken time to read for four days now, and it's high time I make time!!], WORLD WITHOUT END, is excellent. Much better, in my opinion, than the first of the series [two part -this is the sequel]....it took me about to chapter #9 before the whole scene of Kingsbridge and it's previous story to come back to me; it's been over a year since I read the first of the saga, Pillars of the Earth. Yep, this one, the female lead character, Caris, is much stronger.........I LIKE THAT! hehehehe Note to self: READ!!!

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There's got to be a morning after

If we can hold on through the night

We have a chance to find the sunshine

Let's keep on looking for the light

Oh, can't you see the morning after?

It's waiting right outside the storm

Why don't we cross the bridge together

And find a place that's safe and warm?

It's not too late, we should be giving

Only with love can we climb

It's not too late, not while we're living

Let's put our hands out in time

There's got to be a morning after

We're moving closer to the shore

I know we'll be there by tomorrow

And we'll escape the darkness

We won't be searching anymore.........

Song lyrics HERE

Themesong this week...theme from Poseidon Adventure [sung by Maureen McGovern]

PHOTO CREDITS:sunrise on the gulf...a storm front over Corpus Christi [posted on a post a couple of years ago]....footbridge at botanical gardens entering the desert area....and another sunrise on the gulf

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I haven't shared any trashy talk for a few weeks...thought I'd get one posted for fun today tho. So, here goes:

I'd seen the billboards advertising CoolSculpting and I was skeptical. In a country consumed with weight loss and get-thin-quick gimmicks, it's sometimes hard to tell what's legit and what isn't. But I wanted to be impartial, so I went into Dr. G S's office with an open mind. What I learned surprised me. I expected a hardcore sales pitch from Dr. S and the CoolSculpting reps. Instead I got a no-nonsense discussion about science and the physiology behind weight loss and fat loss. CoolSculpting isn't a process they recommend for everyone. And it's not so much about overall weight loss as it is focused on fat loss — getting rid of that stubborn fat that even fit, healthy people have lingering around their midsection....