Under the Big Top

Which Came First, the Laundry or the Basket?

Katie Berggren — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:04:00 GMT

Finding a Purpose in Folding Clothes We have two little expenditures, otherwise known as children, running around our house who are a delight, a joy, and a blessing. And those are just the compliments I get from the manufacturer of our laundry detergent...(read more)

"Drillbit" Shreds the Point

Katie Berggren — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:41:00 GMT

The family and I surrendered to the snow and cold, which meant that we attended a couple of movies. We were just too weary of the weather to do anything else. We'd seen advertisements for "Drillbit Taylor" and we collectively agreed that...(read more)

Spitzer's Woe

Katie Berggren — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:04:18 GMT

Just as it’s too easy to compare Hillary Clinton with Lady MacBeth, it’s too easy to compare Eliot Spitzer, the recently disgraced governor of New York, with the devious and difficult Richard III. The dastardly British king was the first Shakespearean...(read more)

Green Bay's Victory at Agincourt

Katie Berggren — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:50:00 GMT

“I think the King is but a man as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me … His fears, out of doubt, be of the same relish as ours are; Yet … no man should see him with any appearance of fear; Lest he, by showing it, should dishearten his army...(read more)

The Palomino in Winter

Katie Berggren — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:07:57 GMT

Good morning! Before you assume anything, let me clarify the title to this morning's blog post: It relates in name only to the great film "The Lion in Winter" starring Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn. There is no Machiavellian-like...(read more)

(Pleasantly) Surprised at the Multiplex

Katie Berggren — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:39:30 GMT

Good morning! Welcome back to my blog. The family and I attended a movie Friday evening, which we do about once per month. We're not large consumers of movies, due to the expense and the content. Those are issues that I'll discuss in future blogs;...(read more)

All the World (Is!) a Stage

Katie Berggren — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:32:00 GMT

Good morning and Happy Valentine’s Day! This is my first post to my first-ever web log, or blog. Thanks to Living Lake Country and our web editor for this opportunity to belong to the online community. Back when I was a pony-taled scribbler plopped in...(read more)