Michael's Musings
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011, WHEN:
by Michael B. Druxman on 09/14/11
September 15, 2011
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2011, WHEN:
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is
home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
14. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this
list.
15. AND, FINALLY, NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
When you finish laughing, have a creative day.
Michael
Not Quite Hotcakes...But Nice
by Michael B. Druxman on 09/13/11
September 14, 2011
As those of you who follow this blog and/or my activities know, about 5 months ago, I published six of my one-person plays via Amazon's CreateSpace.
I'm talking about my plays about Clara Bow, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Spencer Tracy and Orson Welles.
Three months later, I also made these acting editions available on Kindle.
Since then, none of these scripts have been selling like hotcakes, but to be perfectly honest, they have all been selling regularly. Certainly I'm not going to get rich on the royalties, but I earn enough every month to pay for a nice lunch or dinner...and that's just fine with me.
The "big" payoff will come if/when theaters decide to produce one of these shows. I've already licensed a production on LOMBARD to be done in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Carole's home town. They plan far ahead at that theater, so the show will not be until the summer of 2013.
This week, I've been meeting with the local filmmakers who are interested in doing a short movie of my story, THE OLD COOT, which I would direct. They still have to raise the money, but these people have a lot of enthusiasm, so fingers crossed.
You have a creative day.
Michael
Stuff You Didn't Know You Didn't Know, Part II
by Michael B. Druxman on 09/12/11
September 13, 2011
Stuff You Didn't Know You Didn't Know, Part II
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but
the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A. Obsession
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Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you
would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase, "Goodnight, sleep tight".
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So, in old England, when
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down".
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's".
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or
handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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At least 75% of people who read yesterday's blog tried to lick their elbow!
You have a creative day.
Michael
