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LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
a blog by Marilyn Woods
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Bill Murray and me . . .
Bill Murray Sighting in Bankers Hill, California Actually, there is no Bill Murray and me. But, in my mind, there’s a Me and Bill Murray....

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Apr 92 min read
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My Wish for You . . .
Sadly, my local movie house—The Landmark Theater—is closing January 5. I grew up with a neighborhood theater in walking distance of my...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Dec 28, 20242 min read
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My musings on Maria, the movie:
· Angelina Jolie is brilliant as Maria. Oscar-worthy. · As he claimed in the film, Aristotle was ugly and filthy rich. · ...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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Sky High on that roller coaster again . . .
"except for the Presidential s**t show..."

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Art alive and flowers in bloom!
Art Alive, the spectacular smashing together of art and flowers, happened a few days ago at The San Diego Museum of Art. I spent Saturday...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Apr 29, 20241 min read
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My reflections on the 2024 Academy Awards
Major League baseball players are not the only ones dealing with see-through outfits! I love a guy in a broach! Great add of the quintet...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 15, 20241 min read
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Not long after After Goya!
The purpose of this blog post is a giant mushy thank-you to all you hopeless romantics who believe in fairy tales and their power and...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 29, 20243 min read
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She's Everywhere!
Random Thoughts I had while watching Barbie… · Dazzling summer fun! · Barbie sales will spike - both plastic dolls and movie...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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I could have seen Barbie...
Random thoughts I had during the summer’s three-hour action spectacle—Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One. 1. Longest car...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jul 24, 20232 min read
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No need for rose-colored glasses...
I’ve been gone from Ventura County for almost thirty years but will never forget Ojai’s legendary Pink Moments there. The Shangri-La-ish...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jul 15, 20234 min read
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Game Days...
Just as 2023 began, I added the New York Times “Spelling Bee,” to my morning routine. It’s a puzzle in which players try to make words...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
May 17, 20233 min read
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Perhaps the most magic time of day...
We were together at twilight time. As we strolled, holding hands after Cadillac margaritas and carne asada fajitas at our neighborhood...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Aug 19, 20224 min read
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Fifty thoughts I had while watching Elvis, the movie...
1. My father freaked out when he heard "All Shook Up" and saw the gyrations 2. So did I... 3. Couldn’t quite keep up with Baz...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jul 7, 20222 min read
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Longer days...more pages
Something kind of crazy happens to me when the lazy, hazy days of summer begin. I want to bury myself, not in the sand, but in a great...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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Forever and a pandemic ago...
Can it be possible that the seemingly endless scourge that has gripped our lives for more than two years is finally surrendering to...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 2, 20222 min read
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In the spotlight...
On my radar…an architect, an actress and an unbelievably awesome vocalist – all women! First, one of British drama’s royalty, Nicola...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Sep 11, 20214 min read
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Anybody else confused?
Remember how easy it used to be to show up at the neighborhood theater, buy a ticket, get your popcorn and red hots and settle in? Not so...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Apr 20, 20213 min read
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Film Festival at my house!
In an effort to calm my nerves in anticipation of a vaccine appointment, I staged a mini-Film Festival at my house over the last few days...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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Reading and writing...no 'rithmetic.
I devoured my book club’s recent selection, So Long, See You Tomorrow, an artistic novella which was described several years ago as “one...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Aug 24, 20205 min read
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I did go to Longfellow Elementary...
and as the creepy boys in sixth grade loved to chant, "She's not a poet, but her feet show it-they're longfellows." Was that bullying? I...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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