All articles filed in June 2010

Silly boys, but of course they will! And we were oh oh, so you know Not the kind to dawdle Will the things we wrote today Sound as good tomorrow We will still be writing In approaching years Stifling yawns on Sundays As the weekends disappear And they have been (for going on 6 decades)! …

Ok, so this is my all-time favorite (as if I could really pick a favorite).  And I’m not even a NYC fan. While Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers Turn around and say good morning to the night For unless they see the sky But they can’t and that is…

I’d been eagerly awaiting the movie version of My Sister’s Keeper for years.  I adore the book and have recommended it to many friends, including (especially?) my sisters.  I even made plans with my sister Lisa to see it together when I first found that they were making a movie. Yes, the movie was quite…

And now for my first real blog entry… I write about this song, not because it’s my favorite (although it’s up there), but because I listened to it yesterday while driving with my kids, so it’s top of mind.  “Blessed” came out in 1995, and I was pregnant with my daughter at the time.  I…

Oh yeah, I forgot to explain the subtitle of this blog, which is “Six Degrees of Elton John.” You know the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon”…where any actor can be linked through his/her film roles to Kevin Bacon (the actor) within six steps? Well, I have this theory that anything in life can be related…

…just words and a tune…* Welcome to “The Captain and the Kim” blog! In case you’re wondering what this blog is all about, it is simply my very humble homage to Elton John, whose music has meant so much to me for so long. Of course, the Captain is EJ, the Kid is Bernie and…