today we celebrate jared's 15th birthday ... can time really fly that quickly? happy birthday jared! happy birthday arnie! happy birthday josh! a lovely, sunny day at south beach, followed by a fabulous celebratory meal at michy's! mmmmmmm ...
can it be true? has florida actually brought about good times? the unfaltering weather, the relaxed pace, the fresh and piquant food - all sublime, coupled with the most comfortable and lovely surroundings ... healing? yes! peace? most definitely!
what about that other florida?
florida evans, the all-nurturing, stern and loving mother of the tv show good times. or perhaps we should call it simpler times. back in the day, the most violent and gruesome thing seen on tv is kojak and his hirsuitically-challenged profile. not today; we have all manner of things being blown up, people being blown away, and every-four letter word known to man on 'the tube'.
florida would have washed j.j.'s mouth out with soap! forget about weezie movin' on up. florida evans understands the value of keeping her kids on the straight and narrow ... away from drugs in the crime-ridden projects of chicago, motivated and in school, family meals, a tempered spouse, and virtuous behavior.
despite her humble beginnings on maude, and her work as a domestic housekeeper, she remains a proud and defiant woman who does not give into the lowest common denominator or the prevailing winds of social pressures. she stands her ground, and defends what she believes in all the way through the series, paving the way for women, the poor, and parents in general. she understands that it's all an uphill battle, and that you have to play two sides: have the big picture goals, and chip away at things day by day.
we could learn so much from florida - this week, feeling like we have!
can it be true? has florida actually brought about good times? the unfaltering weather, the relaxed pace, the fresh and piquant food - all sublime, coupled with the most comfortable and lovely surroundings ... healing? yes! peace? most definitely!
what about that other florida?
florida evans, the all-nurturing, stern and loving mother of the tv show good times. or perhaps we should call it simpler times. back in the day, the most violent and gruesome thing seen on tv is kojak and his hirsuitically-challenged profile. not today; we have all manner of things being blown up, people being blown away, and every-four letter word known to man on 'the tube'.
florida would have washed j.j.'s mouth out with soap! forget about weezie movin' on up. florida evans understands the value of keeping her kids on the straight and narrow ... away from drugs in the crime-ridden projects of chicago, motivated and in school, family meals, a tempered spouse, and virtuous behavior.
despite her humble beginnings on maude, and her work as a domestic housekeeper, she remains a proud and defiant woman who does not give into the lowest common denominator or the prevailing winds of social pressures. she stands her ground, and defends what she believes in all the way through the series, paving the way for women, the poor, and parents in general. she understands that it's all an uphill battle, and that you have to play two sides: have the big picture goals, and chip away at things day by day.
we could learn so much from florida - this week, feeling like we have!
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