Colors, Critters, Cats, and my Journey with MS

Thursday, September 5, 2024

How I keep adding to our home library:

I am not buying any new books.

Oh, look!

A book!

Barbara Mertz, on writing:

Writing is like a bird-watcher watching for birds:

the stories are there: you just have to train yourself to look for them.

- Barbara Mertz.

Born on this day – Amy Beach:

Composer

Pianist

Writer

September 5, 1867 – December 27, 1944

Credits:

By the Still Waters; Canticle of the Sun, Op. 123; Invocation for the Violin, Op. 55; With Prayer and Supplicaton, Op. 8; Te Deum, from Service in A, Op. 63; Constant Christmas, Op. 95; On a Hill; Kyrie eleison, Op. 122; Sanctus, Op. 122; Agnus Dei, Op. 122; Spirit of Mercy, Op. 125; Evening Hymn, Op. 125; I Will Give Thanks, Op. 147; Peace I leave With You, Op. 8. (1998); Chamber Music CDs: 2 Ambache Ensemble recordings on Chandos Records; Fire Flies (1998); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1989); Grand Mass in E-flat major (1995); Mrs. H.H.A. Amy Beach (1867–1944); Piano Concerto in C sharp minor; Piano Music, Vol. 1, The Early Works; Piano Music, Vol. 2, The Turn of the Century; Piano Music, Vol. 3, The Mature Years; Piano Music, Vol. 4, The Late Works; Piano Quintet in F♯ minor, Op. 67Sonata for violin and piano in A minor, Op. 34: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor; Quartet for Strings; Pastorale for Wind Quintet; and Sketches (4) for Piano, Dreaming; Songs. Performed by mezzo-soprano Katherine Kelton, accompanied by pianist Catherine Bringerud; Under the Stars; Une prodige empêchée (2024).

Born on this day – Doris Kenyon:

Actress

September 5, 1897 – September 1, 1979

Credits:

The Real McCoys (1962); 77 Sunset Strip (1958); The Donald O'Connor Show (1954); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); The Man in the Iron Mask (1939); Girls' School (1938); Along Came Love (1936); The Human Side (1934); Whom the Gods Destroy (1934); Counsellor at Law (1933); No Marriage Ties (1933); Voltaire (1933); The Man Called Back (1932); Young America (1932); Alexander Hamilton (1931); The Ruling Voice (1931); The Road to Singapore (1931); The Bargain (1931); Beau Bandit (1930); Interference (1928); The Home Towners (1928); The Hawk's Nest (1928); Burning Daylight (1928); The Valley of the Giants (1927); The Blonde Saint (1926); Ladies at Play (1926); Mismates (1926); Men of Steel (1926); The Unguarded Hour (1925); The Half-Way Girl (1925); I Want My Man (1925); A Thief in Paradise (1925); If I Marry Again (1925); Idle Tongues (1924); Born Rich (1924); Monsieur Beaucaire (1924); Lend Me Your Husband (1924); The New School Teacher (1924); The Love Bandit (1924); Restless Wives (1924); Bright Lights of Broadway (1923); The Last Moment (1923); You Are Guilty (1923); Sure-Fire Flint (1922); The Ruling Passion (1922); Shadows of the Sea (1922); Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1921); The Conquest of Canaan (1921); The Harvest Moon (1920); The Bandbox (1919); Twilight (1919); Wild Honey (1918); The Inn of the Blue Moon (1918); The Street of Seven Stars (1918); The Hidden Hand (1917); Strictly Business (1917); The Great White Trail (1917); Jimmie Dale, Alias the Grey Seal (1917); The Empress (1917); A Girl's Folly (1917); The Man Who Forgot (1917); The Rack (1916); The Traveling Salesman (1916); The Ocean Waif (1916); The Man Who Stood Still (1916); The Feast of Life (1916); Pawn of Fate (1916).

Born on this day – Florence Eldridge:

Actress

September 5, 1901 – August 1, 1988

Born on this day – Bob Newhart:

Actor

Comedian

September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024

Credits:

Books and audio:

Behind the Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1961); Bob Newhart (1980); Bob Newhart Faces Bob Newhart (1964); Button Down Concert: Bob Newhart (1997); Button-Down Concert (1997); Dino Gangs Dr. Philip J. Currie's New Science of Dinosaurs (2011); Hi Bob! (2018); I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This (2006); Masters (1973); Most Popular 3 Or Less Steps Super Quick And Super Easy Top Class 30 Greek Salad Recipes (2013); Off The Record (1995); Rescuers Read Along Book and Cassette (1989); Something Like This...: The Bob Newhart Anthology (2001); The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960); The Button-Down Mind On TV (1962); The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! (1960); The Windmills are Weakening (1965); This is It! (1967).

Movies and television:

100 Greatest Stand-Ups (2007); 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (2004); 1996 MTV Movie Awards (1996); 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2013); 016 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2016); A Couple of Dons (1973); A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood (1967); A Last Laugh at the Sixties (1970); A Most Unusual Man (1993); A Tribute to Bob Saget: Laughter and Scleroderma (2022); Access Hollywood (2023); Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002); All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983); American Masters (2005–2012); Ask Jack! (2006); Aspel & Company (1985); Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018); Being Mary Tyler Moore (2023); Best of the Dean Martin Show (1979); Biography (1996–2001); Bob (1992–1993); Bob and Don: A Love Story (2023); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Bob Hope's World of Comedy (1976); Bob Newhart Show 35 Year Reunion (2007); Bob Newhart: Button Down Concert (1992); Captain Nice (1967); Catch-22 (1970); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Galaxy (1977); CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (2020); CBS: The First 50 Years (1998); Celebrity Bowling (1971–1976); Celebrity Tennis (1974); Chevrolet Presents the Golddiggers (1971); Circus of the Stars #6 (1981); Circus of the Stars #7 (1982); Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996); Cold Turkey (1971); Comic Relief III (1989); Coming Attractions (2003); Committed (2005); Conan (2017–2021); Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2019); Dateline (1961–1977); Dawn French's Boys Who Do Comedy (2007); Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers (1968); Decisions! Decisions! (1971); Desperate Housewives (2005); Dinah! (1977); Don Adams' Screen Test (1975); Don Rickles: Alive and Kicking (1972); Don Rickles: One Night Only (2014); Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose (1986); Donahue (1989); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Elf (2003); Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004); Entertainment Tonight (1986–2023); ER (2003); Everybody Loves Raymond (2002); Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man (2012); Extra (2014–2017); Film School for Kids (2004); First Family (1980); Five (2011); Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders (1984); Fractured Flickers (1964); Funny You Never Knew (2019); Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005); George & Leo (1997–1998); George Burns Celebrates 80 Years in Show Business (1983); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1969); Good Old Days Part II (1978); Great Performances (1985); Hell Is for Heroes (1962); Here's Hollywood (1961); Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (2010); History of the Sitcom (2021); Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992); Hollywood Priest: The Story of Fr. Bud Kieser (2021); Horrible Bosses (2011); Hot in Cleveland (2015); Hot Millions (1968); How They Made the North Pole (2004); In & Out (1997); Inside Comedy (2013); Inside Edition (2014 / 2015); Insight (1962–1979); Intimate Portrait (2002); It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1990); It's Your Bet (1970); Jack Paar Tonite (1973); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1971–1990); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2010–2014); Just for Laughs (1991); Just for Laughs: The Montreal International Comedy Festival (1990); King of Cool (2021); Ladies and Gentlemen... Bob Newhart, Part II (1981); Larry King Live (2002–2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2006); Late Night with David Letterman (1987–1990); Late Show with David Letterman (1993–2007); Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (1999); Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003); Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (1993); Little Miss Marker (1980); Live at Mister Kelly's (2021); Mad Men (2007); Mad TV (2001); Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009); Marathon (1980); Molson Canadian Comedy Releaf (1991–1992); Montreal International Comedy Festival '94 (1994); Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007); Murphy Brown (1994); Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows (2016); NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002); NCIS (2011); Newhart (1982–1990); Night of 100 Stars II (1985); Night of Too Many Stars (2017); Not Necessarily the News (1987); On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970); On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002); Once Upon a Studio (2023); Password (1964); People of the Year (1982); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1964–1966); Perry Como's Springtime Special (1975); Personality (1967); Pioneers of Television (2014); Playboy After Dark (1969); Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002); Playboy's Penthouse (1959–1960); RCA's Opening Night (1973); Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1970); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998); Salute to Stan Laurel (1965); Saturday Night Live (1980–1995); Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (2005); Stars in the House (2021); Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2019); Super Night at the Super Bowl (1976); Super Password (1986–1988); Svengoolie (2012); Tattletales (1975–1977); Tavis Smiley (2006–2017); TCM Guest Programmer (2010); Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television (1975); The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments (2004); The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments (2005); The 12th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1960); The 14th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1962); The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (1999); The 23rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1971); The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (1998); The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1985); The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986); The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1987); The 3rd Annual Grammy Awards (1961); The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997); The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002); The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006); The 61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019); The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009); The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013); The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards (2019); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The 8th Annual TV Land Awards (2010); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Andy Williams Show (1962–1966); The Andy Williams Show (1969); The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991); The Best on Record (1965); The Big Bang Theory (2013–2018); The Bob Hope Show (1974); The Bob Newhart Show (1961–1962); The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978); The Bob Newhart Show 19th Anniversary Special (1991); The Bob Newhart Show: Group Therapy (2014); The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008); The Carol Burnett Show (1971); The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993); The Celebrity Game (1965); The Cheap Show (1978); The Daily Show (2003); The David Frost Show (1971); The Dean Martin Show (1965–1974); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1961); The Don Knotts Show (1971); The Don Rickles Show - Mr. Warmth (1975); The Don Rickles Show (1972); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960–1970); The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003–2006); The Entertainers (1964); The Florence Henderson Show (2008–2009); The Garry Moore Show (1960–1962); The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969–1970); The Hollywood Palace (1964–1966); The Hour (2008); The Insider (2017); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2001); The Jackie Gleason Show (1968); The Jim Nabors Hour (1970); The Judy Garland Show (1963); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2014–2015); The Librarian III: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008); The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004); The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006); The Librarians (2014–2017); The Linkletter Show (1962); The Magical World of Disney (1977); The Merv Griffin Show (1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1966–1977); The Morning Show (2020); The Movies That Made Us (2020); The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television's Comedy Legends (2019); The Prince and the Pauper (1990); The Rescuers (1977); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1998); The Rowan and Martin Special (1973); The Royal Variety Performance 1964 (1964); The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1994); The Seventies (2015); The Simpsons (1996); The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1968–1969); The Sports Pages / Segment: How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100 (2001); The Talk (2013); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1992); The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995–2009); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2019); The Writers Guild Awards (1962); The Year in Memoriam (2017); This Is Your Life (1972); This Week (2006); Thursday's Game (1974); Today (2017); TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold (2004); TV Land: Myths and Legends (2007); TV's 50 Funniest Catch Phrases (2009); TV's Funniest Game Show Moments (1984); Unforgettable Moments in Television Entertainment (2005); What's My Line? (1962); Who Makes the World Laugh? (1983); Wogan (1988); WTF with Marc Maron (2014–2018); Young Sheldon (2017–2020).