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  1. Empathy Through Stories: Books & Films

    “Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” — Mary Schmich

    Five Books

    Mom says I can bring home five.

    Five books.

    As if five were enough.

    I wander the aisles
    passing sharks,
    dinosaurs,
    Greek gods,
    and a glossy guide to Spain
    where every photograph
    looks warmer than Utah.

    A Brady Bunch mystery
    finds its way into my arms.

    Jan Brady,
    private eye.

    I grab a book about castles,
    another about volcanoes,
    and one filled with maps
    that unfold into places
    I cannot pronounce.

    Soon I am carrying eleven.
    Thirteen.
    Fourteen.

    The problem is not
    what to take home.

    The problem is leaving behind
    the pyramids,
    the Amazon,
    a boy crossing the prairie,
    a girl hiding in an attic,
    a submarine descending
    into impossible darkness.

    Mom says five.

    So I stand there
    holding South America,
    the Ming Dynasty,
    Walt Disney,
    the Time Machine,

    and Jan Brady

    trying to decide
    which five worlds
    I get
    to carry home
    this week.

    Two Books

    Two books changed how I see the world: To Kill a Mockingbird and Long Way Down.

    My first reading of To Kill a Mockingbird was my first real encounter with injustice. I was learning at the same time Scout was. Like her, I believed adults would do the right thing, that courts would seek the truth, and that innocence mattered. As Scout’s understanding of the world changed, so did mine.

    Years later, Long Way Down felt like a companion piece. If Mockingbird taught me that injustice exists, Long Way Down taught me how its effects linger across generations. Jason Reynolds places readers inside a young man’s grief, fear, and anger, asking us not merely to observe but to understand.

    Together, these books taught me that empathy is more than feeling sorry for someone. It is recognizing that every person is carrying a story we may not fully see. They changed how I view students, strangers, and even myself.

    Two Movies

    Two films deserve honorable mention.

    To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the rare occasions where I will argue that the movie is just as good as the book. Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch is so convincing that it is difficult for me to imagine the character any other way. As a teacher, I have also witnessed something remarkable: it is one of the few films that can bring a room full of high school freshmen boys to tears.

    Time After Time took me in a different direction. Rather than adapting The Time Machine, it transforms H. G. Wells into the protagonist of his own adventure. I loved the premise, and it eventually led me back to the novel itself.

    Books and movies often compete for our attention, but sometimes they work together. One deepened my appreciation for a story I already knew. The other introduced me to a classic that was waiting on a library shelf.

    Daily writing prompt What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? View all responses #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2804 #library #LongWayDown #movies #TheBradyBunch #TheTimeMachine #TimeAfterTime #ToKillAMockingbird
  2. Empathy Through Stories: Books & Films

    “Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.” — Mary Schmich

    Five Books

    Mom says I can bring home five.

    Five books.

    As if five were enough.

    I wander the aisles
    passing sharks,
    dinosaurs,
    Greek gods,
    and a glossy guide to Spain
    where every photograph
    looks warmer than Utah.

    A Brady Bunch mystery
    finds its way into my arms.

    Jan Brady,
    private eye.

    I grab a book about castles,
    another about volcanoes,
    and one filled with maps
    that unfold into places
    I cannot pronounce.

    Soon I am carrying eleven.
    Thirteen.
    Fourteen.

    The problem is not
    what to take home.

    The problem is leaving behind
    the pyramids,
    the Amazon,
    a boy crossing the prairie,
    a girl hiding in an attic,
    a submarine descending
    into impossible darkness.

    Mom says five.

    So I stand there
    holding South America,
    the Ming Dynasty,
    Walt Disney,
    the Time Machine,

    and Jan Brady

    trying to decide
    which five worlds
    I get
    to carry home
    this week.

    Two Books

    Two books changed how I see the world: To Kill a Mockingbird and Long Way Down.

    My first reading of To Kill a Mockingbird was my first real encounter with injustice. I was learning at the same time Scout was. Like her, I believed adults would do the right thing, that courts would seek the truth, and that innocence mattered. As Scout’s understanding of the world changed, so did mine.

    Years later, Long Way Down felt like a companion piece. If Mockingbird taught me that injustice exists, Long Way Down taught me how its effects linger across generations. Jason Reynolds places readers inside a young man’s grief, fear, and anger, asking us not merely to observe but to understand.

    Together, these books taught me that empathy is more than feeling sorry for someone. It is recognizing that every person is carrying a story we may not fully see. They changed how I view students, strangers, and even myself.

    Two Movies

    Two films deserve honorable mention.

    To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the rare occasions where I will argue that the movie is just as good as the book. Gregory Peck’s Atticus Finch is so convincing that it is difficult for me to imagine the character any other way. As a teacher, I have also witnessed something remarkable: it is one of the few films that can bring a room full of high school freshmen boys to tears.

    Time After Time took me in a different direction. Rather than adapting The Time Machine, it transforms H. G. Wells into the protagonist of his own adventure. I loved the premise, and it eventually led me back to the novel itself.

    Books and movies often compete for our attention, but sometimes they work together. One deepened my appreciation for a story I already knew. The other introduced me to a classic that was waiting on a library shelf.

    Daily writing prompt What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world? View all responses #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2804 #library #LongWayDown #movies #TheBradyBunch #TheTimeMachine #TimeAfterTime #ToKillAMockingbird
  3. MIST0620/US-HE_WAS_NUMBER_ONE-a

    Mistigram: this joint #ANSIart illustration of “The Dino Bunch” (an excerpt of a longer work) was drawn by the incomparable @polyducks at the head of a pack of his all-star #TextmodeFriends brigade of the text art-curious – this one also features contributions by Rhoq, Retroshark and @mig_moog. It was included in the unthemed MIST0620 artpack collection released six years ago this month.

    #ANSIArt #dinosaur #migMoog #polyducks #Retroshark #Rhoq #TextmodeFriends #theBradyBunch
  4. The Brady Bunch (1969): Then & Now — 57 Years Later… What Happened?
    Here’s the story of a lovely lady and her growing brood. Nearly six decades since they moved into that famous split-level house, we explore the careers, personal triumphs, and lasting legacies of the six Brady kids.
    #TheBradyBunch #70sTV #ClassicSitcom #BradyKids #TVHistory #ThenAndNow
    timewarptv.org/the-brady-bunch

  5. Why would an unassuming mid-century house with tan siding become a historic landmark in Los Angeles? Here’s the story, from @Smithsonianmag:

    flip.it/F2NNFL

    #Culture #Entertainment #TV #70s #TheBradyBunch

  6. Why would an unassuming mid-century house with tan siding become a historic landmark in Los Angeles? Here’s the story, from @Smithsonianmag:

    flip.it/F2NNFL

    #Culture #Entertainment #TV #70s #TheBradyBunch

  7. TV Q&A: Why did @CBS kill off a lead character on @FireCountryCBS ? Why wasn't @SteveKornacki on @Msnbc on election day? Will #TheAmericanRevolution be released on DVD? Was Carol Brady divorced on #TheBradyBunch ? via @triblive - triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/t

  8. Ted Tocks Covers

    Welcome to My Nightmare

    Originally posted on February 28, 2025

    Happy Halloween from Alice!

    “Welcome to my nightmare
    I think you’re gonna like it
    I think you’re gonna feel you belong
    A nocturnal vacation
    Unnecessary sedation
    You want to feel at home ’cause you belong”

    #alicecooper #bobezrin #dickwagner #MichaelJackson #ronniejamesdio #samanthaleigh #thebradybunch #vincentprice

    tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2

  9. Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #TheBradyBunch #Sitcom #ABC As Wholesome as It Was, 'The Brady Bunch' Had To Ban This Incredibly Disturbing Scene dlvr.it/TNbkCm

  10. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MusicFeatures #TheBradyBunch Only One Musical Family Can Reign Supreme but Is It the Partridge Family or the Brady Bunch dlvr.it/TNK3gR

  11. CBS Studios Killed ‘Brady Bunch’ Revival Over Cindy Brady Actor’s Hate Speech; She Says Her Political Views Made Her ‘Too Dangerous’
    #Variety #News #SusanOlsen #TheBradyBunch

    variety.com/2024/tv/news/brady