The Old Folks Home

[Cynthia12]

I've shared this on a few different threads. If you've seen it, skip it.. I love this. The little girl is quite the example for going strong, and these guys can sing. They are from Utah. I just got their album.

 

[Beer can]

yes it did...  I was soo jonesing for the book ...  but dang there wasn't ever a book.

funny thing me...  I really prefer to see the movie first.  that way I have the characters visualized when i read the book.  When you go the other way around the movie is a pale pale comparison of the book.

Only one that didnt disappoint me was Harry Potter.

deb

Never read or watched them. But your right books are usually much better than the movie's. The only one I can think of that was as good or better was The Green Mile. Crap, Lonesome Dove, ughh, Where the red fern grows.... can u think of anymore?

 

[drumstick diva]

I absolutely LOVE Green Mile, and NO ONE around here will watch it because I LOVE IT SO MUCH, it has to stink! My own family thinks my taste is so bad.

These stubborn people are missing a real experience. I still hurt for John Coffey.

 

[perchie.girl]

I absolutely LOVE Green Mile, and NO ONE around here will watch it because I LOVE IT SO MUCH, it has to stink! My own family thinks my taste is so bad.

These stubborn people are missing a real experience. I still hurt for John Coffey.

It always amazes me when Stephen King writes something soo different from horror.

deb

 

[dsqard]

I agree The Green Mile is an awesome book and they did a really good job with the movie too staying very close to the book. Deb I am horrible about reading the book first then seeing the movie. It usually does make the movie kind of stink because it is really hard to capture the whole book in a 1 1/2 to 2 hour movie. They did a pretty good job with Carrie, The Shining and Cujo (although they wimped out on the ending in that one) but Christine was horrible compared to the book. Can you tell I am a huge Stephen King fan?
Chicka, keep an eye on that rooster. If his flogging you was a one time deal brought on by him thinking you were "attacking" the hens then fine, but if he starts going at you and challenging you now then you may want to reconsider having him. My rooster Randy made delicious enchiladas after he decided that he was head rooster over me and continued to go at me. When he spurred me through my jeans he sealed his fate.

 

[vehve]

When should a roo develop his spurs? Our Eemeli is about 14 months now, and he still only has little nubs where the spurs should develop. And he's pretty much a little wuss, so no worrying about being attacked is necessary. He's a very loving father though, he often takes care of his chicks when the mommies are off doing something else, and he gives treats to both his girls and his chicks. The chicks are getting big enough to not need any extra heat anymore, but at one point they used to gather under his wings when they felt cold.

 

[perchie.girl]

@dsqard

I stopped reading Stephen King after the Stand...

But I hugely enjoyed the books: Carrie, The Shining, Christine, The Dead Zone...

The Shining by itself without reading the book is AWESOME... But I read the book first... And the book by far was scarier and much much more intense...

Again Carrie as a stand alone was a good movie... The book was far far better.

Christine... Mheah... and the book Kind of Mhea... not really my cup of tea.

The Dead Zone hands down was one of my favorites. Hated the tv series.

Firestarter... again the movie as a stand alone was awesome.... of course Drew Barrymore what a prodigy... it was her second movie I believe... her first was E.T. The Book went soo much more into detail about the struggle the father had in keeping his daughter safe teaching her control and keeping her out of the hands of "The Shop"

I couldnt read IT or Cujo or Pet Cemetary... And certainly didnt ever see the movies.

Back when the movie Hellraiser came out I saw it and was done with horror pretty much from then on.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

When should a roo develop his spurs? Our Eemeli is about 14 months now, and he still only has little nubs where the spurs should develop. And he's pretty much a little wuss, so no worrying about being attacked is necessary. He's a very loving father though, he often takes care of his chicks when the mommies are off doing something else, and he gives treats to both his girls and his chicks. The chicks are getting big enough to not need any extra heat anymore, but at one point they used to gather under his wings when they felt cold.

I really think it depends on the breed. My Wellies didn't have spurs to speak of till they were almost two years old. But I had a barred rock that had huge spurs by the time he was about ten months... certainly under a year.

I think the sign of a good roo is his attentiveness to his flock...

deb

 

[chickadoodles]

dsqard thank you and believe me I am not going to take any chances. The one time I thought maybe he was to close I ran him out of the coop. If he tries it again he will be replaced. I have 3 Buckeye cockerels that would be wonderful over the hens.

 

[chickadoodles]

vehve I am not really sure when they develop. Our Welsummer Rooster is 2 yrs. and he really is a great rooster and protected the hens when I lost my whole flock. He survived with a few of my hens. He has very large spurs. My rooster has always been very gentle with the hens and the chicks and tells me when something is up. He's a better watch dog that my dogs most of the time.