Cantara’s (Social) Notebook

I’m not even a Gyllenhaal and I got over half right . “You Are 57% from Bryn Athyn!” You are definitely somewhat familiar with Bryn Athyn and her social circles! Perhaps you’re a newcomer or a person who networks a lot. How Bryn Athyn Are You Take More Quizzes [More about Bryn Athyn here, here and here .] SUBSCRIBE TO MY OCCASIONAL NEWSLETTER. CLICK HERE. _____

Sharing in the meme: I was tagged by a couple of friends on Facebook who listed 25 things about themselves, and so in turn I’m sharing with you 25 things about me. If this puts you in the mood, go forth and do the same. And don’t forget to tag your Facebook friends! (For my interview at SubtleTea.com, click here or here . If you read it at editor Dave Herrle ’s award-winning online litzine you throw him some always-welcome hits. If you open up the web-based PDF reader you can download it, along with that notorious photo of me rising out of a hot tub nude, and my favorite portrait of Stephen Gyllenhaal with his son Jake, taken by Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Elswit . ) 01. My first crush was on Prince Philip in the 1959 Disney version of Sleeping Beauty. I was four . 02. From 1971-73 I attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis (my birthplace and home for 18 years) where I majored in Music, my instrument Voice, a lyric soprano leaning toward the coloratura. My ...

From Gawker: “On 60 Minutes , Katie Couric kept asking Chesley Sullenberger whether his heroic flight was influenced by anything beside training: his gut, his terror, his God. No: “I was sure I could do it.” “Swoon. “If the Bush years were about winging it, Sullenberger is the refreshing antidote: Someone who knows how to do his job. “And not just as a pilot. Sullenberger, somehow, can handle not only a water landing on the Hudson River but also being elevated from mere mortal to the walking embodiment of a nation’s hopes for itself. ... The pilot is fully aware of the projection that’s going on and is trying his best to handle it with grace. “He’s already ensured himself a distinguished record in that regard, too.” The last clip has this exchange: Couric: You've been called a hero by a lot of people. How do you feel about that? Sullenberger: I don’t feel comfortable embracing it, but I don’t want to deny it. I don’t want to diminish their thankful feeling toward me by...