Wednesday

Any Wednesday [VHS]
$19.98
Jane Fonda did quite a few of these situation sex comedies early on in her career, before her "Barbarella" period, and long before she became a serious actress in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They" and "Klute". Most were based on hit Broadway plays, like "Barefoot in the Park" by Neil Simon. "Any Wednesday" is just such a light, sexy comedy based on a hit Broadway play, which plays up Ms. Fonda's All-American good looks and quick comic timing.

In this film, Ms. Fonda plays a young art gallery employee who is being aggressively courted by one of the richest financiers in the world, played with a twinkle in his eye by Jason Robards. Unfortunately the Robards character is also a married man, which is a definite no-no for the virginal Jane. But after a year of phone calls and romance, Robards catches Jane in a weak moment when she is about to lose her beloved apartment. The apartment is going co-op and she cannot afford to buy it. Rich Mr. Robards buys the apartment for Jane, and sets her up there as his once-a-week mistress -- on Wednesday nights when he has told his wife he is going out of town. That's the set-up and the end of Act 1.

Complications set in when a new secretary sends handsome, (and single) Dean Jones to the apartment, which Robards is calling an "executive suite" so he can get a tax write-off. At some point, the boss' wife also shows up and then the hilarity begins, since the wife finds Jones and Fonda in the apartment and immediately assumes they are a married couple visiting from out-of-town and being put up in her husband's executive suite.

I enjoy these frothy comedies from the sixties, and this is one of the cutest. Unfortunately it is not available on DVD yet, only on VHS. So in order to enjoy it, I ordered it through the Amazon downloading program which put it straight onto my computer for under ten bucks. Pretty good deal until I can get ahold of the DVD.

Wednesday Morning Heartache
$0.99

The Wednesday Wars
$6.99
I tagged this book as YA but I think it's got a message for both adults and young alike.

Before reading the book I read reviews, both good and bad, and what seemed to be a re-occuring theme was the idea that this was more a book about the author reflecting, as an adult, what being in 7th grade was like. And I understand that. At times, it made sense - as how could he have written such a wonderful portrait of Mrs. Baker as he did without having the wisdom of an adult.

So while some might think the book is about Holling, I think it's about Mrs. Baker and the amazing strength, wisdom and devotion a teacher has to have for his or her students in order for them to learn - despite every effort being made not to learn.

It takes a special kind of person to be a teacher and to mold and shape young lives. If every kid out there had a Mrs. Baker in their lives the world would definitely be a better place.

The Wednesday Letters
$13.00
THE WEDNESDAY LETTERS will probably be one of my favorite books and one that I will
read again and again. The patience, love and forgiveness are inspirational. This
is definitely a keeper. One of the most enjoyable books I have read in a long time.
Will definitely recommend this book.