Hold fast to that which is good*

by chuckofish

St. Patrick’s Day approaches–what does this mean to me? I am reminded that it will be time to watch The Quiet Man (1952) again.

As you may have gathered, we are a family that loves our traditions. These traditions include watching movies on designated holidays. The list of designated movies/holidays has grown over the years. Anyway, I thought it might be helpful to make a list of those dates/movies and so, with the help of daughter #1, I did.

New Year’s Day (January 1): Last Holiday (2006) starring Queen Latifah and LL Cool J

Valentine’s Day (February 14): Bullitt (1968) starring Steve McQueen

St. Patrick’s Day (March 17): The Quiet Man (1952) starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara

Easter (April 9): Ben Hur (1959) starring Charlton Heston

Memorial Day (May 29): They Were Expendable (1945) starring John Wayne and Robert Montgomery

Juneteenth (June 16): The Professionals (1967) starring Woody Strode, Lee Marvin and Burt Lancaster

Independence Day (July 4): Yankee Doodle Dandy** (1942) starring James Cagney

National Day of the Cowboy (July 22): Red River (1948) starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift

Labor Day (September 4): The Pajama Game (1957) starring Doris Day and John Raitt

Our Anniversary (October 18): Shane (1953) starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Van Heflin

Halloween (October 31): Signs (2002) starring Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix

Reformation Day (October 31): Luther (2003) starring Joseph Fiennes

Veterans Day (November 11): Any war movie

Thanksgiving (November 23) : Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) starring Steve Martin and John Candy

Christmas movies during the month of December, including Die Hard (1988)

It appears we have no holiday in August! Any ideas? August 1 is, of course, the birthday of Herman Melville and that is certainly something worth celebrating! We could watch Moby Dick (1956) starring Gregory Peck.

Just remember, life can be a romance if you celebrate the small stuff (and the Big Stuff)!

*1 Thessalonians 5:21

**We are usually too busy to watch a movie on the Fourth of July, but this movie would be a good one to watch if you were so inclined.