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07/02/2025

“Back when I worked in the arts, I never passed up a single opportunity — no matter how small. I always showed up. No matter the odds.”

A friend once said that to me.

At the time, it didn’t feel profound. Just simple, honest advice. But those words stuck with me.

I remember the day the script landed in my hands. I skimmed it, barely. Tossed it aside. It happens — sometimes you’re tired, distracted, or just don’t feel the spark.

But that friend’s voice echoed in my mind: “Always show up.”

So, I pulled the script out of the trash, read it properly this time, and thought, Why not?

Not long after, I found myself back across from Bob Zemeckis.

And just like that… history began to write itself.

📽️ Back to the Future wasn’t smooth from the start. Another actor had the lead role. We shot six full weeks before Michael came in. The studio wanted someone with more levity — a spark that could lift the entire story.

I’d already spent weeks pouring myself into Doc Brown. Rebuilding that energy with someone new? I was terrified. I didn’t know if I could do it again.

But then… we stepped into the scene together.

Michael and I — it just worked. Instantly. Naturally. Like we’d been partners forever.

Even years later, after long breaks, we could snap back into those characters with no effort. Like flipping a switch. The connection never faded.

🕰️ And now?

That story keeps traveling through time.

I’ve met people who grew up watching Back to the Future, wide-eyed and inspired. They became scientists. Engineers. Inventors. Some fell in love with movies because of it. Others say it changed the way they saw time, possibility… the future.

🎬 Out of all the roles I’ve played, none have echoed like this one.

None have been passed from parent to child with such wonder.

And to think — I almost missed it.

A gentle reminder from me, Christopher Lloyd:

🚀 Sometimes, the biggest moments hide inside the smallest choices.
So always show up. You never know what it might lead to.
Sometimes… it takes you back to the future.

07/02/2025

The memories I have with my dad are more precious than gold. They’re the treasures I carry in my heart—every laugh, every lesson, every quiet moment. He may be gone, but he’s with me always.

05/18/2025

Rowan Atkinson: The Man Behind Mr. Bean — A Story of Perseverance

Rowan Atkinson, best known as the iconic Mr. Bean, didn’t have an easy start in life. Born into a middle-class family, he struggled with a severe stutter and was often teased and bullied for his appearance. Some even said he looked like an alien. These early experiences made him shy and introverted. He didn’t have many friends and found comfort in science, eventually earning a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Oxford.

Though he had a deep interest in acting, his stammer made performing difficult. He tried joining a comedy group at university, but his speech disorder continued to be a barrier. Rejected by multiple TV shows and feeling defeated, Atkinson could have given up. But he didn’t. He believed in his talent and had an unwavering passion for making people laugh.

Then came a breakthrough: he discovered that when he stepped into a character, his stutter vanished. This realization changed everything. While still at Oxford, he began crafting a peculiar, mostly silent character — someone expressive, funny, and relatable without relying on words. That character would become Mr. Bean.

Though he later found success in other shows like Blackadder, it was Mr. Bean that catapulted him to international fame. Despite the challenges — his speech disorder, his unconventional looks, the early rejections — Rowan Atkinson became one of the world’s most beloved comic actors.

His journey is a powerful reminder that you don’t need to fit the mold to achieve greatness.

05/18/2025

This girl painted a portrait of her deceased father, but no one supported her!😭😍

05/14/2025

"Deadwood Then and Now: From Dusty Frontier to Preserved Legacy"

The top photo from 1877 shows the bustling, rugged mining town of Deadwood, South Dakota — complete with dirt roads, wooden storefronts, and horse-drawn wagons. The bottom image from 2023 captures the same historic street, now paved and lined with preserved or restored buildings that reflect its Wild West roots, transformed into a charming tourist destination while honoring its rich past.

05/14/2025

Then and Now: A Glimpse Down the Same Street Over 130 Years Apart"

The top photo shows a modern-day urban scene filled with cars, high-rises, and modern infrastructure, while the bottom photo captures the same location in 1894, featuring dirt roads, Victorian-style buildings, and a horsecar railway — a striking contrast that highlights the rapid urban transformation through time.

05/14/2025

05/14/2025

Amazing

05/14/2025

A shame the old pedestrian bridge wasn’t saved. I grew up in Castellamare in the 50’s and 60’s. Crossed the old bridge many times to and from the beach

05/14/2025

The building on the left was constructed in 14th Century CE. Despite its age it is remarkably durable, having survived the test of time with only a few brick and cement fillings to bolster it up

05/12/2025

🏡 One man. 99 homes. And a vision of dignity.

In Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canadian entrepreneur Marcel LeBrun did something extraordinary — not with speeches, but with action.

He invested $4 million of his own money to build a village of tiny homes for those experiencing homelessness. But this wasn’t just about shelter. It was about belonging. About restoring hope, purpose, and possibility. 🌱

The project, called 12 Neighbours, is more than rooftops and walls.
Each home is fully furnished, powered with solar panels, and designed for comfort and independence.
And at the heart of the community? An enterprise center — a place for job training, education, and fresh starts. 📚🛠️

Because Marcel believes real change doesn’t come from handouts…
It comes from offering people a way to stand tall again.

💡 A reminder:
Sometimes the most powerful way to fight poverty…
is to build something — and invite people in.

05/12/2025

Do you see this woman?
She was mocked, dismissed, humiliated, and cast aside…
simply because she was born a woman.

Her name was Grazia Deledda.
Born in the rugged hills of Nuoro, Sardinia — a land where girls were taught to sew, not to dream.

At just nine years old, she was pulled out of school.
Education, they said, was unnecessary for a girl.

But Grazia didn’t agree.
She studied in secret — feeding her mind with borrowed books and filling her soul with unwritten stories.

As a teenager, she published her first tale in a magazine.
For her, it was joy.
For the village, it was scandal.

A woman? Writing? How shameful.
The neighbors whispered.
The priest disapproved.
Even her own family turned cold.

A woman’s place, they said, was in the kitchen —
not on the page.

But Grazia was made of something different:
perseverance.

She wrote at night, when the world slept.
In silence, she built a voice.

Years later, she moved to Rome, with a man who believed in her more than anyone else:
Palmiro Madesani.

Not just a husband.
He was her shield, her anchor, her fuel.

When the world mocked the two of them —
a woman writer and a man proud to stand behind her —
they answered with quiet defiance.

Grazia wrote of fierce women, broken men,
and wild landscapes that mirrored her own unbreakable heart.

And one day, the world finally listened.

In 1926, Grazia Deledda — the little girl from Sardinia with only a basic education —
became the first Italian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

When she stepped onto that stage, she did not walk alone.
At her side, hand in hand, stood Palmiro —
the man who knew how to love without fear.

Because real love doesn’t ask you to shrink.
It holds you higher when the world tries to pull you down.

And you, Grazia —
Thank you.

For teaching us that being a woman
is not a weakness.
It is a light that writes itself into history.