It’s something we all know. Be nice to everyone on the way up, because you never know who might get you on the way down. The new book Game Change really let’s us know from those at the bottom what happened to those at the top when they were at the top and may have some influence as to whether or not they stay there.

Secrets of a Secretary (1931) with Claudette Colbert is a saucy Pre-Code film which reminds us that who may we think we are we may not remain and that what we think we hold dear might be negotiable.

People who used to be on the same side like Conan and Jay and people who are now on the same side like Clinton and Bush with the Hatian Relief effort illustrate how we never know who are allies are.

Secrets of a Secretary the Blog is another little treat. Be careful everyone. The little mouse may run the house.

Claudette Colbert fleeing her wedding in her bridal gown which looked more like lingerie was who I always aspired to be as a bride.

Free, young and confident and ready to bolt on a moments notice if it wasn’t right and always ready to run away with Clarke Gable. (Fortunately, I had absolutely no desire what so ever to bolt on my wedding day. I had found my Clarke Gable.) It Happened One Night was the first wedding in a movie that made a huge impression on me. Or at least I remember thinking, “wow, she looks so sensual and free and sexy in that wedding dress!” or whatever a 6 year olds version of that thought process was. I just remember LOVING that dress. Well, I’m not exactly Ms. Colbert but I just wanted to recommend that movie to anyone who was getting married or had just got married. And since I just don’t have the physique or money for that kind of dress, anyone who can pull off that dress, I highly reccommend it. I just got married on Saturday and was trying to think of my favorite pre-code wedding movies and I could think of nothing more glamorous or fabulous than It Happened One Night. Nothing is more romantic than the walls of Jericho. I felt in the spirit of eloping since we had such a simple ceremony but it was so lovely I felt a little like I was running away and eloping. I highly recommend this. Nothing kills romance more than bills and lack of spontaneity. So in these difficult times, put the Bride’s Magazine down and run away together. Watch a little Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert and spend the night in a haystack eating carrots.