This blog shall stop at nothing and stay there, bringing all undiscerning readers up to date information about significant items of interest and intrigue that will certainly be interesting to someone somewhere at sometime. I shall also try to avoid being vague.
During some free time while I was gleefully not flyfishing, it came to my notice that even the youngest Gen-Xer is now over 40 years old. When my bordering on ancient ears heard that, I dropped my cane and spurted out, “My word!” through my dentures. We’re all aging faster than an outdoor ice sculpting …
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Given the volatile nature of politics today, I should know better than to enter the fray. However, I am going to stand into the wind as I spit into it, using these current climes to make my position clear. I don’t care if you’re left-wing, right-wing, or you just flip everyone the whole bird, here are ten …
Continue reading "Ten Reasons Why I Would Not Get Along with Abraham Lincoln"
After an interminable spell of inaction with this series, we once again ascend the mountain of the movies that my mother enjoyed while she was still with us. As we climb, be sure that you have a good set of pitons, some excellent rope, and a flag representing whatever nation gave you the most endorsement money …
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When in Year of Our Blockbusters, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-Nine, there was only one man that could beat Indiana Jones, James Bond, Riggs & Murtaugh, Marty McFly, the Ghostbusters, and Weird Al Yankovic at the box office: Batman! There was such a demand for Batman movie tickets and bat-related paraphernalia, the country simply …
Continue reading "Almost Equal Sequels PART XIII: Batman Returns"
***Just a quick note before reading this autobiographical slice. This piece came from a bit of a raw place from the past. However, I did try to add some wondrous humor. I truly did. But not everything was funny, so forgive me if I stumbled a bit. It took a long time before the scar …
My oh my, it has been a while, hasn’t it? Golly, where has the time gone? Beyond my usual excuses of laziness and being a non-motivated non-starter, I have nothing else to say other than the YouTube channels I subscribe to have items that just need to be seen. Let me ask you, if I don’t watch …
Continue reading "Wherefore Art Thou Art? Part 2: Cézannes On Patrol"
**A Word of Friendly Warning**I wrote this little piece initially way back when I was in the confines of a not-that-great Midwestern Lutheran College in Hypothermia Falls, Minnesota. Now, I have reedited it a bit, so if you’re one of those ancient folks who remember reading it in the school paper back then, it will …
It’s over. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is for the most part dead. Yeah, there might be a late holiday party or an office get-together but those in attendance won’t really have their hearts in it. The stockings are coming down. The menorah has gone out. Relentless winter continues regardless. And your …
Continue reading "Regarding Violent Night: Not All Is Calm, But All Is Bright!"
Ah hah! Yet again once more, a seasonal Christmas post for this time of the season, Christmas! For the three of you paying attention at home, I started off on this journey with the iconic TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, then jumped into a holiday comedy with National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, then examined a …
Ah yes, time for another non-controversial choice for a movie selection! But first if you’re just jumping into this series by accident or by direction of a court order, all the best of the season to you and yours! This slew of postings started with A Charlie Brown Christmas and then National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. …
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