**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 …
Regarding Violent Night: Not All Is Calm, But All Is Bright!
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 …
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Almost Half A Baker’s Dozen Days of Christmas Movies AGAIN!: Day 4 SCTV Staff Christmas Party
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 …
Almost Half A Baker’s Dozen Days of Christmas Movies AGAIN!: Day 3 White Christmas
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. …
Almost Half A Baker’s Dozen Days of Christmas Movies AGAIN!: Day 2 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Please wholeheartedly receive the compliments of the season until those compliments just seem like gratuitous sucking-up after a while! Yes, another post! Trust me, no one was more surprised as I was about it! With this slew of postings, I started with A Charlie Brown Christmas and now National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation? Could my holiday …
Almost Half A Baker’s Dozen Days of Christmas Movies AGAIN!: Day 1 A Charlie Brown Christmas
Stone the crows, it has been a while, hasn’t it? Warmest Christmas greetings to all my good friends, outright enemies, and noncommittal acquaintances! Once again, despite the court orders, I am going to spend this wonderful holiday time to speak about some wonderful holiday entertainment fare. Oh, I know that you cannot contain your joy …
Almost Equal Sequels Part XII: 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Ye gods, it has been a terrifically long time, hasn’t it? I feel like I’ve finally awoken from hibernation as I make the long journey to Jupiter’s moons, I tell you! Now that I coincidentally on purpose mentioned Jupiter’s moons, I think the time has come to talk about a sequel to an acclaimed and …
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Pluto: A Real Actual Honest-To-Goodness Planet
Being a parent, such as I am, I’m always intrigued when my children latch onto a new interest. Of course, I prefer it when they latch onto one of my interests that I tenderly and lovingly shoved down their throats for their cultural consumption. It isn’t easy to keep the fires burning, warding off the …
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What’s A Mother’s Movies To Do?: Bringing Up Baby
Well, kids, it has been a while, hasn't it? Aside from work and family commitments, it has been tough to carve out some time to talk about...well, anything! So I thought I'd start up a new series idea that I will probably let flounder and eventually lose interest in, but hey, let's give it the …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XI: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Space…the sheer amount of space that has happened since I last wrote something, I tell you! And to focus on a universally highly regarded sequel as Star Trek II? Could I take a more softball approach? I mean there’s no controversy here. The Wrath of Khan, or TWOK as the real geeks call it, is …
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