Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the waters of blogging…I decided to take a refreshing splash and jumped right in! The world of sequels is blessedly never-ending and now with summer coming oppressively at us, the luscious land of blockbusters beckons from the deep! So since this entry can’t stay …
Ever Since I Met You, I’ve Swept You Off My Feet: Reflecting on Animal Crackers
The year is 1928. (Well, not now, of course, but back then it was 1928. Do try to keep up, will you?) At any rate, the Four Marx Brothers were the toast of Broadway in 1928. The Marxes’ first Broadway show, 1924’s I’ll Say She Is, was a success and a vindication of millions of …
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There’s Something Rotten at Rotten Tomatoes with Captain Marvel
(Gosh, I can’t believe that Disnarvel is finally doing a follow-up to this movie! Anyway, as a mere child, I wrote this back in 2019 and now that a sequel that no one asked for, starring people that no one really cares about, is maybe perhaps coming out some time, I thought I’d resurrect this …
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Being Open About The U.S. Open
Since the statute of limitations has finally passed, the curtain can be lifted so I can share that I had the privilege of being at the 117th U.S. Open in 2017! The Open was located at Erin Hills Golf Course in the township of Erin near Hartford, WI in Washington County contained within the great state …
An Incredibly Overblown Reaction To A Rather Insignificant Incident, or Why The Dalai Lama Should Ride The Bus
(This post was originally written back in March 2016. Seeing as how the Dalai Lama ended up in the news recently and realizing that with Earth Day coming up, I’m doing my part to recycle. Here is a moderately revamped and hardly reedited version for you, dear readers. I know you don’t want me working …
What’s A Mother’s Movies To Do?: Stalag 17
Time to continue the journey down the rabbit hole, exploring of some of my late mother’s favorite films. Her tastes leaned more towards the classic rather than the modern, and I’m completely fine with that. Far too often we jump into the new and flashy thing with both feet and then dispose of it three minutes later …
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3 Points At 2.25 Score: Almost Halfway to 90
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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Ten Reasons Why I Would Not Get Along with Abraham Lincoln
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 …
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What’s A Mother’s Movies To Do?: The Thing From Another World
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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Almost Equal Sequels PART XIII: Batman Returns
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 …
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A Full Rich Blather 