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‘Ephemeral’ Broke My Heart
When I try to explain my feelings, my words usually come out clumsily. So I apologize if I prove incapable of properly capturing everything I long to say. I’m going to talk about fictional characters as though they were real … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged animated films, miraculous, romance, sad, smallville, superhero, TV shows
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I Promised God I Would Write This
In the early morning of Friday, November 26, 2021, I was doing my daily workout. I wasn’t even halfway through when I felt an unmistakable feeling, almost like a voice whispering to me to pay attention. I stopped what I … Continue reading
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Tagged family, God, gratitude, holiday, personal, thanksgiving
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Jumanji Is the Right Way to Adapt a Children’s Book to the Big Screen
I’ve wanted to write about Jumanji for a long time, but I couldn’t find the right spark of inspiration. I didn’t want to mindlessly praise it or make an unwarranted comparison to another film. For example, for a while I … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged actors, dr. seuss, family, films, jumanji, movie review, movies, movies based on books, the cat in the hat
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I’ve Reached a Critical Turning Point in My Life
A few months ago, I wrote about my inability to deal with stressful and frustrating situations. I ended on a hopeful note that I’d try to work on that character flaw, even though I didn’t know how to measure my … Continue reading
If I Could Do Anything for a Day…
My team at work likes to do fun things to liven up our meetings. One of those things is to have participants answer a series of questions. At the start of October, a longtime coworker of mine was the first … Continue reading
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Tagged a more perfect union, constitution, personal, united states
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Forgotten Film Gems: Almost an Angel
In one of Crocodile Dundee’s quieter moments, the titular character waxes philosophical in the presence of his newfound love Sue Charlton. He notes, “I read The Bible once. You know, God and Jesus and all them apostles? They were all … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems
Tagged comedy, crocodile dundee, drama, films, God, movie review, movies, paul hogan, religion
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No Article Today
I apologize to my wonderful readers, but I am unable to publish a new article today. I have several written, but my support staff and I are too sick to make use of them. It’s actually just my wife and … Continue reading
The Sixth Sense Meets Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier is all about reanimated corpses of soldiers who have to take extreme measures to continue functioning. One way they do that is by covering themselves in ice to cool down their body temperatures. That got me thinking. The … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged films, funny, humor, jokes, movies, puns, science fiction, the sixth sense, universal soldier
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The Quality I Admire Most in James Bond
I imagine most people admire James Bond for his good looks, charm, wit, strength, and attractiveness to high-class women. Those are all positive qualities. But what I admire most about him is his ability to stay cool in high-pressure situations.
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged action movies, films, goldfinger, hook, james bond, movie review, movies, personal, videos
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3 Lessons I Learned from Being Miraculously Healed
Sometimes I have to go through an extremely painful situation to learn a valuable lesson. This happened once again last month. And I learned three important things from it.
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