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What All Borrowers Truly Need
A wise king once said, “Are we not all beggars?” That begs the question: who are we begging from and what have we borrowed? I’ll answer that a little later. First, I’ve been hearing on the news about people worried … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged blessings, debt, films, forgiveness, God, jesus christ, loan, money, personal, videos
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A Mortgage Was Burned and 3 Lessons Were Learned
For someone like me, throwing a party is hard. I’m not eager to make a public spectacle of myself, but I do love making personal connections with good people. My shyness is partly why it took me nearly three years … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged books, debt, friendship, fun, house, mortgage burning, party, personal
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The Running Man Comes Full Circle in an Action-Packed Chiasmus
Unlike Ben Richards, I definitely do requests. And when my amazing reader Jordan asks me to analyze a film to see if it’s a chiasmus, I always say yes! He has a perfect track record, helping me discover the chiasmus … Continue reading
X2: X-Men United Is an Extraordinary Chiasmus
I mentioned weeks ago that Jordan asked me to see if X2: X-Men United is a chiasmus, and I agreed. Unfortunately, I got very sick shortly after that, so it took me quite a while to make good on that … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged action movies, chiasmus, comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, science fiction, sequels, x-men
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My Disappointment with Doogie Howser, M.D.
I like old TV shows more than new ones. In general, I’m not a big TV watcher. But when I got sick last month and wanted to get my mind off the pain I was experiencing, I figured a medical … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged 1980s, doctor, doogie howser md, drama, hospital, romance, TV shows
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Eating and Breathing Are Such Luxuries
A few weeks ago, I got a fantastic tip from Jordan to analyze X2: X-Men United and see if it’s an example of Cinematic Chiasmus. I was excited to take a look at it. However, many things got in the … Continue reading
Movie Matchups: Three Men and a Baby vs. Baby Boom
In 1986, there was a famous rivalry between fighter-plane movies in which Top Gun trounced Iron Eagle. In 1988, it was body-switch movies in which Big crushed Vice Versa and 18 Again! But what about 1987? Was there any rivalry … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged 1980s, baby, baby boom, comedy, competition, drama, family, films, leonard nimoy, movie review, movies, relationships, three men and a baby
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It’s Finally Happening
I’ve been on two concurrent journeys over the past 15 years. One involves joke-telling and the other involves homeownership. And both of them are about to collide next month in the best way possible.
The Hunt for Red October’s Chiasmus
Jack is back, and so is Jo! The first Jack Ryan film I uncovered as an example of Cinematic Chiasmus was Patriot Games. It turns out that that is not the only film featuring the famed CIA agent to be … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, hunt for red october, jack ryan, movie review, movies, movies based on books, submarine, tom clancy
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