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Flattery Will Get You Everywhere, Thor
When I was first learning about blogging more than a decade and a half ago, I heard that one of the best ways to befriend other bloggers and get people to talk about me was to first talk about them. … Continue reading
My Brother, the Nintendo Expert
If you’ve followed this website for the past few years, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I’m one of nine children, and I grew up in a city in Washington State that’s right next door to Redmond. My … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, family, nintendo, personal, super mario, video games, washington state
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Swallowing My Pride
Humility is not an easy quality to achieve or maintain. I was bullied a lot as a child, and it hardened me to the point that I thought I was uniquely deserving of sympathy and that other people were responsible … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged books, britain, classic films, films, jane austen, movies, movies based on books, personal, pride and prejudice, relationships, videos
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It’s All Right When Everything Goes Wrong
When times get tough, I try to look on the bright side and count my blessings. I don’t feel so bad about the social distancing and isolation right now in part because the last year has been so hard for … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged disaster movies, films, m night shyamalan, mel gibson, movies, personal, science fiction, signs, videos
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Doctor’s Orders
I’m sorry to say I can’t publish a new article I had planned this week because I’ve gone and injured one of my fingers. It’s been swollen for many months, but it recently got so painful that I finally went … Continue reading
10 People and Things I’m Thankful for
I’ll keep things nice and simple this Thanksgiving by sharing 10 people and things I’m thankful for:
The Paddielphia Experiment
It’s finally here! The movie I wrote and directed as a teenager in the summer of 1997 and got all of my brothers and one of my sisters to star in it. The Paddielphia Experiment. For a number of reasons, I … Continue reading
Posted in Forgotten Film Gems, Uncategorized
Tagged cats, childhood, comedy, family, fun, funny, horror, personal, pets, videos
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Excuses, Excuses…
Several things kept me from finishing The Paddielphia Experiment this week. The footage was incomplete, I got really sick, and it seems like everything combined to prevent me from getting my work done. I know. Excuses, excuses. But I promise … Continue reading
Coming Soon: The Long-Lost Movie I Made as a Teenager
I’m finally doing it! Back in the summer of 1997, I wrote my first screenplay about a group of four brothers camping in the woods who get terrorized by a creature of pure evil. It was called The Paddielphia Experiment, … Continue reading
I No Longer Think It’s Wise to Mock the Past
Have you ever found the answer to a question you had never thought to ask, but which explains many other questions you’ve had? I had this experience when I watched a brilliant review of Pleasantville. I had never seen a … Continue reading
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Tagged drama, films, history, movie review, movies, mst3k, personal, pleasantville, videos
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