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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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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 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.
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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.
I’m Concerned About the Future of My Alma Mater
I debated talking about this at all, but I think it’s an important topic to address. I graduated from Brigham Young University more than a decade ago. My parents attended that same school many years before, but they never pressured … Continue reading
My Permanent Scar and What It Represents
Monday, June 7, 2021 started like any other workday. Or, at least, it started like I used to consider normal for a workday. I got up at my usual ridiculously early time to get in a good workout before putting … Continue reading
I Struggle to Sit Through Frustrating Film Scenes Like These
I finally watched My Cousin Vinny a few weeks ago, and I have some things to say about it. I had heard for years that it’s a great movie, and I was missing out by not watching it. But for … Continue reading
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Tagged comedy, courtroom drama, films, funny, movie review, movies, my cousin vinny, personal, videos
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An Example of Seemingly Random Things Happening for a Reason
“There are no accidents,” said a wise turtle named Oogway. I believe that to be a true statement. It might seem like a random series of events produced everything we see around us, from life to civilizations, but I don’t … Continue reading
The Long-Lost Origin of the Deja Reviewer
Today is a special day for me worth celebrating. It marks the 10th anniversary of the first article I ever published as the Deja Reviewer, and this is the 600th article I have published on this website. Back on June … Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, films, movie review, movies, musical, personal, pixar, wizard of oz
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