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Duel
“I’d like to report a truck driver who’s been endangering my life.” Imagine for a moment you’re driving down the road in your car; it’s not the greatest car – in fact it’s downright pitiful. You are on a two-lane… Continue reading
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Roxanne
“It’s not the size of the nose that matters; it’s what’s inside that counts!” CD Bales (Steve Martin) is just your average small town fire chief. That is, if your average small town fire chief is clever, charismatic, verbose, witty,… Continue reading
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Cocoon
“Men should be explorers, no matter how old they are. I don’t know about anybody else, but I’m going.” Most everyone cherishes the boundless treasures that come from a good relationship with a grandparent. Those that have experienced this wouldn’t trade those… Continue reading
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
“It seems to me the only thing you’ve learned is that Caesar is a ‘salad dressing dude.’” For those who are interested in visiting or re-visiting a bit of nostalgia from the late 1980s, I highly recommend Bill & Ted’s… Continue reading
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Frailty
“Sometimes truth defies reason.” Fenton is just your average young teenage boy living in a small town in Texas in 1979. He’s interested in girls, watches The Dukes of Hazzard, sneaks into R-rated movies at the local theater, and struggles… Continue reading
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Brewster’s Millions
“I’m gonna teach you to hate spending money. I’m gonna make you so sick of spending money that the mere sight of it will make you wanna throw up!” Baseball season is fully underway, and I just can’t get enough.… Continue reading
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Sweet & Savory Pork Chops
For months now I’ve struggled to maintain a consistent weekly menu for having supper at home. And while Lisa and I don’t have a heaping pile of responsibilities on the home front right now — outside of keeping Amity in line —… Continue reading
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African Chicken Peanut Stew
When the beauty that is Autumn finally arrives, it brings with it fantastically bright colors of yellow, orange and red. It brings wonderfully chilly football weather, where sweaters, jackets and hats become a staple in my wardrobe until Spring of… Continue reading
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Top 5 Most Memorable Music Videos
This week marked the 30th Anniversary of MTV. Although I didn’t watch its original launch at midnight (I was just six and we didn’t have cable then), I did spent a healthy amount of my weekday afternoons and summers filling… Continue reading
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Day 60: A Movie That Inspires You
CITIZEN KANE (1941) As we finally pull into the station after this 60 day trek, I arrive at one of the most fascinating motion pictures ever put on screen – Citizen Kane. This was the one and only time that… Continue reading
The Inconsistent Writer 