I bought a new computer this week. (hold for applause) For a guy like me, that equates to a 6-year-old waking for Christmas morning. I have been using computers all my life. I learned to write Basic programming language in elementary school. Basic is old school, and well … basic. But I remember amazing my […]

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Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Ella. One day she went out and picked a pretty flower. She did not know that a monster was hiding behind the tree, watching her. Ella went home and her mommy helped her put the pretty flower in a vase. But that night the monster […]

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This was a really good film, perhaps as good or better then the Danish film it remakes. What I liked best about the storytelling is the the fact that while there is some tense conflict between the characters, there really is no bad guy. You understand, empathize, and ultimately pull for each of the characters. […]

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I was hooked right away and every unexpected turn made the film more engaging. At times it became borderline exhilarating. Now, I am not saying everyone will like this movie, because clearly lots of folks may even find it disturbing. But if you like action, shoot-em ups with a very original story premise, then you’ll […]

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I had no expectations of this film, which usually gives a movie a huge boost in the chances that I will give it a positive review. (Of course I enjoy movies so much, I rarely trash a whole movie – I seem to always find parts I enjoy.) Anyways, I found The Informant! hilarious and […]

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This world never ceases to amaze me. I just learned about a natural phenomenon called the Catatumbo Lightning. It is basically a lightning storm that stays in one spot for 140 to 160 days a year right at the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela. Not only does […]

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Have you heard of the game 20 questions? Well Akinator the web genius lets you think of a person whether fake or real, famous or not and it will figure out who you are thinking of. Its truly amazing. Here are some of the people I thought of that he guessed correctly: Harrison Ford Marie […]

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I know the song is clearly about moonshine, but growing up we would belt this out around the campfire and to me it was about my favorite refreshing beverage of citrus and caffeine: Well, they call it that good ole Mountain Dew. Yahoo! And men that refuse it are few. (like 1 or 2!) I’ll […]

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