Author Archives: Lyle Verbilion

About Lyle Verbilion

I'm just wanderin' around lookin' at things. Wow.

Nothing But a Dreamer (Inspired by a True Story)

And during the hours of video absorption we watched Dreamer – Inspired By a True Story. I’d seen it in the stores for a while now. I remember when Kurt Russell was just a kid. I remember when Kris Kristofferson … Continue reading

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‘Til There Was ‘Til There Was You

Doing the channel surfing thing, and bumped into ‘Til There Was You, which stars a whole bunch of familiar looking people including Dylan McDermott and Jeanne Tripplehorn. It’s about a couple that just never quite meet, but are forever bound … Continue reading

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First Annual Best-of Clip-Show Post

UPDATED Jan 5, 2011 So I tried to automagically post this on January 1st. But it didn’t happen. Nothing showed up, and I didn’t notice right away. I blamed it on a WordPress update. But no, it turns out that … Continue reading

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Dreams of False-Alaska

Last night I had another recurring dream of False-Alaska. Like real Alaska, False-Alaska is scenic. And there’s lots of hiking and boat travelling adventures. But it never seems to be too cold there. And the population is really booming. Once … Continue reading

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Son of Sea Hunt

I used to love watching old B&W afternoon re-runs of Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt. He was a diver loosely modeled after Jacques Cousteau. OK, maybe not modeled after Cousteau. He used aqualungs like Cousteau invented. Anyway, he was underwater … Continue reading

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One Final Confession

After a Dangerous Mind and a Superhero, you’ll want to hear the Confessions of a Crap Artist by Philip K. Dick. Or read it anyway. Hollywood has made a number of high profile movies based on PKD’s stories. They never … Continue reading

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Childhood Dream IV – a new hope

This one was recurring, over at least 2 years. In December. I’m sitting in the center of my parents’ bed. My dog is lying next to me. In front of us is a Christmas present, wrapped like they are on … Continue reading

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More Confessions…

So after I was talking about Confessions of a Dangerous Mind at work, somebody mentioned Confessions of a Superhero. It found me on Netflix as an Instant View last year sometime. It follows 4 folks dressed up as superheros, walking … Continue reading

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Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine

I used the phrase “Gene Gene the Dancing Machine” today at work, then had to explain it to my co-workers. Gene appeared frequently on The Gong Show. He’d just kind of stroll around, doing his dance, with a big smile … Continue reading

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Doin’ Dat Yogurt Tang

I grow my own yogurt. Anyone can. All it takes is some dairy products and a warm spot. And it’s cheaper than most of my other hobbies. I pour milk into a pot and put the pot into another pot, … Continue reading

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