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What I Hate about the Grand Canyon

Depending on how you look at it, visiting the Grand Canyon on March 1st is either just in time, or just too late. From December thru the end of February, you get to drive along the roads to all the … Continue reading

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Loosely Speaking, Strictly Ballroom

I first heard of Baz Luhrmann from his 1998 CD Something For Everybody. There was 1 song on there that I’d heard somewhere and desperately wanted. It’s the “Wear Sunscreen” one, the words of which were once attributed to Kurt … Continue reading

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Where to go?

Sometimes you just know. From somewhere deep beyond your uvula you hear the words: “This year we go to Indianapolis!”  Sometimes you’re not so sure, and from somewhere past your sinuses you hear: “Or maybe Albuquerque?” Besides the Best in … Continue reading

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Truly Pro Auto and Service

Imagine that you’re driving your car somewhere in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. All of a sudden you realize: There’s something terribly wrong with my vehicle. Whatever shall I do? I don’t know how to fix it! Do you?!!! … Continue reading

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A Little Parking Lot Movie

The Parking Lot Movie is a documentary about this place in a college town where you pay to park your car. But the lot is not affiliated with the university. Sounds exciting, huh? What makes it work is that the … Continue reading

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Am I Right Or Am I Right Or Am I Right?

Something tells me you want to see Groundhog Day again. And again. And again and again and again and again! You know you do. You miss Chris Elliot’s little dance. You miss the whole aura of Ned the insurance salesman. … Continue reading

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with Jack Nicholson as Darth Vader

Miley Cyrus’ feature The Last Song is kind of like Terms of Endearment for teenagers. There’s conflict between a parent and child.  Miley’s got the Shirley MacLaine role. Jack Nicholson’s part is played by the teenaged Darth Vader. And he … Continue reading

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Lovely, Still is awesome!

Lovely, Still was released in 2010 and stars Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn as old people in love. It’s a romantic movie, and then some. My advice is for you to watch the first half, then turn it off. The … Continue reading

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Some Call it Acts of Worship

Acts of Worship is another of those Movies of Addicted Women. But this time there’s no 12 steps. There’s inappropriate sex, but no children. The main character is little more than a kid. You don’t even find out how or … Continue reading

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Chaos String Cheese Theory

Chaos theory is the mathematical study of deterministic behavior that is not predictable. It’s chaotic, not random. There is so much cause and effect going on that it’s too complicated to know what’s going to happen next. The classic example … Continue reading

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