Mama Mia 2!: Choreography

“I think Balanchine and Robbins talk to God and when I call, he's out to lunch.” Bob Fosse Mama Mia 2!: Choreography That is one long title; Mama Mia! Here We Go Again. One does not get an Oscar for choreography. The last time the Academy honored the dance world was in 1938. It was … Continue reading Mama Mia 2!: Choreography →

The Abstract Blogger

"Art is a lie that makes us realize truth." Pablo Picasso The Abstract Blogger I'm a fan of Abstract Art. It can be powerful stuff. The idea of abstraction is what we are talking about today. Again. Facts are facts. 2 + 2 = 4. No one can doubt it. Except: we also know that … Continue reading The Abstract Blogger →

Mama Mia! Here We Go Again – My Review

"I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in." Christine Baranski Mama Mia! Here We Go Again: My Review I identify as male. I might not be the best to review this movie because it is the chick-y-est … Continue reading Mama Mia! Here We Go Again – My Review →

Looking For My Movie

"Big girls need big diamonds. Elizabeth Taylor Looking For My Movie Straight up: this is about A Little Night Music with Elizabeth Taylor. Not all movies are great. I get that. Some movies can be personal favorites even while having a low rating and you agree that it is a crummy movie. Take Roadie, for … Continue reading Looking For My Movie →

On Writing More

"To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make." Truman Capote On Writing More I'm glad that I'm not a writer. Those guys write for six hours every day. It is hard to imagine Tolstoy writing War and Peace in some cold dark room in … Continue reading On Writing More →

Doubting Disney

"You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality." Walt Disney Doubting Disney I know, doubting Disney is foolish. Their track record is fantastic. They have announced and are making remakes of their classic library as live action movies. With … Continue reading Doubting Disney →

Moneyballer

“People in both fields operate with beliefs and biases. To the extent you can eliminate both and replace them with data, you gain a clear advantage.” Michael Lewis, Moneyball Moneyballer The idea of money ball comes from a real experience with a baseball team. It was so successful that it changed the baseball game forever. … Continue reading Moneyballer →

The Good Witch; Season Four: My Review

"That's the real magic, helping other people." Cassie Nightingale The Good Witch; Season Four: My Review The Good Witch just finished Season Four with its tenth episode. The final episode aired July 1, 2018. Tonight. This show is on Hallmark and with Hallmark come all of the expectations; love, weddings, flowers, very minor drama and … Continue reading The Good Witch; Season Four: My Review →

The Community Standard

"Have I gone too far?" Kathy Griffin The Community Standard The World of Warcraft, recently, created a new system called the Silence Penalty. With it, players can be reported for any number of things like language, spam or their own made-up names. A report doesn't automatically silence them and I don't know exactly how it … Continue reading The Community Standard →

The Saints Among Us

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also. Igor Stravinsky The Saints Among Us Here at the Profound Bartender Rescue and Preservation Society we get a lot of artists, scholars, poets, philosophers and Very Deep Thinkers. It is a very quiet place. Everyone is working on themselves; … Continue reading The Saints Among Us →