"You know for the longest time I dreamed about coming overseas and be on the front lines. Serving my country. I finally get everything I wanted, and I’m wearing tights." Captain America The Avengers: 22 It was quite the ride, the story arc spanned twenty-two movies over eleven years. Box office records are shattered. As … Continue reading The Avengers: 22
Fingers on Keyboard
"My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious." Helen Keller Fingers on Keyboard Writing Oh Lightly How brave those writers must be! Ever since that first caveman put his hand in the ashes of a fire and left his handprint on the wall to say, … Continue reading Fingers on Keyboard
The Genius of Hallmark
"I like shopping, and I like to drive." Lacey Chabert The Genius of Hallmark The first question would be: why would anyone watch Hallmark? Well, you are promised a happy ending. Some days it can be too much to watch the conflict of a sports event or the embarrassment of a situation comedy or the … Continue reading The Genius of Hallmark
Fosse/Verdon on FX
"Sex in a dance is in the eyes of the beholder. I never thought my dances sexy. I suppose that's because I see myself with my face washed, and to me I look like a rabbit." Gwen Verdon Fosse/Verdon on FX I would guess that you are watching it too. Michelle Williams is playing Gwen … Continue reading Fosse/Verdon on FX
Status Report: The Profound Bartender
"If I haven't any talent for writing books or newspaper articles, well, then I can always write for myself." Anne Frank Status Report: The Profound Bartender Here at the Profound Bartender, we don't have a mission statement. There is a single criteria, my brother said, "I want to write". So, here it is. This is … Continue reading Status Report: The Profound Bartender
Breaking Expectations
"The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival." Aristotle Breaking Expectations This is the third and final piece in a series on expectations. Read the others if you want to! Expectations are put on us in all kinds of ways. Parents, friends, family, country, society … Continue reading Breaking Expectations
Public Expectations
"The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc, but to make all other modes of thought impossible." George Orwell - 1984 Public Expectations In my last blog post, we covered expectations in your own life. It was about … Continue reading Public Expectations
Expectations and Assumptions
"If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome." Michael Jordan Expectations and Assumptions Did you ever beat yourself up from missing that lob shot on the tennis court? Do you think that you are a bad mom? Did you get straight A's in high school? Do … Continue reading Expectations and Assumptions
Presidential Hopefuls 2020
"I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." Mark Twain Presidential Hopefuls 2020 Nov. 3, 2020 feels like a long ways away but it is just around the corner. Typically, a president wins his second election. We should expect … Continue reading Presidential Hopefuls 2020
Dumbo: My Review
"Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me." Tim Burton Dumbo: My Review I've always admired Ian Fleming. Here is an author with an aesthetic who never let himself to be trapped in his aesthetic. In the midst of writing all of those great spy novels, he wrote a charming story called Chitty … Continue reading Dumbo: My Review
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