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  • 001- The Intouchables
    Based on a true story, a quadriplegic aristocrat's world is turned upside down when he hires a young, good-humored ex-con as his caretaker. This unlikely duo overcomes adversity of every flavor as they shatter preconceptions of love, life and each other. […]
  • 002- To Rome with Love
    In this Woody Allen-directed romp through Rome, an opera director discovers a potential new star in an unexpected place, a young architect battles feelings for his girlfriend's gal-pal, and an average guy suddenly finds himself hounded by paparazzi. […]
  • 003- Arbitrage
    As billionaire Robert Miller struggles to divest his empire before his fraud is brought to light, fate takes a nasty turn. Now desperate and running out of options, Miller turns to an unlikely source for help. […]
  • 004- Now Is Good
    Knowing her days are numbered, Tessa (Dakota Fanning) struggles to make every moment count, and dives headlong through every wild, crazy act of teenage rebellion that she can dream up which includes a passionate romance with her neighbor, Adam (Jeremy Irvine). […]

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Island Hopping

Bachin’ it this weekend . . . Donna’s celebrating her birthday in Las Vegas, courtesy of Gregory, Beth, and the grandkids. I gave Donna a new road bike, but it was an early present. She started riding it two months ago and it’s already scuffed up. Now I feel as if I’m still on the [...]

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An Agitated Dog, and No Wonder

Earlier this evening, we joined several friends at a neighborhood park for a free concert. We’ve been to many such concerts; they have them every Saturday night in the spring and fall. We usually bring our dog, as do many other people, and the dogs are normally as well behaved as the people who bring [...]

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2008 Economic Stimulus Refund ( $1800 )

Just in case not everyone instantly recognizes this as pfishing, here are three dead giveaways:

Government agencies don’t conduct official business via e-mail. “President Bush program?” Really? Can’t they find someone with a high school diploma to write this shit? The “click here” link takes you to a form that asks for the kind of [...]

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Peanuts from Hell

In April, almost a year after my father died, Donna and I flew back to Missouri to see my family. While there we decided to ship a few small items home, mostly military memorabilia my father had collected. We took the stuff to the nearest UPS store and left the packing and shipping to them [...]

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Can You Drive 55?

If our president had an ounce of courage, we’d have a national 55 mph speed limit again. As much as I’d personally hate it, it would be a worthy sacrifice, even a patriotic one.

Hey, tell you what . . . I’ll slow down if you will.

Side note: I thought President Gerald Ford [...]

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