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  • 001- 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. […]
  • 002- 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. […]
  • 003- 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). […]
  • 004- Searching for Sugar Man
    The incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest '70s rock icon who never was. Decades after Detroit singer-songwriter Rodriguez disappeared following the failure of his two critically praised records in the 1970s, two fans from South Africa, where Rodriguez was a huge hit, try to track down their idol. […]

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15 Signs Those Around You May Have Swine Flu

Hogging the fast lane Shopping at Piggly-Wiggly “My God, your bedroom is a sty!” Thinking nothing’s wrong with pork barrel spending Five little piggies on each foot Grunting “What smells?” Bringing home the bacon Favorite Muppets character: Miss Piggy Favorite Muppets skit: Pigs in Spaaaaace Hamming it up for the camera Poor table manners [...]

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Well, That Was Fun . . .

. . . or maybe fun’s uncle. You know, the uncle they keep locked in the attic?

Donna likes to watch NCIS. I like to watch reruns of The Office. Naturally, the shows are scheduled head to head. Time for TIVO.

Comcast, our cable provider, offers DVR capability for $8.95 a month. So I called [...]

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A Domestic Interlude

Sharing a home office:

Me: (at my computer, getting ready to write a blog entry).

Donna: (at her computer) “Oh-kay . . .”

Me: (waiting).

Donna: “You know that thing?”

Me: “Ummm.”

Donna: (silence).

Me: (trying to recapture the blog thought bubble).

Donna: “That thing on the thing.”

Me: “What thing on what thing?”

Donna: [...]

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Las Vegas

Our daughter moved back to Las Vegas last weekend, so now both our children (and our grandchildren) live there. Donna’s birthday is a month from now, so we’ll use that excuse to drive up for a long weekend to see how the kids are doing.

I’m trying to get tickets to Bette Midler’s show at [...]

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A New Look

This blog outgrew the WordPress default template it had been using, so I upgraded to a new one. Obviously, much has changed, but I think you’ll find the new blog easy to navigate and use.

If you would like to comment or provide feedback on the new design, please leave a comment or contact me. [...]

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Adventures in Moving

Our daughter Polly is changing jobs and moving from Phoenix to Las Vegas. Yesterday Donna and I drove to Phoenix to help her load her stuff onto a U-Haul truck. I had to drive back to Tucson at the end of the day in order to make a medical appointment this morning, but Donna spent [...]

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Paul’s DVD Reviews: A Wide Screen Just Makes a Bad Film Twice as Bad

Resurrecting the Champ (2006) You may not be a fan of boxing — and I’m not — but like Million Dollar Baby, this movie sucks you in. Okay, perhaps a little slow to get rolling, but it gets better and better as it unfolds. The real story’s not about boxing, of course; it’s about [...]

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Paul’s Book Reviews: I’ll Quit When I Need Glasses . . . Oh, Wait

The Garden of Last Days, by Andre Dubus III. A novel about people at the ends of their ropes. The characters are well-developed, the story line vividly gritty and believable, but I felt let down and sleazy afterward, because apart from a secondary older-cop character no one is happy or good or has any [...]

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