5 days since the release of the reboot Ghostbusters, perhaps the greatest comedy released in the last 35 years and I have finally seen it; therefore allow my review to begin ( Read more... )

Star Wars: Episode 7: The Force Awakens the 7th and latest installment of the most commercially acclaimed film franchise has arrived and while it may not be the masterpiece of cinema fans have been waiting for, it still delivers.  The visuals and designs are there.  The villainy is I place.  And there is plenty to set the table for what looks to be ( Read more... )

It's been about 3.5 months since my last post, but it does segway nicely into my current thoughts.  In my last post, I wrote about my desire to look for future summer employment that brings me in touch exclusively, with the joy of kids.  And let me tell you teaching the lowest performing kids in East Oakland for quite weeks sure added to my desire ( Read more... )

I actually have a much more important article to write on a serious matter to me, but this is another important personal issue to me, which I should be able to finish in the 16 minutes before the Dodger game begins so here I go ( Read more... )

Nothing depresses me at a summers’ waning end like trailers and billboards for the lazy B-movies that, to quote Jack Oakie, “Cost nothing and make millions so studios can make movies that cost millions and make nothing.” As long as low-budget sequels like “Sinister 2” however, guarantee sales before their inevitably green approval ratings on ( Read more... )

I think it's high time I stressed my take on blind faith; a habit which like so many other desirable habits, we would love to not demonstrate, but inevitably fall victim again and again.  But like all habits undesirable habits, I absolutely agree we can identify why and how we fall victim to it.  Ultimately, I think we all find ourselves accepting ( Read more... )

Perhaps my oxymorons could improve, but as it's 12:02 a.m. as I write this sentence,  I'll give myself some slack. But I'm mainly referring to this idea that the greatest writing is truthful. Now that tells me that the mere truth as we know it is all we need to write something provocative and meaningful.  So why does good writing come so hard?  Is ( Read more... )

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30 minutes dedicated to free reading should not be the ordeal I've let it be one for me.  This is the last I read 50 pages of a 318-page book in an hour only still be 26 pages shy of finishing it 5 months later. 

I knew I'd post within this calendar year and was generally convinced that I'd have an entry in by March, but with no entries posted this year and February more than halfway through, all bets were seemingly off.  Well here I am.  I'm back and ready to hope anyone would reading this actually cares what I have to say.


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