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Mission to Mars: Most Boring Ride of My Life
Waxing nostalgic about the vintage Disney ride called "Mission to Mars".
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RoboCop: Still Relevant
I am all about movie remakes, not always, but usually. Especially if the movie being remade is a good/cheesy sci-fi flick from the 80’s that’s long overdue for an upgrade. I was weaned on Peter Weller as RoboCop. The phrase “Thank you for your cooperation” took new meaning and could never be said without making me feel like a badass cyborg law enforcer. So when I heard that they were remaking it, my only hope was that they not muck it up. Especially when it comes to casting.
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Tales from the High Road…
I consider it a gross abuse of my kindness and familial obligation to be tardy to an event you have asked me to help you with. OMG! Case and point: Helping my brother move the last pieces of furniture from his old apartment to his new one. He asks for my help because I have a truck and trailer (I totally “fit in” here in Texas, who knew?). I told him I wanted to get started at 9am because (SURPRISE!) it is still hot in Texas in September, and lately, by noon the heat is in the high nineties and I am even less interested to do any heavy manual…
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Smartphones and the Art of Listening
The other day one of my professors attempted to teach one of my classes a lesson on how to listen. The gist of the lesson being that not everyone listens as well as they think they do.
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Working My Nerves
Even after the divorce the ex continues to pin the blame for random things on me. He is working my every last nerve.
