Category: Entertainment
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My friend Mark and I were in a cab yesterday. Our driver, who obviously thought it was more important to show us how loud his stereo was than to actually allow a civil conversation, turned up the volume on an old song. This tune made Mark and I laugh. The song was funny because of…well,…
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Since I have a little free time to spare these days, I’ve been trying to catch up on all the Chinese films I’ve missed out on during the first 32 years of my life. Before coming to China the only Chinese films I had seen were the Hong Kong variety–inevitably dubbed and starring Jackie Chan. …
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I didn’t really believe they even could win it in six…but I must say it was a GREAT way to start my morning… Then I was forced to go to Chinese Grammar Class. No more skipping for me…due to sporting events anyway. I’ll have to come up with some new excuses. (Go Heat!)
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What is it about these heist movies that really perks my interest? We watched the 2003 version of The Italian Job with some friends recently. I really liked it (despite the cheesiness that will always float around Marky Mark’s aura.) It made me curious as to why these types of thievery movies are so satisfying. …
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Christa and I have been watching the show Monk lately. We like the obsessive compulsive detective and find the slow-paced murder mystery genre to be quite relaxing (other than the actual murder of course.) Tonight I saw my favorite episode to date from the second season. It was the one where we are introduced to…
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I just got a box from my college buddy Jason. Inside this bles-sed parcel was 9 books and 16 or 18 some-odd CDs. New reads, new tunes. Oh, yeah! I very much appreciate the goods, man. Very much. Christa has already started reading the Krakauer novel, Into the Wild. I am really intrigued by the…
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I watched this movie (Reign of Fire) last night. I didn’t know what it was about other than the fact that my friend who loaned it to me told me it was about dragons. That was really all the criteria that I needed to try it out; but I thought it would only be mildly…
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If you’re not interested in baseball OR only mildly interested, this post is probably a HUGE waste of your time…feel free to move about the country. Having moved to China has done nothing to cure my baseball addiction… I can’t watch the games (which will ensure that my language study and marriage continues unimpeded) but…
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Back in 1992 my faith in God became real. I had spent a number of years like Jonah; running from reality and pretending that what I knew to be true wasn’t. But He was patient and waited me out; ultimately revealing the Ecclesiastes-type vanity and futility of any pursuit outside of Him. At that time…
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Thanks to everyone who recommended their top 5 (plus) "under the radar" music selections. You’ve given me a lot to listen to. Pandora was a good suggestion as well. I’ve found a lot of new artists through that…which has lead me to even more new artists, etc. I appreciate it.
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yeti speak... 