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Writing

I haven’t written anything in at least a year and a half. I could probably judge by the date of the last version of whatever chapter I was working on in Impaired which is on a different computer. I’ve been … Continue reading

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Parties. Lea Michelle. Barbie.

I am having an open house which, ostensibly, is to welcome people and neighbors to your new home and let them know they are invited to be your friend. The only reason I am having this party is because my … Continue reading

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Oppenheimer, by Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird and Martin Sherman

I think it will be pretty much agreed when all is said and done in Christopher Nolan’s long career, that Oppenheimer will be the greatest movie he’s ever made. And it will also most likely be Cillian Murphy’s greatest performance. … Continue reading

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A Fraud

I had a teacher when I first entered college who claimed he had a PhD from Yale or some place, in theatre. He had been hired based on that credential. The University of Cincinnati had a small theatre department, but … Continue reading

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“Asteroid City,” by Wes Anderson

The one sheet (poster) for this movie explains just about everything . Tons of stars that all want to work in a Wes Anderson movie, and motionless people. Even the character who is in a jet pack of some type … Continue reading

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Chess Story, by Stefan Zweig

This is a short story which I believe was one of the last things Stefan Zweig wrote. (Update, it is the last thing he wrote.) And it was so interesting because it started out as just a story about a … Continue reading

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Hoarding

Not the Reality TV show, but my own discovery that I’m a hoarder. I’ll post a few pictures, maybe, at the end of the post. This originally started as a letter to my sister, but then I realized I was … Continue reading

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Crenel

The annual spelling bee for students was just concluded and it’s worth looking at the video of the young boy who won. Dev Shah. In the Times article, they had a list of words which knocked out the competition. But … Continue reading

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Stupid Post… Office

It’s so ridiculous, but some number of years ago the post office, strapped with ridiculous rules by congress to fund the retirement of employees that they hadn’t even hired, decided on a Forever stamp. Speculators and people that enjoy loopholes … Continue reading

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Wow

The end of Barry was literally the end of Barry. And the end of everyone except the one truly despicable character, Monroe. There’s not as much to discuss as there was with Succession. But one interesting story telling device is … Continue reading

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