Friday September 3rd 2010

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Another Reason to Skip the Movie Theater

Another Reason to Skip the Movie Theater

Over the weekend, my family and I wanted to do something together that didn’t require a lot of money. We went to the “cheap” theatre in town and saw Valkyrie. I enjoyed the movie a lot and would have probably enjoyed it even more if I had waited until it came out on [Read More]

Comic Book Fans Unite! The Watchmen Movie Coming Soon!

Comic Book Fans Unite! The Watchmen Movie Coming Soon!

I knew what I was getting into before I married my husband. The piled up boxes of comic books in his room in college were my first clue. Right now there are about nine cardboard comic book crates in a closet in our house. And the thing that has him down right giddy is the [Read More]

Am I the Only One Who Pays My Taxes?

Am I the Only One Who Pays My Taxes?

I feel like a real schmuck. The sad fact is that the reason I feel like an idiot is because I’m honest. On the day I’m writing this, February 2nd, I’m gathering up all my tax stuff to send to the lady who has done our taxes for years. While I’m looking through all [Read More]

Obama Inspires Celebrity Pledge to Be as Decent as the Rest of Us

Obama Inspires Celebrity Pledge to Be as Decent as the Rest of Us

I’m just a little person, which means I’m not a celebrity. And yet everyday, I try to be a good mom, wife, writer and friend. For a year now, we’ve been recycling and I volunteer my time teaching Sunday school and working with the Boy Scouts. I don’t mention this to [Read More]

The Media’s Political Double Standard

The Media’s Political Double Standard

I can plainly remember Clinton’s first inauguration. Part of the reason might be because my boss at the time was a huge supporter of his and wanted to rush home at lunch time so she could watch it. She invited me along and we sat in her living room eating BBQ beef [Read More]

Yes, Even Intimacy Needs Boundaries

Yes, Even Intimacy Needs Boundaries

When my husband and I had been married for two years, a single girlfriend of mine (we’ll call her Macy) asked me a very personal question. Macy’s personality was that of a desperate chameleon, a toxic mixture of trying to be what she thought the man she dated wanted her [Read More]

Retail Therapy Ikea Style

Retail Therapy Ikea Style

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my family and I went to visit relatives in the Phoenix area. On our way home from staying with a friend, we knew we’d be passing a mega Ikea store, so we decided to stop and check out the prices and styles of desks for my daughter’s room. [Read More]

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America’s Real Treasure

America’s Real Treasure

Here is a commencement speech that every American (and every culture vulture, for that matter) should read. In this [Read More]

Loneliness of Learning

Loneliness of Learning

I’m at a seaside resort somewhere in the Aegean. I’ve just visited the Temple of Apollo today. Built 2,700 [Read More]

The Poetic Voice of Generation Me

The Poetic Voice of Generation Me

Poets from around the world—from Vietnam and the Netherlands and Brazil and Canada, quite different from one another, [Read More]

Movie Review — Shutter Island (2010), a Psychological Thriller Masterpiece

Movie Review — Shutter Island (2010), a Psychological Thriller Masterpiece

A masterpiece by Martin Scorsese on the level of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Edward [Read More]

Boundaries and Identity in the Age of Globalization

Boundaries and Identity in the Age of Globalization

Boundaries are a must to preserve identity. Individuals need a boundary. And so do nations, football fans, and lovers. [Read More]

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