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Movies, Games, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind
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Dominant Personalities That Run The World
The office environment is not a place for the introverted, the hesitant, and thoughtful. At least, that’s how it often feels. Introverts are those that draw energy from solitude, able to talk to others but not buoyed by the interactions. Hesitant individuals are interrupted and talked over, riders to ideas forced upon them by those…
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The Old North Church
As I log off from another hour spent exploring the Commonwealth in Fallout 4 and now sit watching Nicolas Cage go crazy trying to steal the Declaration of Independence, I reminisce about a recent trip to the heart of the American revolution. Boston is a nest of history, full of sights and stories. A visitor’s…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Wrapping Up the 90’s
#92 Goodfellas Martin Scorsese received plenty acclaim for this mob-fueled story of Henry Hill. He probably could’ve received more and may have been chasing it with similarly stylized subsequent films. I’m not going to apologize for thinking about gangsters when I hear the name Scorsese. This movie is beautifully entertaining in the way the characters…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – The French Connection
Though I had never seen The French Connection prior to viewing it for my crawl through AFI’s Top 100, I was at least aware of it through Gene Hackman’s image on the poster and the memorable hat he wears.
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Headline: Man Who Criticizes Others for Not Taking Care of Their Stuff Drops iPhone Without a Case
I dropped my iPhone without its case, story inside…
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Are You My Type: Getting Personal with Personalities
What if I planted the fascinating seed in your mind that our interactions with others are incredible collages comprised of thousands of variables stemming from our individual personality styles? While no expert on the subject, I believe personality styles are innate and adaptive.
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Working on Vacation: Get a Handle on Burnin’ the Candle
Vacation is supposed to be for you. Do you let it? There’s always a temptation to keep up with the professional world even when you’ve made a commitment to step away for a day or two. How do you handle those days? Do you disconnect or do you check in?
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction has always been my “okayest good movie”. It is supposed to be iconic and noteworthy for resurrecting John Travolta’s career, cementing Samuel L. Jackson into the persona he often portrays today, and utilizing a “name brand” cast in unique roles. Dialogue-heavy scenes build to cathartic moments that either shock or amuse. Quentin Tarantino…
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If You Want to Destroy My Sweater…
They never truly left my mind, however, as infections melodies from bouncy bops to crunch grunge created earworms that spanned years. Lucky enough now to have seen them twice, Weezer aged well and has proven they strive to make the music they want. Here are five things that made my second evening with the band…
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Saturday Morning Cinema: AFI Top 100 Edition – The Last Picture Show
It’s like American Pie but made in the Seventies…and set in the Fifties…and a fairly depressing drama rather than comedy. It’s that movie early-teen boys would rent and watch over and over because it made their hormones spike.
