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Old Westerns

Sometimes when Iam looking for something out of the ordinary on TV I come across an old western. They sure don’t make them like they used to. I loved the old John Wayne movies, the Clint Eastwood movies, and I remember the great TV series that came on Sunday nights, Bonanza. There was another TV [...]

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SITC Parties

There is such a flurry of excitement among the women here about the hottest new movie of the summer, Sex in the City. There are at least three parties based on the SITC theme this weekend and I can’t possibly attend them all but they do sound like fun. One of the parties is being [...]

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Speed Racer

I barely remember a cartoon from when I was a kid called, Speed Racer. I believe it was one of those barely animated cartoons, where the face was big on the screen but only the lips moved for the dialogue. I wonder if it ever got fully animated for the kids of future generations? I [...]

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Georgia Rule

Was in the mood for a chick flick so I picked up Georgia Rule with Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan and Felicity Huffman. It’s better than I expected – a combination of good writing and excellent acting. The Director, Garry Marshall, also directed “Pretty Woman” and “The Princess Diaries.” Something I do for fun when I [...]

Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal

A new independently produced DVD came in the mail today called, Factor 8. It is a documentary of the way prison officials in Arkansas and other states allowed the collection of blood from inmates that were infected with contagious diseases, such as HIV and Hepatitis. This contaminated blood was then introduced into the nation’s blood [...]

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