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The Fart Stories – Chapter 3 – The Real Reason to Own a Dog

Parents everywhere will tell you the reason they got a dog was to teach their kid responsibility. Given the rise of single child homes I imagine a great many of them say they wanted their child to have someone to play with. I mean, what could be more American than…

Roland HughesAugust 27, 2017August 31, 2017

Reviews

Review – And So It Goes

★★★★★ And So It Goes has got to be the best romantic comedy ever done, bar none. Yes, it is even better than “When Harry Met Sally.” I was almost twenty-something when I saw Harry meet Sally and I’m gracing my way into AARP now so I can honestly tell…

Roland HughesAugust 26, 2017February 8, 2021

Experience Reviews Technology

Why I Switched From CafeDVD to GameFly

Featured image by S Greendragon from Pixabay CafeDVD had a lot of promise. It had a lot of odd movies. Far too many gay movies. Overall it was just too damned slow. When your business involves shipping you need to be located in the Midwest near the Crossroads of America.…

Roland HughesAugust 26, 2017February 10, 2021

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Tuesday’s Five Minute Flash Fiction #5: Prompt “Backbone”

When I think of a Honeymoon, I think of a warm sunny place in the sand. Perhaps the Millers spent theirs on a beach far away? Backbone Karen Miller was enjoying her life as a newlywed. The honeymoon had been over for six months and her love for Brian continued…

Gregory LambAugust 22, 2017August 31, 2017

Film Reviews Reviews

Review – The Big Short

★★★★★Everyone who can speak and understand the English language needs to see The Big Short! This is about the criminal enterprises that engineered the largest financial fraud ever perpetrated against the human species. None of them went to prison, thanks in large part to influence peddling. The Big Short is…

Roland HughesAugust 21, 2017February 8, 2021

Experience Society Thank You Sir May I Have Another

Your Legacy

At some point most everyone has to think about “their legacy.” Not just the size of your own ego, but, more importantly, what you left behind. Will it stand the test of time and will others find it useful? That starts to be a nagging question. In part this post…

Roland HughesAugust 21, 2017August 14, 2017

Reviews

Review – St. Vincent

★★★★★ St. Vincent is just a fantastic movie! I will be the first to admit many of both Bill Murray‘s and Melissa McCarthy‘s recent movies have sucked. No doubt about it. Thankfully this one did not! It shines! Nate Corddry is outstanding as the little kid with Vincent (Bill Murray)…

Roland HughesAugust 20, 2017February 9, 2021