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Tuesday’s Five Minute Flash Fiction #6: Prompt “Weather”

Whenever I think of weather, I think of the days and nights I paid close attention to it during my tenure as a USAF pilot. The short piece below is a result of reflecting on those times. Now that I confine myself to my most reliable day-night-all-weather vehicle, I no…

Gregory LambAugust 29, 2017August 31, 2017

Film Reviews Reviews

Review – Going in Style

★★☆☆☆ I was really disappointed with Going in Style. This script really wasted the star power of Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. I like both of those actors and they tend to do a phenom job, but the script just wasn’t there. Going in Style had the feeling of trying…

Roland HughesAugust 28, 2017February 9, 2021

Humor

The Fart Stories – Chapter 4 – Crop Dusting

Humans have this incredible desire to name things. The desire is so strong we are rarely, if ever, satisfied giving something just one name. If we really happen to like a name we will give it to many things. Consider the word “blivet.” We liked the word so much we…

Roland HughesAugust 28, 2017August 31, 2017

Reviews

Review – Survivor

★★★★☆ Survivor allows the entire cast to shine. You hear Hollywood types talk about “bankable actors” and this movie was the proof of that concept for me. I knew nothing about Survivor when I put it on my rental list. I knew it had Pierce Brosnan, Roger Rees, and Milla…

Roland HughesAugust 27, 2017February 9, 2021

Humor

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