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Persuaded to Watch a Movie

On Saturday I watched the movie version of Persuasion (1995) starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds. It was highly rated, so I thought it would be the best of the available adaptations to watch. On the positive side, it showed … Continue reading

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Life Imitating Art

I must be living in the Monty Python scene where they bring out the dead and one of them says, “But I’m not dead yet!” That’s me. I’m still not dead. In spite of all my efforts to be dead, … Continue reading

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Sunday Slacker

Really, I’m not a slacker. It was just a busy Sunday. My Faithful Reader and I went to Brimfield for the antique fair and to hang out with K—, who happened to be in the area. We had lunch at … Continue reading

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Separation Anxiety

We went to the movie theater Wednesday night to see “Transformers.” It was sold out, so we bought tickets for the next showing. We should have taken a hint from the earlier sold-out show, but we thought we had time … Continue reading

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Accepting the Inevitable

Yesterday I participated in a marathon—the 2nd annual “Lord of the Rings” marathon, that is. For just $12.50, I got to see all three movies on the big screen again. It was quite a bargain. And quite a challenge, taking … Continue reading

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