Someone drove over our mailbox. For some reason the mail carrier won’t deliver to a mailbox on the ground. I ordered a new mailbox but it won’t be installed for about a month. In the mean time duct tape will allow our mail carrier to fulfill her sacred duty.…
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I went into Captain America thinking of it as just another episode in the Avengers series along with other films like Thor, Iron Man, and Hulk. Each of these films has its own style and high points. I know very little about the comic book character.…
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The new version of BBEdit, version 10 is out. Bare Bones Software has already come under fire for their pricing model. BBEdit regularly costs $49.99. That is a great value for a tool that I use everyday and have used for years.…
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I finally managed to get to the abrupt ending of Peter F. Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star. It was agonizingly long. I stayed with it thinking that the end was drawing near. After nearly a thousand pages, the story stops at a minor cliffhanger.…
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Cute rom-com worthy of your time to rent it on NetFlix. The plot, what there is of it, is predictable but that doesn’t detract. The movie is full of Sting and Police music remixes. There’s even a double reference to Roxanne in the beginning of the movie.…
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It was really good! If you thought part 1 was a sleeper, part 2 makes up for it. It had action, comedy, sentiment, and heartbreak – everything you need to capstone a 14-year saga. This movie delivers. There are some great moments like Harry saying, “that was unfortunate” in a deadpan tone in response to something that happens to a certain goblin.…
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When I came home last night I notice how spectacular the sky looked with fluffy white clouds on an azure background. I just had to take some pictures to try to capture the view. Within an hour the clouds were all gone and we were left with a cloudless sky.…
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It was OK. It was a cute premise but it never quite got going. Owen and Applegate are the highlights.
Pretty good. It was derivative of Deja Vu, 12 Monkeys and Groundhog Day to name a few. If you like those movies and scenery of Chicago then this is a good rental. Not much action and pace is a little slow.
Very funny, raunchy comedy. It’s in the style of Hangover with a Jaime Fox character named after Samuel L Jackson’s favorite expression. If you can get through the language and vulgarity then it sustains story and comedy. The movie is full of botched movie references like “Throw Mama from the Train” & “Strangers on a Train”
For the uninitiated LaunchBar is a an indispensable tool that allows you to launch any program or find any contact with just your keyboard. You can set your own keyboard shortcut to activate it, you type a few characters and then LaunchBar figures out what you want.…
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