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Category Archives: Popular Culture & Entertainment
The Best Movies of 2022
This list (after posters below) is highly subjective. Not only haven’t I seen every movie released last year, and very few foreign language films (in the U.S. most are released after the Oscars), but “Bests” are always a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged 2022, Academy Awards, Avatar, best, filmmaking, Oscars, The Chosen, Top Gun
33 Comments
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
It’s Dr. Seuss’s birth-ish date, so let us stop and celebrate a man who made us all feel better than a Sneetch’s favorite yakhair sweater. You taught us not to think so small, sir, and made our hearts two sizes … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged birthday, Cat in the Hat, children, Dr. Seuss, funny, Grinch, photoblog
41 Comments
A Hotter New You for 2023!
Note: This commercial isn’t real. And neither are society’s beauty standards. “For me, beauty says nothing. It is a still image on glossy paper. I am fascinated by imperfection, it is neither ugly nor flawed, it is the expression of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Videos
Tagged beauty, funny, Photoshop, social media, society, standards
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50 Signs of Winter
We Northern Hemisphereans are deep in the throes of winter! But thank goodness there are signs to guide us through. Or, in some cases, misguide us. Then again, laughter tends to have a warming effect — so read these and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged cold, funny, memes, photoblog, photography, snow, winter
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I’m Going Live!
As if reading me weren’t enough, you now have the wonderful/dubious (select one) opportunity to see and hear me live! How? Funny you should ask. Now that public events are happening again, I’ve returned to the world of public speaking! … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged events, Healing River, inspirational, keynote speaker, live, Notzilla
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20 Different Versions of Jingle Bells
“Jingle Bells” is one ofthe most widely sung tunes in the world, although its lyrics vary from country to country. It was written by one-hit-wonder James Lord Pierpont (for Thanksgiving) in remembrance of the sleigh races in his hometown of … Continue reading
Snogging, The Beatles, and Me
My Real Memoir I was in love. Not with a girl, but with music. And yet, somehow the two seemed inextricably linked. Music in the 1960s was an explosion of styles: Pop, Soul, R&B were constantly merging and borrowing from … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged 1960s, first kiss, love, music, My Real Memoir, nostalgia, the Beatles
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The Year I Fell in Love With Music
Me, age 14, rockstar posing at the local music store My Real Memoir I’d had a crush on music from early on, especially after seeing my first musical hero Sam Cooke sing “You Send Me” live at our local bijou. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged 1960s, Beatles, coming-of-age, music, My Real Memoir, nostalgia, passion
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Off the Hook
“Off the hook.” Does anyone under 40 even know what that expression means anymore? My Featured Blogger this week is Bluebird of Bitterness. B.O.B. consistently finds funny stuff to post: quips, videos, and cartoons (see below). And since her (yes, her) … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Writing
Tagged blogging, cartoons, Featured Blogger, funny, smart phone, social media
19 Comments
This Little Light of Mine
A Filmmaker’s Journal Five years ago an independent production company agreed to finance my “compelling little story of forgiveness” as one of eight feature films for limited release to a faith-based audience. Thrilled, I wrote, directed, and produced the movie … Continue reading