Month: August 2008

  • This Is Nothing To Joke About

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    Note: Originally Published 8-1-06 First and foremost, if you are not a fan of Batman Begins or, more specifically, Batman, than this little article will not interest you in the least.  However, if you are a Bat-Fan, then you must read on. It has been confirmed by Warner Brothers that Heath Ledger will play the…

  • My Thoughts On John Mayer In Concert

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    Note: Originally Published 2-18-07 So, lo and behold, we had a major artist visit Central Illinois!  When my wife and I had the opportunity to see John Mayer at the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, how could we resist? Let me get this out there from the get-go, I’m not a huge John Mayer fan. …

  • Good Call On Gyllenhaal

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    Note: This Post Originally Published 3-10-07 I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Maggie Gyllenhaal has all but signed on to the Batman Begins sequel (called The Dark Knight) to replace Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes.  Let me say, I couldn’t be happier about this decision.  First of all, the sequel will tout the talents…

  • Goodbye, Mr. Vonnegut

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    Note: This Post Originally Published 4-12-07 If you haven’t heard, the great American writer Kurt Vonnegut passed away.  He died from brain injuries suffered from a fall a few weeks ago.  I think it’s only fitting that we know every move Spears and Hilton make on a daily basis, but no one I know, many of…

  • Our Trip to Las Vegas: A Reflection

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    Note: Originally Published 1-6-07 As my wife and I both have careers that afford us the luxury of vacation time between December 23rd and January 8th, we decided that to sit around the house twiddling our thumbs, while inexpensive, would be a terribly foolish use of time on our parts.  Hence, in an incredibly impulsive…

  • Meeting Michael Chabon

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    Note:  Originally Published 5-24-07 About a year ago, Michael Chabon (who is, in my opinion, America’s greatest living author) had been scheduled to do a book signing at the Harold Washington Library in Chicago in order to promote his latest novel, The Yiddish Policeman’s Union.  One problem-the book got delayed for many different reasons. That…

  • The Best Book You’ve Never Read

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    Note: Originally Published 6-9-07 About once a year, I like to remind my friends that there is a superb book out there they’ve never read.  It’s by a terribly talented man from my neck of the woods named Ken Bradbury.  The book is a short story collection called homerville, and if you grew up or…

  • The Importance of Action

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    Note:  Originally Published 10-14-07 You may have seen on the news lately the wise and all-knowing talking heads are coming down pretty hard on Barack Obama because he dared to put on a suit without an American flag pin on his lapel.  It must have been a slow news day, for this thing blew up…

  • Feed Your Habit While Supporting Your Libraries

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    Knowing we had a baby on the way and I was taking a year off work to be a stay-at-home dad, I understood we had to start cutting back on nonessential purchases.  Among those things I deemed unnecessary to buy were graphic novels.  However, as a lover of the genre for over twenty-seven years, there…

  • Lisey’s Story by Stephen King – A Book Review

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    Stephen King once again offers us a story with a famous author, Scott Landon, as the protagonist, only this time he’s dead.  His wife, Lisey, still struggles to deal with his passing even as she fights to help her troubled sister immersed in a crisis.  To top it all off, a deranged fan stalks Lisey…