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Twenty years of reading, watching, writing, and asking questions. Explore my latest essays, book and movie reviews, and dispatches from the world of The Chronicles of Purgatory Station.
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First Man – A Movie Review
My wife and I really wanted to see First Man in the theater, but we just never got around to it. However, I made…
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The Worst Football Hit I Ever Experienced
If you had the pleasure of playing football with me, you know I wasn’t the top talent to ever go through Beardstown High School. …
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Dan Le Batard, Alexa, and Me
Alexa and the Amazon Echo always kind of freaked me out. Amazon is pretty direct in admitting that the Echo is always listening for…
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Ben Affleck … I’ll Miss You
You may remember that I’m a strong supporter of Ben Affleck’s Batman. In fact, I wrote a lengthy article a few years ago encouraging…
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Manifest Destiny: Fortis and Invisibilia by Dingess and Roberts – A Book Review
The Manifest Destiny series continues to be perfect for those who love the comic book genre but are not fans of super heroes. Now…
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Bill Maher Is Mostly Wrong, But He’s Also a Little Bit Right
I read an article over at ScreenRant describing an editorial by Bill Maher basically taking comic book fans to task. More specifically, taking adult…
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This Season Of The Handmaid’s Tale Will Be My Last
We’re not Hulu subscribers, so when everyone heaped praise upon The Handmaid’s Tale, we had to wait until it came out on disc to…
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No Bad Days Allowed
Yesterday a student asked me if I ever get in a bad mood. She told me she had trouble imagining me being angry or…
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President Donald Trump Has Exceeded My Expectations
President Donald Trump has always been a unique figure during my lifetime. I grew up with him acting as a bombastic promotions man. Yes,…
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