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  • Book Recommendation: The Cuckoo’s Egg

    I had recommended this book before in a previous blog before I even finished it, but I don’t think I had shared it on my Facebook or LinkedIn page at the time so here it goes again. This is one of those books where you don’t judge a book by its cover or subject matter.

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  • Movie Recommendation: Away We Go

    Produced: Peter Saraf, Edward Saxon, and Marc Turtletaub Directed: Sam Mendes Written: Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida This is a dramedy directed by Sam Mendes. The person responsible for directing the hit movies American Beauty and Road to Perdition. Away We Go is the journey of a married couple, waiting for their first child to

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  • Movie Recommendation: Argo

    Produced: Ben Affleck, George Clooney, and Grant Heslov Directed: Ben Affleck Written: Chris Terrio, Tony Mendez, Joshuah Bearman I saw this in the theater when it came out in 2012. Argo was the kind of film that really had you at the edge of your seat even if you were aware of the end result.

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  • I’m Awake! Are You?

    I’m burning the midnight oil and messing up my sleeping pattern.  I will need to get back on track before Wednesday.  Good morning everyone because this is good night for me.  More will come later… I hope.

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  • Hollywood Screen Legends and Those Missing in Action

    The lack of diversity in Hollywood has been on my mind off and on the last few months. The whole debacle of the “White Oscars” and the unfortunate mistake of naming La La Land as this year’s Best Picture, which I think was an honest mistake in all regards, only fueled the fire. I watched

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  • Book Recommendation: Falling Leaves

    Falling Leaves is an autobiographical story about Adeline Yen Mah.  It explores the hardship she endured while living with her father and stepmother. She was born into privilege, but like many girls born into Asian countries, there were cultural forces that sent her reeling backward.  She didn’t have the same luxuries as her brothers, and

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  • Book Recommendation: Serendipity Series (for Children)

    This is a little departure from my normal book recommendation.  It might be because I’m getting to the age where my perspective on life is changing.  I’m also doing some good old fashion reminiscing of the days past.  The books in this series were my favorite way back when, and definitely read them more than

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  • My Life = Write, Read, Color

    It’s been quite a while, eight months, since I’ve colored anything of significance.  I managed to color two designs for two different relatives until I screwed up the one I really wanted to get done.  I then dropped the frame on the floor, denting the corner of it, so it wasn’t such a great day. 

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  • The Hollywood Trend of Remakes and Reboots

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    There’s a Hollywood trend going on: the rebooting of long past television franchises and remakes of films already recognized for their great acclaim. I have no issue with this, but what does open my eyes is the sloppy decision making along the process in some productions. I know viewers have an investment in the original

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  • 3 Book Recommendations

    These are three radically different books as you can probably tell because of the authors.  Palahniuk has been listed as a “nihilistic writer” although he rejects this title.  He is most famous for his books Fight Club and Choke, which were both made into movies.  Pears focuses on historical novels where he weaves historical events

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  • Write Dialogue Better? Sure, Why Not?

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    I think one of the hardest aspects of writing is the dialogue. I’m currently reading a book with an enthusiastic ten fingers in the air. It has some good, solid advice in it. It is only 135 pages long so it won’t be a daunting task to read. I would advise reading it twice or

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  • Short Story: Dear Diary

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         The screams coming from our house were heard by the next door neighbors on both sides of my parents’ house that day. Mrs. Lambert lived to the right of us. She pushed on her screen door, loosening the hinges even more, with her bony hand to investigate. She was married twice. I don’t know

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  • Even a Hermit Needs Water and Sun

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    Even someone who doesn’t mind being holed up in the apartment likes to get out once in a while.  The traffic was still congested for Monday, but it was all worth it when I arrived to my destination of Huntington Beach.  There’s nothing better than visiting any beach in California.  It was even better I

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