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Bumper

Saw this on a car in the parking lot at work. Never has a bumper sticker given me more pause.

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Continental

Wandering around the Financial District with my friend Gavin in the (much more Lond0n-like) fog & drizzle, we rounded a corner and I asked, “Is that the Continental?!” Apparently, it’s known as the Beaver Building or the Cocoa Exchange and … Continue reading

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Phoenix

Okay, yes. I saw Dark Phoenix in the theater. More out of resignation and for a sense of closure more than anything else. However, this Chinese poster almost makes up for the movie itself. Hope that’s a comfort to Chris … Continue reading

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Taste

I was complaining to a non-geeky friend about the Amazon adaptation of Good Omens and kept coming back to the idea that, as much as I adore a lot of Gaiman’s writing throughout his career, a lot of things he … Continue reading

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Brand

Walked to a bookstore, bought a book. Then walked to a movie theater, saw Booksmart. Because I like to stay on brand.

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Handbook

Harmontown turned me on to a comedy podcast called Hollywood Handbook which I’m quite enjoying. As a throwaway sideline in one of their interviews, they started going off on the idea of “Chop wood, carry water.” (Apparently there are two … Continue reading

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Insight

Back at USC, I took an entertaining and aphorism-packed television writing class taught by a real character, Stanley Ralph Ross. (He wrote about a third of the original Batman episodes!) One of his many, many, many tips & tricks that … Continue reading

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Quantified

The last week of every year, I try to reflect and make new plans.  At the end of 2010 (my annus horribilis), I decided to start tracking my mood in three categories:  pleasure, calm, and energy.  In 2013, I added … Continue reading

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Cyclothymia

A wise therapist I saw for many years once mentioned—almost in passing—that I was “cyclothymic”.  I didn’t really grok what he was saying at the time and I’m not sure what made me think to look it up now, but … Continue reading

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Gangsters

I keep forgetting this so I’m writing it down.  Congress has had more than one “Gang of Eight” over the years. There was a Gang of Eight in 2012 to deal with the “fiscal cliff”: Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-CO) Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Finance … Continue reading

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Assemble

Much like recent Oscar nights, I can trace what I was doing in recent years by where I saw each Avengers movie. The Avengers (2012) in Banff, Alberta. The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) in Shanghai on my first terminus adventure. The … Continue reading

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Monger

Watching Game of Thrones, I realized there are really only four kinds of -mongers you ever hear about: cheese fish whore war Such an odd, specific collection.

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Syzygy

Every so often, things align perfectly. NBC’s Thursday night schedule for the 2009-2010 television season was a Golden Age of comedy.  Community, Parks and Rec, The Office, and 30 Rock were all on the air, back to back. Season 1 … Continue reading

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Cog

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Destruction

Tempus edax, homo edacior “Time destroys, man destroys more”  

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