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• Avengers Assemble and Mash-up

  

  The kid and I went to see the latest Avengers movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, last weekend. It was ... O.K. I am starting to wonder if Joss Whedon can't help bu... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones ... off Book and Firing on All Cylinders

  

  Many loyal readers and viewers of Game of Thrones have been nervous about the show going off book, but the episodes of this season just keep getting better and... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: the Triumph of Old Music

  

  The song "(Habibi) I Need Your Love" by Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee and Costi is a true world music hit, featuring the influences of the artists from many... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Miami Museum Thursday

  

  Last week I went on a trip with volunteers from the Norton Museum of Art to the Perez Art Museum in Miami. It's been a while since I've been in a museum... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teen Titans Go! Young Superheroes' and Their Bratty Beginnings

  

  There seems to be a never-ending desire for superheroes and their stories these days. Origin stories are all the rage. DC Comics gave their readers a glimpse... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What's up with All the Scary Movies Lately?

  

  I think some difficult things that I have been trying to work out lately have been coming out in my movie choices. When I cruise through the Netflix or HBO... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones ... Impressions

  

  Game of Thrones finally did last night in "Sons of the Harpy" what I never thought it could do — make me kinda like Stannis. The scene between Stannis and his... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite May Day Song Friday

  

  Today is May Day, which heralds the rites of Spring, but has also been designated as International Workers Day. I thought I'd share two fun, and in one case,... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Thursday: Favorite Movie Towns

  

  A post from 2009: movies I'd like to visit, maybe even live there Hollywood is not really a town, if you've ever visited. Not a town like the small one that som... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pandora's Lunchbox: Watch What You Eat

  

  I have been working hard over the past year or so to improve my diet. Not diet, but be more conscious of the food I eat. I found Melanie Warner's Pandora's... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones: a Man Must Serve

  

  So many interesting things happened last night on the third episode, "High Sparrow," of the fifth season of Game of Thrones. I didn't miss Daenerys and her... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Low Budget

  

  I've been listening to the Kinks album Low Budget lately and am struck by how Ray Davies's songs about how times are tough all over still resonates today — mayb... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sketchbook Thursday

  

  The kid and I attend Art After Dark events at our local art museum the Norton on Thursday nights. One of our favorites are when they feature art workshops,... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tom & Huck: Lost in Translation

  

  Kids will like the latest filmed version of the adventures of Mark Twain's classic characters, Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn, but adults may be left wishing... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Note to Readers ...

  

  Dear regular and occasional readers of my blog, I truly thank you, for checking in from time to time. You may have noticed that lately things around here are a... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Game of Thrones: It's a Black and White World

  

  I have not succumbed to the temptation of watching any of the leaked episodes of Game of Thrones. I prefer the anticipation of waiting until Sunday night.... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Favorite Song Friday: Lay Me Down

  

  The Sam Smith song "Lay Me Down" was already a hit, but its recent remix with John Legend is over-the-top great. Sam can certainly sing, and beautifully, but... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throwback Sugar-free Thursday

  

  I have cut out all added sugars recently, as part of an experiment to see how my body does without them. It ain't easy. There is so much sugar in everything. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Best Show You're (probably) Not Watching

  

  The Middle has been on television since 2009, but I just discovered it with my daughter this past Christmas, when she binge-watched a ton of episodes. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It's Back ... Game of Thrones

  

  Even though I've read all the books up to this point, and considered myself fairly up to date on the Game of Thrones universe, I felt a bit out to sea after... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION