Month: November 2009

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The Garbage Man

Many moons ago when I lived in Ft. Smith, AR I went out to the golf course to play a round.  At Ben Geren if you do this they tend to group singles together.  This works out nicely for several reasons.  It keeps the pace of play better.  You can get more folks on the golf course.  Singles are not frustrated waiting on foursomes.  It also has the added benefit of allowing you to play with folks with which you might not otherwise share a round of golf. 

On this particular day they paired me with a young man, a twenty something.  He was obviously working class.  I put myself in that category, but white collar.  Continue reading “The Garbage Man”

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Best Apples for Baking

The Cook’s Thesaurus says, “Best (apples) for baking: Rome, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Pippin, Gala, Braeburn, Northern Spy, Gravenstein, Rhode Island Greening, York Imperial, Cortland, Winesap.”

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Imagine – Right Livelihood

A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one

John Lennon ~ Imagine

One of the principles of the Buddha’s Continue reading “Imagine – Right Livelihood”

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Men Who Stare at Goats

men_who_stare_at_goats-posterThis movie has an all star cast that includes George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges and one of my favorite character actors, Stephen Root.  It was released November, 2009. 

I’m not big on going to movies for various reasons, but the trailers for this movie tempted.  What I expected to see, based on the trailers, was a good belly laughing comedy.  While there were a few laughs to be had it was mostly a trite drama. 

Basic premise of the movie is a down and out reporter Continue reading “Men Who Stare at Goats”