Category: Writings
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Man of Steel – An Opportunity Lost
A quick bit on the movie, Man of Steel. I was entertained, but it was not a Superman movie. Though visually punchy, it was little distinct from any over-the-top big action movie like Transformers. Lots of destruction without consequences, as though the adversaries were wrestling in a sandbox, not in a city where people by…
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Kiss of the Damned
A new vampire movie is due out soon called Kiss of the Damned. There is a R-rated trailer available for viewing.
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Why Can’t Cell Phone Activation Be Simpler?
Is it me, or does it seem to take an inordinately long time to set up a new cell phone? The screen on my flip style cell phone died. I hadn’t dropped it or in any way abused it. One moment the screen displays the time and icons. The next, it’s solid blue (like a Windows blue-screen-of-death).…
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Pickpocket to the Stars
Just came across an article in the New Yorker about Apollo Robbins, a entertainer with preternatural pickpocketing skills. (His getting the better of Penn Jillette is recounted.) One of my characters, Michael, is a grifter, who is especially good with his hands. Alas, I am not, therefore, stories like those of Apollo Robbins’ are ever helpful in making…
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Serbian Vampire on the Loose
Saw this report in The Week that says: Residents of the western Serbian village of Zarozje reportedly received a unique public health warning recently, when the town’s mayor cautioned that a vampire was on the loose. That is not a joke, and the people of Zarozje are taking heed and stocking up on garlic bulbs…