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2009 Movie Challenge: Movies 26-50, in haiku

Slowly working my way through my list of movies thus far this year, I present to you my second set of 25 haiku mini-reviews (part 1). 26 = Body of Lies A CIA spook / Hunting bombers in Jordan / Explosions galore

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2009 Movie Challenge: First 25 movie reviews, in haiku

I sort of dropped off the radar with my progress on the "2009 Movie Challenge" after posting my reviews for the first ten movies I watched (part 1 and part 2), mostly because I just didn't have the patience to write out paragraphs for each movie.

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2009 Movie Challenge: Well On My Way (second installation)

After leaving our hero hanging in the balance, what has come of his perilous adventure to watch as many movies as he can in 2009? Tune in next time... ...or keep reading. I've been a little remiss in my duties of writing up reviews of the movies I've watched lately, so I need to  …

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2009 Movie Challenge: So Far So Good

Let me begin by saying that I'm a huge movie buff. I also probably have far too much spare time on my hands during the week. That's a pretty good combination, really.

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How do you fill your Netflix Queue?

As I checked my Netflix queue the other day to see what my mailbox was due to enjoy next, I realized my previously well-stocked list of titles to see was getting a bit slim. I was down to less than 30 movies remaining in my queue.

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Top 10 Worst Movies Ever, as decided by Viners (drumroll please... the results are in)

A few months ago I started a discussion on the worst movies I've ever seen. Apparently I'm not alone in noticing the atrociousness of some of the stuff coming out of Hollywood or... wherever this stuff comes from. Given the quantity, there has to be several sources.

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Worst movies you've ever seen? I'll start.

Inspired by Scott's discussion on what movies you're watching, and Arizonan's article on movies that say something to you, I was practically obligated to start a discussion about the worst movies you've seen. The premise is such: you've recently (or not so recently) watched a mov …

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Boycotting Gas to Thwart those Damn Arabs; Or: How to Be An Ignorant Bigot

I was going through an e-mail address of mine that’s been lying abandoned for a while, just out of curiosity to see what’s accumulated since I abandoned it — there are inevitably people who didn’t update their address books.

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The most useful e-mail tricks you know of?

Being part of a corporate environment, you quickly find out just how easy it is to get inundated by e-mail. Especially when you work in a role directly involved with your company's website.

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Kicking the Habit

It's quite possibly the hardest thing I've ever set my mind to doing. What is it? Is it climbing a mountain? Getting in shape? Flossing? Quitting smoking? No, nothing so mild.

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Irrational, or: Four Bible Stories I Don't Get

I suppose I should start with an explanation of how this article came about. My parents have been devout Christians since before I was born. I was raised in the Pentecostal church.

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Covers you'd like to see?

Here's something I was thinking about today while cycling my playlist of oldies... what are some songs you'd like to hear modern covers of?

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Litter of White Tigers Debut in Mexico

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Five Bengal tigers, four of them white males, have debuted at a zoo in western Mexico.

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Movie Critics Are No Fun

As I mentioned previously on my blog, I went to see Spider-Man 3 on its opening night at midnight. I came out of the theatre wowed by the spectacle I had just beheld.

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What's the point of marriage?

Help me understand something. Marriage is one of the oldest institutions on the planet.

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To Spawn or Not To Spawn

I've always been curious about the reasons for having children.

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A Fresh Look: How Universities are Failing Us

We've all heard the old promise that going to college and getting a degree will make us happier, smarter, more successful people. We've heard how you can't do anything these days without a degree under your belt. We've heard how a college education is the path to a better life.

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Living in Fear

I am sick of living in fear. Actually, I take that back. I'm not living in fear.

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