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Lockdown Diary: Slice of Cat Life in the Afternoon
Having been locked-down since March, 2020, time compresses events, memories, hopes, dreams, and apprehensions, for a hot and humid afternoon cat. Luxe Lockdown Still Life/Still Living Sentinels of the Mask Rioters at the Gate Dystopian Influenza An Appeal to the Heavens Sentinel of the Gate
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Here’s a Secret Agent Decoder Ring for The Limits of Control
Here is a secret agent decoder ring for The Limits of Control (2009), directed by Jim Jarmusch. Clearly, this is a dirty and thankless job. You see, a review of metacritc.com, regular critics, and regular folks, alike, on IMDb, gives the distinct impression that no one understood what they were looking at in The Limits…
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Far from Heaven is as Close to Hell as Heaven Allows
Far from Heaven (2002) is as close to hell as heaven, and fifties melodrama, allows (and that is saying something). Norman Rockwell comes to mind. On acid, that is. It had me retching from the baby blue opening title sequence to the schmaltzy autumnal patterns in the closing credits. I rarely watch bad movies because…
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All the Buzzer: I’m Jumping on the Houston Astros Bandwagon
All the Buzzer: I’m jumping on the Houston Astros bandwagon. I love me some Houston Astros baseball because the Astros can do no wrong. I’ve been minding my own business this baseball off-season. That is, until I started seeing the purple prose coming out of the Houston Astros, their management and players, as well as…
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There Were Three FCS Victories Over FBS Teams in 2019
There were three FCS victories over FBS teams in 2019. The Mythical FCS Victories Over FBS 2019 National Championship is awarded to Central Arkansas for their win over Western Kentucky. Here are the games at issue: Central Arkansas 35 at Western Kentucky 28 College Football Notes/FCS Victories Over FBS: Central Ark For this effort, Central…
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El Cid Adds-To FCS Victories Over FBS Teams/Other Notes
El Cid adds-to the total of FCS victories over FBS teams this season, racking-up the third such win in 2019. Other college football notes. The Citadel 27 at Georgia Tech 24 OT The Citadel had Georgia Tech under siege for virtually the entire game. The Bulldogs never trailed and Georgia Tech finally managed to tie…
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Southern Illinois Adds-To FCS Victories Over FBS/Other Notes
Southern Illinois adds-to the FCS victories over FBS total this year bringing the number to two. Other notes on the second college football weekend. Southern Illinois 45 at Massachusetts 20 The Salukis of the Missouri Valley traveled east to put a whoppin’ on the Minutemen. Southern Illinois outscored Massachusetts 28-7 in the second half and…