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Scouring Monk: November 2015
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Friday, November 27, 2015. 849 Cephalopod Coffeehouse November 2015. Returning to the squishy Cephalopod Coffeehouse, hosted by Armchair Squid. And presented the last Friday of every month (except Smarch), I wanted to talk a little about Dave Barry. Chances are if you know Dave at all, it's either from his retired humor column or the Harry Anderson sitcom. Where I was first introduced to the hilarious Patrick Warburton). The Worst Class Trip Ever. At le...
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Scouring Monk: May 2016
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Friday, May 13, 2016. Mock Squid Soup May 2016 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Previously covered for the Mock Squid Soup gang, hosted by Mock. 2008) was the movie that kept on giving. It gave us Jason Segel as a movie star, introduced the world (yay! To Russell Brand, featured a spin-off for Brand's memorable Aldous Snow in. Get Him to the Greek. 2010), and led to Segel successfully rebooting. Which gave us the Oscar-nominated "Man or Muppet"). In third) ...
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Scouring Monk: 15th anniversary of 9/11
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Sunday, September 11, 2016. 15th anniversary of 9/11. Fifteen years ago, I was attending my second year at the University of Maine. The old Student Union was still being used (it took. To get the new one built). I wound up there, later, watching along with scores of other students the unfolding events, but first there was breakfast. We entered the age of social media. This is ironic, coming from a blogger who started in 2002. In those innocent d...But w...
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Scouring Monk: 878. Lost American Tribes of the 21st Century
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Wednesday, October 12, 2016. 878 Lost American Tribes of the 21st Century. Over at Arlee Bird's Tossing It Out. Series actress, was recently arrested protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. This is merely the most recent in a long series of cultural battles that have nothing to do with buzz topics like gun control or terrorism, but have nonetheless been at the forefront of American life for centuries. Its worth remembering as the event that changed the c...
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Scouring Monk: April 2016
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Friday, April 29, 2016. US box office results for notable movies from 2015.(mil = million). 1 Star Wars - Episode VII: The Force Awakens. After the huge success of. There was some doubt that the next Star Wars wouldn't top the yearly box office (which has been done before;. Attack of the Clones. Landed in third behind. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. The last entry in this series (. 3 Avengers: Age of Ultron. Captain America: Civil War. And they rema...
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Scouring Monk: July 2016
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Wednesday, July 20, 2016. 873 In hopes for a better world. Things have been worse. With so many alarming topics to talk about today, there are people who have chosen to believe we have somehow ended up in the worst of all possible worlds. We haven't, but if we're not careful, we might. Isn't that the way it always is? About our thoughts, and all we do is react. Reaction. Those who strive for success make history." Good, but not enough of a moral....
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Scouring Monk: January 2016
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Wednesday, January 13, 2016. 854 David Bowie Memories. The death of David Bowie has led to a raft of stories exploring his impact on our culture. I must confess, a lot of the time I didn't really know what exactly his impact. Because he was one of those music acts who kind of became more famous for his persona than his music. But he's got some famous music out there, such as:. Great movie, so I'll always have that from him as well. It's also worth notin...
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Scouring Monk: 877. I legitimately haven't made up my mind yet about the election
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Thursday, September 29, 2016. 877 I legitimately haven't made up my mind yet about the election. I don't really like either candidate. This is not a unique position. Plenty of people like me have chosen to support a third party. But who are we kidding? I think we can agree that the country needs some work. Both of. History is a fickle bitch. The play. The United States of America is a unique creation. It's continually a work in progress. We find...The t...
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Scouring Monk: February 2016
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Various and sundry things. Link to My Writers Blog. Sunday, February 21, 2016. 857 A Further Reply to Armchair Squid. In which I present a rambling reply that was too long for the comments section and is probably of questionable merit, but here it is all the same. Always contradictory, and not always. Which I would argue is far more an argument for how women rose in societal prominence in general post-WWII, when they began to shoulder far more of the culture than ever before; in a lot of ways we've been ...
