She's an interesting woman

My wife is.  Not stereotypical by any means.  For instance, on a rare Friday afternoon together that we had a couple weeks back, she rented a pair of movies from Redbox.  The following reviewed film was one of them. 

Now I'd not have pegged her for such a film.  But then I underestimate her on a regular basis.  The other movie rented, some semi-romantic comedy period piece by Woody Allen (the title of which I forget, but it had Collin Firth and Emma Stone in it) seems more her speed.  But truth be told, I usually pick poorly if I rent something with her in mind, unless I've specifically heard her say "I want to see such-and-such." 

Oh well.  Fourteen years or so of marriage, and she still manages to surprise me.  Was it a good surprise?  Read on.

Movie Review: We're the Millers

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In very particular order

I'm going to post my reviews for the first three Odd Thomas series of books, by Dean Koontz.  I have listed them below in a specific order for your consumption.  Yes, I know it isn't the order the books naturally fall into.  There's a reason for that.  If you read them like I have them listed here, you'll see why I did what I did.

Book Review: Brother Odd

Book Review: Odd Thomas: A Novel

Book Review: Forever Odd

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You know you're doing something wrong when you start reading a book and you feel... well, like the person's countenance above describes.  "OK...  I get it.  He's a super-spy.  But why does he wear a duck on his head?  Did I miss something important?  Does my copy of the book not have the first chapter in it, and I just didn't notice?  What's going on here?  Why is he speaking in Greek to Japanese people?  I'm a little lost here, but the story sure is interesting... I think."

Start of the title could be any typical Wednesday

Wednesday is my toughest day of the week, work-wise.  And yesterday was no exception.  Luckily, it's Thursday now.  A few more days and I get an actual day off from both jobs.  I could use it.

Book Review: No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy Seal: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden

I had to include this book review because I just released a slew of movie reviews, and I mentioned this book in one of them.  I'm trying to fix continuity errors here, ya know.  It's gonna take awhile though.

On a totally unrelated note, my wife introduced me to this guy's humor last evening, and he is pretty funny.  Pretty clean for the most part too.  I especially got a kick out of his bit about being a Nintendo doctor when he was a kid, but I couldn't find a clip of that by itself.

Dusting off the proverbial video shelf

Here are the rest of the big pile of movie reviews from the past couple years that I've been dragging my feet on.  I finally finished sprucing them up, and decided to dump the whole lot on here at once.  So... enjoy!

Movie Review: The Wolverine

Movie Review: Transcendence

Movie Review: Zero Dark Thirty

Movie Review: World War Z

Movie Review: Captain Phillips

Movie Review: 47 Ronin

Movie Review: Warm Bodies

Movie Review: The Monuments Men

Movie Review: The Lone Ranger

Movie Review: Lone Survivor

Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Movie Review: The Internship

Movie Review: Thor - The Dark World

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February is presidential, after all.

And so I decided to post this review of a book on a president who is rarely remembered.  Also, I'm feeling quiet lately myself, and "Silent Cal" would fit as a role-model for that.  Say little, and mean what you do say.

Book Review: Coolidge, An American Enigma

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Crime AND Punishment?

Can't we just have one or the other?

Book Review: Crime and Punishment



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