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WHAT’S BUZZIN’: ‘Walking Dead’ spinoff is DOA

December 14, 2015

Zombies are the thing to get hooked on these days as more books, comics, TV shows and movies are telling their gruesome stories.  This fall, AMC released a spinoff series to “The Walking Dead” called “Fear the Walking Dead,” which was supposed to follow a set of regular people through the beginning of the zombie apocalypse and downfall of society. […]

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MUSINGS: Sports fans are nerds, too

November 23, 2015

Nerds are often characterized as unsightly, socially inept people with extremely high IQs. They seem to be obsessed with technology, science or history, and they are always studying. They also have hobbies that most people can’t get into, like comic books or cosplay. […]

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MUSINGS: Navigating in cars … and life

November 9, 2015

I have a confession: I don’t know how to drive. I just turned 29, and I still don’t have a driver’s license. When people find this out, they make all kinds of guesses about why […]

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JUST SAYIN’: A common act forgotten

October 26, 2015

According to dictionary.reference.com, “courtesy” is defined as excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior. A courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression, indulgence, consent, or acquiescence. Somewhere we have lost the simple act of common courtesy. […]

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MUSINGS: Halloween can be a real treat

October 26, 2015

I’m a low-key Halloween celebrator.  I haven’t put much effort into Halloween costumes since childhood. I don’t enjoy haunted houses or horror films. Real life is scary enough these days. I can get my adrenaline rush just by watching the news. […]

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THINK ABOUT IT: Put a target on guns

October 26, 2015

According to the website shootingtracker.com, 298 mass shootings had taken place in America by early October this year, the equivalent of one every 25 hours.  A “mass shooting” is generally defined as an incident in which at least four people are injured by a gunman. The fact that this qualification involves such a high number is a big red flag. But what do we do about such senseless acts of violence? […]

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MUSINGS: Best to hang with a few friends

October 7, 2015

Hip-hop group Whodini asked a very important question in its classic 1984 song “Friends.” “Friends. How many of us have them? Friends.  The ones we can depend on.”  I know people who have elaborate birthday parties every year. You can’t go out to dinner with them without their phones lighting up. Every weekend, they’re invited to all kinds of events. They seem to have tons of friends. […]

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GRAB BAG: A closer look at a slogan

October 7, 2015

“Black lives matter” has become an enduring rallying cry of people protesting police brutality all over the country, and I agree. But I also think all lives matter.  On the ESPN program “First Take” recently, Skip Bayless, one of the hosts, pointed out the irony that while black lives do matter, the fact is that more black people kill other blacks than police officers do. […]

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GRAB BAG: Tyler Perry is inspirational

July 27, 2015

My two favorite Tyler Perry movies are “Why Did I Get Married?” and “Why Did I Get Married Too?”  The first is a comedic drama, released in 2007. It’s about the difficulty of maintaining a solid relationship in modern times.  Four married couples (who also are college students) and another friend go to Colorado for an annual reunion, but the mood shifts when one couple’s infidelity comes to light.  The reason I like the movie is that it teaches people about marriage by showing very real-life and honest representations of how some relationships work. […]

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