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The Pact – A Movie Review

September 6, 2012September 6, 2012 B. John 565 Views 0 Comments Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Haley Hudson, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Samuel Ball, Agnes Bruckner, Nicholas McCarthy, Thriller, Horror

After their mother passes away, sisters Nicole and Annie reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mothers past that is finally revealing itself.

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Marriage of Figaro

September 5, 2012September 9, 2012 B. John 389 Views 0 Comments Mozart, Marriage of Figaro

Here’s a cute video of one guy did playing a four-hand transcription of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro. He says in the comments it took a lot of takes to get it together, but I think he did a pretty cool job.

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Bernie – A Movie Review

July 27, 2012September 29, 2018 B. John 694 Views 0 Comments Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey, Comedy, Richard Linklater, Crime, Jack Black

In the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town’s most beloved residents. He taught Sunday school, sang in the church choir and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, so it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Bernie frequently traveled with Marjorie and even managed her banking affairs.

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Conservatives Hate Freedom

May 16, 2012 B. John 551 Views 0 Comments Gay Rights, Buckley, Civil Rights, Women's Rights, Libertarian, Salon.com, Michael Lind, Workers Rights, conservative, Goldwater

Michael Lind has a great story at Salon.com today about how conservatives say one thing, but do another. I know that will come as a shock. Despite their claims of being the people bent on protecting Americans’ freedoms, they are actually the people who have, over the past 60 years, most sought to curtail those freedoms. Lind is careful to make the distinction between true Libertarians and conservatives, and points out that, since World War II, conservatives have opposed every expansion of personal liberty in the U.S. This really is an article you need to read, especially if you are a conservative.

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NPR Embraces Hate Groups

January 19, 2012September 29, 2018 B. John 1359 Views 0 Comments Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, FRC, Barbara Bradley Haggerty, hate group, Ombudsman, SPLC, Joel Rose, Morning Addition, All Things Considered, Bryan Fischer, national public radio, AFA, American Family Association

Apparently NPR Religion Correspondent, Barbara Bradley-Haggerty, has decided that religious groups which claim to be Christian can’t possibly be hate groups. It also seems she makes decisions about who to interview for stories based on who returns her call the fastest.

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Test Post

January 19, 2012 B. John 331 Views 0 Comments

This is the excerpt for a test post of the WordSocial plugin for WordPress.

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Starting out 2012

January 2, 2012January 16, 2012 B. John 385 Views 0 Comments New Year, 2012, Resolutions, Writing, weight loss

I’m back. I know I haven’t posted much this entire year. I was writing a lot for work, and frankly there hasn’t been much of interest going on in my life. I admit a lot of the aspects of life I’m not happy with are under my control, and I plan to work to make some changes this year.

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Una Voce Holiday Concert

December 19, 2011January 16, 2012 B. John 434 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Una Voce, Florida Men's Chorale, Carols, Dwight Thomas, Gay Chorus

Sunday afternoon we attended the annual holiday concert for Una Voce The Florida Men’s Chorale. This was their 10th annual holiday concert, and Lay and me have been to each of them. This might have been the best concert yet, and I had a great time. The theater was very near, if not, sold out, and I believe straight couples might have outweighed gay couples.

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Decisions Decisions – Sometimes Life Gives us Tough Ones

August 25, 2011September 29, 2018 425 Views 0 Comments ice cream, nap, tired

So, should I eat ice cream, or take a nap. I can appreciate the young man’s dilemma, they are both a pretty good way to spend an afternoon. They’re usually mutually exclusive, but he’s doing a pretty good job of multi-tasking. Call is the lazy, hazy days of summer I guess.

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Some Beauty in the World

April 15, 2011September 5, 2012 B. John 368 Views 0 Comments Yo Yo Ma, Lil Buck, Damian Woetzel, The Dying Swan, Carnival of The Animals, Camille Saint-SaÃ«ns

Director Spike Jonze has posted an amazing video of Los Angeles street dancer Lil Buck (Damian Woetzel) doing a collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma. This is an inspiring and beautiful blend of both old and new. It combines amazing modern dance techniques by Mr. Woetzel with the usual beautiful accompaniment by Yo-Yo Ma of “The Dying Swan” from Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals. This will ease you into a nice mood for the weekend. Enjoy.

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Name That Tune

April 6, 2011September 5, 2012 B. John 364 Views 0 Comments Nature, Ad, Mozart

Sounds a little different on a pipe organ, but this is an incredibly cool way to render a song, and this one in particular. I wish I had the kind of time it would take to set this up. This is about three minutes and is definitely worth your time. I especially like how they did a couple of the tremolo phrases.