Monthly Archives: January 2018

Jenny Lind: Art Imitating Life?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Greatest Showman We went to see this musical yesterday. It was a great show, man! But the greatest? No. Last year’s La La Land definitely had more impact. The difference is probably the result of the passage of time: … Continue reading →

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Finding Father: Hook versus Peter Pan

Posted on January 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Finding Neverland J.M. Barrie wrote the original story of Peter Pan, as a play and then a book. The film Finding Neverland explores how this came about. According to Wikipedia: the story focuses on Scottish writer J. M. Barrie, his … Continue reading →

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80’s Music: US or UK?

Posted on January 6, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Which Side of the Atlantic? On a taxi ride to the Exeter Airport from the train station in 2007, the driver talked about great 80’s songs. I joined in, thinking that he was speaking of the New Romantic movement. Imagine … Continue reading →

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Trump: What One Year Has Done

Posted on January 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  Not Mocking the Afflicted   Instant Karma, it’s called. Those that live by the sword, die by the sword. Watch what you say, it might come back to bite you in the end. Meryl Streep took Trump to task … Continue reading →

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OMG: You’re the Creator?

Posted on January 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Architect The Matrix Reloaded writers got it right. Our world is a simulation program that has an anomaly. Us. We have the free will to change the program at any time, but we’re so busy trying to make sense … Continue reading →

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On His Retirement

Posted on January 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  As he comes to the end of a career, Howard thinks back to the beginning Of his Credit Union days, when winning Wasn’t foremost on his mind, nor was fear About the future: he’d a ship to steer Right … Continue reading →

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To Blog or Not to Blog

Posted on January 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17

THAT is the Question William Shakespeare would have had no problem answering this one. Writers, by trade, must write. But what if they have nothing to say? Have you ever known anyone with an opinion holding back? Take reviewers of … Continue reading →

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