Monthly Archives: September 2020

Sonny to Cher: “I Got You, Babe”

Posted on September 20, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Not a particularly happy-looking couple, were they? Have you ever wondered why? Sonny was more than a decade older than Cher, so it holds that he may have played a significant ‘father-figure’ role in her life. She needed a place … Continue reading →

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Take a Brooding Male, Add a Little Gossip: What do You Have?

Posted on September 19, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Pride and Prejudice (1995 BBC Series) Call me ‘old school’. This is the only adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel that works for me. Set in 1812 (at the beginning of the War of 1812-14), it tells the tale of … Continue reading →

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Who Would Want to be President, Really?

Posted on September 19, 2020 by cdsmiller17

If I’ve learned anything about the transition of one head-of-state to another, as seen in yesterday’s posts, it is a stress-filled time. You go from a normal politician, glad-handing with supporters and other well-wishers, to the isolation of being at … Continue reading →

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Different Commercials: Same Actress

Posted on September 18, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Heart to Home Meals Seasons Retirement Communities (No doubt these are Canadian television commercials, and the actress [Eleanor?] may be related to someone in the industry, but there’s no mistaking her personality.) She reminds me of my Mom when she … Continue reading →

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When Barry Met the Donald

Posted on September 18, 2020 by cdsmiller17

First Meeting: November 10, 2016 @ 12:34 pm Again, I’m taking the timing of this event from a CTV News report on the day. It doesn’t take an experienced eye to see that there was a lot of tension being … Continue reading →

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The Day that Obama Found Out the Truth

Posted on September 18, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Meeting the Ex-Presidents on January 7, 2009 @ 11:51 am I’m taking my cue for the timing of this event from a Reuters report written that very morning. The private meeting between Bush and Obama would have been for about … Continue reading →

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Have I Lived Before? Will I Live Again?

Posted on September 17, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Reincarnation: The Wheel of Life. It’s a thorny issue for most folk. “If I lived before, how come I can’t remember?” (Cue: “The Twilight Zone” opening sequence.) “Imagine if you will living in a world where everyone remembers exactly who … Continue reading →

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COVID-19: Time to Think Positively

Posted on September 16, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Preface to the Collection King Solomon says in Proverbs that there is nothing new under the sun. For thousands of years, life has been teaching us the same lessons over and over. Through war and peace; through rags and riches; … Continue reading →

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Meet Diana, My New Spiritual Assistant

Posted on September 15, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Obviously, I ‘borrowed’ this avatar image from the internet, but only because I cannot find an ‘exact’ copy of the look of the woman that introduced herself to me in my dreams this morning. She is a personal assistant to … Continue reading →

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My First Look at James Bond in 1963

Posted on September 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

This is the second film in the series, but it’s the first one that I saw in the cinema. The photography was so crystal clear, and the scenery, Byzantine: what more could a fella want? Girls? There’s plenty of them, … Continue reading →

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