Category Archives: showbusiness

It’s a Sign of the Times

Posted on December 13, 2017 by cdsmiller17

    Just Stop Your Crying Two things happened last night: Noah Mac was eliminated from The Voice after singing “Sign of the Times” and ‘Harry Styles: Live in Manchester’ was aired on CTV. Harry’s final tune was (you guessed … Continue reading →

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Snow as Metaphor

Posted on December 11, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Disney’s Frozen Can you believe it’s been four years already since the greatest grossing animated movie was released by Disney? It was on television last night, and I just had to watch it again to see if it still packed … Continue reading →

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Perry Mason: the making of a legend

Posted on November 18, 2017 by cdsmiller17

This was the opening sequence of the very first episode of the hit television program. The date was September 21, 1957. History was made that night. Although most people will remember Raymond Burr in this role, Perry Mason didn’t start … Continue reading →

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Did “Avatar” Open Pandora’s Box?

Posted on October 22, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Or just lift the lid to take a peek? They say what goes around, comes around again. It’s been a number of years since this film was released to the world. And now Disney World has a world of Pandora … Continue reading →

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Ascend to the Sun

Posted on October 15, 2017 by cdsmiller17

via Daily Prompt: Ascend My Satanic Struggle In 1975, I wrote a poem which presented me with an interesting perspective. I saw into my adopted father’s thinking and beliefs. But that wasn’t the end to it. In 1978, I then … Continue reading →

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Juliet: Where’s Gnomeo?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by cdsmiller17
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Operation Dynamo

Posted on August 14, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Dunkirk Evacuation “On 26 May, Lord Gort received two telegrams, one from Anthony Eden, another from the War Office. The first warned him that evacuation might prove necessary, the second confirmed that it was now necessary. In overall charge of … Continue reading →

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Guns, Guns, Guns

Posted on August 11, 2017 by cdsmiller17

God Speed, Mother Nature When the Guess Who produced this song, there was an awareness that there were differences between the USA and Canada which couldn’t be more defined than in the rights of citizens to bear arms, or not. … Continue reading →

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Are You an Empath?

Posted on July 9, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In 1983, I watched a video tape of Blade Runner. I was knocked out by the visionary feel that was presented in this film. What I hadn’t realized at the time was that it … Continue reading →

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The Left Hand of God?

Posted on July 5, 2017 by cdsmiller17

In the second half of the 20th Century, we began to exam the ‘dark side of life’ (Richard Rohr). Having gone through two World Wars in the space of two generations, we needed to understand man’s inhumanity to his fellow … Continue reading →

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