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Facebook: Society’s Mirror?

Posted on April 1, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Or a Necessary Evil? Today is April Fool’s Day (and Easter Sunday) 2018. But this is no joke. Facebook has come in for a lot of criticism lately. Most of it seems justified, but is it really wrong to give … Continue reading →

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Father (in) Time has Wrinkles

Posted on March 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17

A Wrinkle in Time According to everyone who read this 1962 bestselling book, this is one of the world’s best. I wouldn’t know, never having been privileged enough to read it. But I saw the movie today with my granddaughter, … Continue reading →

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Chaos Theory: the Butterfly Effect

Posted on March 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Can One Small Act Lead to Change? We like to think so, but the concept is counter-intuitive at best. After all, one person cannot effect change in the greater world, can they? The idea of the Butterfly Effect has taken … Continue reading →

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Crossover Stars: UK to USA

Posted on February 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Robert Carlyle In the UK, Robert Carlyle is mostly famous for being in a movie called Trainspotting. His youthful looks and slender physique puts me in mind of a drug addict. So you could say that he was playing to … Continue reading →

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The Old Folks at Home?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Sitting on the Porch in Rocking Chairs The Carol Burnett Show used to feature a skit of a couple of seniors discussing their lives. The payoff was almost always the same: he’d make a gentle pass at her and she … Continue reading →

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The Fruit Doesn’t Fall Far…

Posted on January 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Amy, Suzann and Rosanna 1984 Brigitte, age 9 Brigitte, age 11

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Woody Allen: Time’s Up?

Posted on January 19, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Dylan Farrow This ‘story’ has been around for a long time now. When a child tries to explain something that happened to him or her, there is an almost automatic judgement made that it’s just imagination on the child’s part. … Continue reading →

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This Is Us: ‘thirtysomething’ reborn?

Posted on January 10, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Hidden in Plain Sight There is a link connecting these two television series even though they are 30 years apart: Ken Olin. I didn’t start watching “This Is Us” until the second season, in much the same way that I … Continue reading →

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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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Adoption: to the 3rd and 4th Generations

Posted on December 22, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  An Open Secret Brigitte, pictured above, is the latest in a long line of family members that have been adopted. This happened a month before her 9th birthday. Working backwards, Brigitte’s mother, Amy, is my adopted child. I was … Continue reading →

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