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A Different Toronto International Film Festival This Year

September 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Well, before I get to this year’s wrap up of the Toronto International Film Festival (my tenth, unbelievable), it was a bit of a different experience for me this year. First, I had a feeling it would be different since my lottery luck seems to have run out. I should have known that this wasn’t […]

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What Did You See? The 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

September 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Now, the annual recap of the films I saw. Warning: there are numerous spoilers in this article. Friday, September 10, 2010 I arrived last Friday afternoon and then had to traverse to pick up my tickets. I inadvertently went to the new building, which had one locked door and still a lot of construction equipment. […]

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The Return Of “The Sportswriters On TV”

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments

Just to let you know – the show I wrote for (and started my need to proclaim my thoughts upon the world) is coming back. Next month, Comcast Sports Net will be showing “best of” editions of “The Sportswriters on TV” on Friday and Sunday nights at 11:00 PM. Look for my credit at the […]

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Rooting For The Underdog, Or Should I Say, Under-bull

August 20th, 2010 · No Comments

I have been to Mexico a few times, and I have been to the bull fights a couple of times. I think it is barbaric and I never liked it (I went the second time with The Indignant Wife who had never been). I always rooted for the poor bull, which is drugged and already […]

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Chairman of the BORED!

August 18th, 2010 · No Comments

I’m bored with the big stories of the day. All I can come up with are shorts: • Rod Blagojevich was found guilty of 1 count under the indictment; judge declares a mistrial on other 23 counts. This means we have to go through this all over again. Oh boy! • By the way, who […]

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No More Money or Monsters

August 17th, 2010 · No Comments

I do watch local news television in the morning, mostly to see what the weather is going to be for the day and the coming days so that I can advise The Indignant Wife and The Indignant Children. I usually look at the NBC and ABC local affiliates. Occasionally, I would channel surf pack CBS’ […]

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Calling It Correctly

August 10th, 2010 · No Comments

One wouldn’t invite Shaquille O’Neal and ESPN host Jim Rome to the same party (unless of course, you’re mean like me and would like to see the little man beaten to a pulp). In an interview Monday on a Washington D.C. sports radio program, O’Neal emphasized his point that Rome has no legacy. “One, I […]

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