tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142543632012-01-29T19:30:09.563-08:00I probably don't believe you. I need evidence, logic, a solid argument. Show me.Mike L Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768519365556671462noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254363.post-4406582815045718812011-08-21T22:05:00.001-07:002011-08-21T22:08:29.901-07:00

Went downtown today and visited the museum (in Sacramento). You know, they did a terrific job with that place! I love it. https://www.crockerartmuseum.org/ I really enjoyed the Franz Bischoff paintings. Beautiful!

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When I first heard about the new Peter Gabriel album, and how there were no guitars, and no drums, I said, “Really? What I really prefer are more guitars and drums, not less.”What a stupid thing to say.I will tell you how I quickly realized how wrong I was, and how I came to love “Scratch My Back,” but before that a little history is in order.I first experienced Peter when I heard the band

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When I saw Jacob reading Flannery O'Connor's book, I decided I had better read it. So I did.It is a collection of extremely well-written short stories. At first, I looked for obvious clues for the meaning of Lost, but I soon realized that that was not the point. The characters are realistic, flawed people. Often, they are convinced they are right, proudly and stubbornly sticking to prejudices and

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(See my response below.)Alright. According to DANIEL... (which let's face it, could be lying or have it wrong. he's human) There is inevitability, fate, one string, one timeline, etc. This is NOT back to the future, Chaos Theory blah blah blah. It's all inevitable, certain. This pretty much makes perfect sense for:RICHARD who remembers LOCKE who researches him his whole life after being visited

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Just when I thought there wasn't much more interesting to say about Vampires, a movie comes out of nowhere and blows me away. I am talking about "Let the Right One In," which I tell you you must seen as soon as you can. Frightening, disturbing, and a lot of fun. The spouse and the son joined me last night, the son says it's his favorite movie, ever. I would encourage you not to read about it

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In the winter of 1978, I somehow found a job in the city working as a breakfast busboy. One workday morning I couldn’t find my car outside my studio apartment where I usually park. I suspected that it had been stolen. I soon realized I had forgotten to move it from the north side of the street to the south side, so the snow plow couldn’t get through. The City towed the rusty Ford away. I had to

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The new movie version of “I Am Legend” with Will Smith is entertaining enough, but it missed the point, I thought, on what was intended when the main character declares "I am Legend." (Spoiler Alert! Do not read further if you have yet to read the book or see the film, but plan to.)The book: Robert Neville survived unspeakable horror, and is possibly the last human alive. He is understandably

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THREE BEAUTIFUL THINGS I SAW IN LATE OCTOBER, 2007Beautiful Thing # 2: MondayI was upstairs, sitting at my desk in my home office, as it was my work-from-home day. Working at home allows Belen and Samantha to each have a car for themselves. Samantha has a busy day of classes on Mondays this semester.I noticed something at the corner of my eye, so I looked up and saw a bird landing on the window

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Webster TripIn January, Belen, Nathan, and myself flew back for my Mom’s 80th birthday party. This featured mainly a party in Kelly and David’s new house. Met Jack the cat. Got stuck in the snow.Finn is hereI’m sure there will soon be many pictures forthwith. (Is that a word?)The Great Road Trip of 2007Nathan and I, during my sabbatical, had a very successful road trip. See separate journal,

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WHAT WE DID IN 2006Lazi Fiesta 2006Lazi-fest is always on Memorial Day. This year we went to Pine Flat Reservoir, East of Fresno. Beautiful area! Nice visit with folks, especially the Wyants.Trip to San Luis ObispoBelen, Nathan and myself had a relaxing, enjoyable trip to SLO. We stayed in town, at a rather plain Best Western. It worked out nice because we could drive to other places using this

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Nicole’s GraduationIn May 2005, we all drove up to Rohnert Park, and attended the early ceremony at Sonoma State University. Half of the students were graduating in the morning, and the other half in the afternoon. The afternoon session included Nicole’s boyfriend Adam. It was hot and crowded, and hard to find a seat. Nathan and I climbed a tree with a good view, until a security guard made us

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WHAT I DID ON SUMMER VACATIONBy Michael L. BrownINTRODUCTIONIn the summer of 2004 we had a vacation trip to Chazy. It was not our first trip to Chazy, and I had been there many times growing up, but this trip was special. Not that there were any major events this trip, there weren’t, but everything seemed to unfold just right. It seemed especially sharp, clear, and vital, and I want to remember

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This is a follow-up to my previous entry about Roger Ebert’s review of L’Enfant. I have not seen L’Enfant yet, because in reading the review, I learned that there is an earlier film by the Dardenne brothers, (Jean-Pierre and Luc), called The Son. (The Dardenne’s are from Belgium and speak French.)One thing I really appreciate in Ebert’s reviews is that he bends over backwards not to spoil the

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I should probably decrease my watching, and increase my reading. I’ve got shelves of books that I have not read. Good books. Prize winning novels. I am going to catch up with those, I promise.There is a writer however that I read every week: Roger Ebert. Don’t laugh, he is a great writer.You might think reading a movie critic so often will just lead to more movie-watching. You’d be right. I have

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I had another great trip to Candy Rock (CR) this year. R, P, K and I dined at the new Mel's, and arrived at the CR parking area around 9 am. R was generous enough to carry my large cooler down. (R, I owe you a dinner.) P was in a good mood, but then he had to go back up to the car, because he forgot his fishing pole.There were other campers this year. When we arrived there were many from night

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Sometimes it's fun to try a new hot sauce. There are many funny names, flavors, and temperatures. They seem to be effected by fashion, for example "chipotle" is a popular flavor these days. There are designer labels and creative containers.In the end, though, I always come home to the one true hot sauce, against which all others are measured: Tabasco.

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This is the first entry into my new blog.

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