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Archive for April, 2009

My Life in Song

I’ve seen this musical meme making the rounds on Facebook and thought I’d give it a go. Using only song titles from one band, answer the following questions:
My band: The Beatles
1. Are you a male or female: She’s A Woman 
2. Describe yourself: I’m Only Sleeping 
3. How do you feel about yourself: I Feel Fine 
4. Describe [...]

Sunday Snapshot

I’m starting to suspect that the trees of Rochester will remain grey-brown twigs forever. 
–lori
 

Rest in Peace, Harry the K

“Swing and a long drive … watch … this … baby! … OUTTA HERE!” 
Harry Kalas started calling Philadelphia Phillies’ games in 1971, the year that I was born. Today he died in the broadcast booth, a couple hours before the game against the Washington Nationals. 
Back in the days before cable TV, most home games weren’t televised. (OK, if that [...]

Sunday Snapshot

My only tradition for Easter Sunday is to make a rogan josh, and this year I found this particularly tasty recipe. 
Happy Curry Day!
–lori

Overheard in Rochester

You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning!

Guy at the bar at the Tap and Mallet. 
–lori

Three Haisku: Opening Day

No one has lost yet.
The Red Sox and Mariners 
Are tied: for one day
Runs, hits, men on base
Steals, walks, triples, double plays
A poem in stats  
And a favorite from last year:
April’s still chilled air
Is the prefect medium
For a hanging curve. 
The World Champion Philadelphia Phillies opened baseball’s 2009 season yesterday. They lost, 4-1, against the Braves. To [...]

Capsule Movie Reviews

Up in the Air
Pittsford Plaza 01.01.10
Fantastic. So simple, so small, but kinda perfect. And very on point with the current economic situation.

Avatar
Pittsford Plaza
The day a filmmaker with an actual story to tell ("unobtanium?!" hilarious.) gets his or hands and this amazing visual technology, that will be something.

An Education
The Little 11.24.09
Sally Sparrow from Dr. Who is all-grown up! You do feel as if you are watching a star in the making in Carey Mulligan.

Pirate Radio
The Little 11.13.09
Funny in bits (best bit: Bill Nighy dancing) but not funny as a whole. A bit episodic, with a ridiculous ending.

A Serious Man
The Little 11.07.09
The Coen brothers have made another divisive film: I really like it; Mr. Goddess hated it. I thought it was deeply funny and deeply ... deep.

Capitalism: A Love Story
The Little 10.05.09
Unlike other Michael Moore docs, this was more of a piece of investigative journalism than a political screed. Moore shines his light on for-profit prisons, the appallingly low salaries of airline pilots, and the "dead peasant" insurance policies companies take out on their own employees -- all in the name of making a profit out of anything.

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