Category Archives: Characters
The Face of All Saints
Nurse Jackie is one of those series that you just want to devour over a rainy weekend. Living in Manchester, a city where rain is a daily threat, that’s exactly how Karey and I watched the first season . And … Continue reading
Filed under Characters, TV
One Of Your Five Froots A Day
I sure spend a lot of time on this blog wailing on about the junk food I miss from America. Some of the longing comes as little surprise…NY pizza, sourdough pretzels, Pepperidge Farm cookies, for instance; whilst other foodstuffs totally … Continue reading
Filed under Characters, Vittles
Brainerd’s Finest
I watched Fargo again this past weekend. It’s a great movie anyway, but it was especially good because I haven’t worn it out, if you know what I mean. You know sometimes you view films sooo many times, that they … Continue reading
Filed under Characters, comedy, Movies
A Man of Letters
When it comes to cultural satire, it seems you can’t shake a stick today without hitting a ‘prankster’. Whether that pranking comes in the form of phone calls, fake documentaries, ‘gotcha’ style interviews, (not in the dumb Sarah Palin way, … Continue reading
Filed under Characters, comedy, Literature, People
Cop Rocks
So, I pretty much watch at least one episode of the long running television show Law & Order: SVU every day. The program serves a duel purpose of entertaining me with its crime-of-the-hour type yarns AND distracting me from working … Continue reading
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