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The Fiero Rides Again!

Since we moved, and I am no longer close enough to work to ride my scooter everyday, I have been...

September 5, 2007
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Live Free or Die Hard

Few movie franchises make it to the fourth installment, and there’s a reason for that. By the fourth one they’ve...

June 29, 2007
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gadgets

Binary Clock

With the closing of all the Discovery stores in the St. Louis area, there are some great deals to be...

June 18, 2007
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Vehicle Warranty Scam

After searching for the phone number that appeared on the postcard I received (1-800-376-7044), I discovered this site and this...

June 7, 2007
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Knocked Up

My expectations for this one might have been higher than usual since I thought The 40-Year-Old Virgin was so good....

June 1, 2007
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Spiderman 3

It’s probably been terribly over-hyped, although it’s still a good movie. I would say that some of the CG fight...

May 4, 2007
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gadgets

Craigslist

I finally took the plunge and upgraded from my 802.11b wireless router to the faster 802.11g. But this isn’t really...

March 4, 2007
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Ghost Rider

It didn’t suck. I had set my expectations pretty low (as I do with all comic book-based movies), and it...

February 16, 2007
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Epic Movie

Never has so much been spent on so little to entertain so few. The budget for this film was certainly...

January 28, 2007
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The Good Shepherd

The acting is superb, and DeNiro’s direction is spot on, but don’t go see this movie if you are in...

January 7, 2007
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gadgets

Lego Designer

A while back I wrote about a really cool and addictive board game called Cathedral. Ever since I got the...

January 4, 2007
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Casino Royale

So Daniel Craig’s not as bad as everyone said he was going to be. I’m by no means a fan...

December 17, 2006
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Spamalot

If you’re a Monty Python fan, you simply cannot miss Spamalot (currently playing a month-long engagement at the Fabulous Fox)....

November 11, 2006
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Kathy Griffin is Hilarious

We saw Kathy Griffin tonight at the new Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL, and she was her usual hilarious...

November 6, 2006
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Accepted

This movie was pleasantly surprising. It doesn’t suffer from traileritis, as I had been expecting. Although some of the jokes...

August 18, 2006
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rant

Wanna Play Monopoly?

As I write this, there are still over 500 people in the St. Louis area without electricity, according to AmerenUE‘s...

August 12, 2006
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rant

Why AOL Sucks

Almost exactly ten years ago I wrote my first rant on this web site entitled “Why AOL Sucks.” It is...

August 4, 2006
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The Break Up

Will Vince Vaughn ever tire of the flat, stereotypical characters that he plays? I’ll admit the man has a gift,...

June 17, 2006
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rant

Take My Identity, Please

I just can’t win. Between my employer and the Veteran’s Administration, and their penchant for storing my personal data on...

May 28, 2006
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The DaVinci Code

There is no such thing as bad publicity. I’m surprised that the Catholic Church didn’t learn that lesson in 1988...

May 19, 2006