Category Archives: Movies
Patrick Swayze 1952 – 2009 R.I.P.
I was sitting in a meeting of the Herb Society of Central Florida Monday night when my iPhone alerted me that actor Patrick Swayze had passed away. Though expected, due to his pancreatic cancer, it was still a sad occurrence. … Continue reading
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The Art Of Life 2
Before I begin, Happy 30th birthday to my step-son. I should catch up on my life here a bit over the past week or so. Part 1 is here and this is part 2. This past Friday I took my … Continue reading
Autism-Friendly Harry Potter
This is pretty damn cool to me and might just make me forget some of the stupid things AMC Theaters have done to tick me off in the past. Select AMC movie theaters across the US will be holding a … Continue reading
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Ah, The Weekend
Things have been busy, both at work and in the old personal life, this past week. We’re off this Monday for Memorial Day so it will be a VERY welcome 2 1/2 day weekend for me. I can use the … Continue reading
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To Boldly Go…
I slept in until 8:30 Sunday morning, my only day off again this week. That felt good. I’m a night owl by nature, so when I’m deployed on these assignments with extended hours it’s a struggle for me to get … Continue reading
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My Day Off
Had Sunday off this week. I slept in until about 9, which felt very good after 6 days of the alarm clock going off at 5am. After a shower I drove over to a nearby IHOP for breakfast. I went … Continue reading
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Sunday Bloody Sunday
So as much as I wanted to just hermit myself in the hotel room Sunday I just couldn’t see spending the entire day holed up like a prisoner. To begin with, I woke up earlier than I intended because of … Continue reading
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The Wrestler
I went out for a bit today to run a couple of errands. Decided while I was already pretending to be alive like the other people I saw that I would go catch a movie I have been wanting to … Continue reading
We’ll Always Have Paris
Sunday I finally had a day off. I slept until 10:30 when my bladder forced me to leave the comfort of my bed. And if I haven’t mentioned before, the bed at Doubletree is EXTREMELY comfortable. I fell back in … Continue reading
The End Of The World As We Know It
My friend ZenGrrl and I were discussing upcoming movies at lunch today and she asked me if I had seen the trailer for 2012 and when I indicated that I didn’t think I had she gave a description which stopped … Continue reading
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Top 10 Word Of Jeff Posts For 2008
I thought it might be fun to review my blog statistics and see what the top posts were for 2008, in terms of page hits. In case you may have missed them or are a new reader, here are the … Continue reading
Who Is Your Celebrity Best Friend?
As it is wont to do, my mind was wandering the other day and it wandered upon this little question lying in the overgrown weeds and wildflowers growing next to the tracks of my train of thought; Which celebrity would … Continue reading
By Grabthar’s Hammer
Sunday, one of the local stations here aired “Galaxy Quest” and even though I have a much-watched DVD at home, I still had to delay my planned trip to the grocery store so I could watch it again. “Galaxy Quest”, … Continue reading
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My Favorite “Western” Movie
I spent Saturday just relaxing in the hotel room, reading, writing and watching some TV. The “Western” genre of TV shows and movies has never been one of my favorites. My dad loved watching “Bonanza”, “Gunsmoke”, “Rawhide” and others, but … Continue reading
THE Greatest Sports Movie Of All Time
I got back to the hotel last night after attending a (thankfully) brief city council meeting in a town about 30 minutes from here and as I started channel-surfing I happened upon THE Greatest Sports Movie Of All Time on … Continue reading
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Top 10 Movie Theme Songs
I was driving down the corn-lined roads of Iowa last week when the local radio station DJ played the theme from the first (although it was actually episode 4) Star Wars movie. While flashing back 30 years, I began thinking … Continue reading
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Mad-Eye Moody
This past Monday when I walked into my first manager’s meeting here in Waterloo/Cedar Falls, I scanned the faces of the group of people sitting around the conference table. None of these were people I had worked with before, so … Continue reading
Fandango Wants My Movie Review…Not
I enjoy using Fandango to purchase my movie tickets. I find it much more efficient to pay for my tickets online and then stroll past the long lines at the box office, into the theater and up to the ATM-like … Continue reading
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The Dark Knight
Went to see The Dark Knight yesterday at the IMAX theater with Shawn, Amber’s significant other. I have a review up over at Athena. Thank you for subscribing to The Word Of Jeff. This feed is for personal, non-commercial use … Continue reading
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