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In other threads, it has been mentioned that there are two kinds of people in this world -- those who enjoy reading Dan Brown and those who would rather have their eyes burned out with white-hot pointy sticks. However, some Dan Brown readers have asked for help, alternatives, suggestions for...

Which one are you? Every family (broad sweeping generalization there) has that "problem" child, even if it's a 62-year-old Uncle Ernie. The one everyone knows about and is embarassed by. The chronic liar, the one that picks a fight at the family picnic, the alcoholic, the wife beater --...

Among the many reasons to join this or any forum, one reason is to find people with whom you share common interests. I find that remaining at a forum long enough to get a feel for what it's really like, sooner or later I'm reading some posts with more interest than others. I'll read the...

"Just let it go….it isn't worth it," I told myself, shaking off a recurring dream that had visited me in the night. I'd found myself in that same little neighborhood in Baldwin Park, even though I've been back there and I know the whole place has been torn down and replaced with a mini-mall...

Stand back everyone! I think I'm having a flash-back! I was just browsing the "Interview with God" thread and suddenly, I was back in time, in a very different place, reading the brilliant words of my chum Abdorinbo! It was so unbelievably refreshing! See what happens when you can spark Mr...

Apologies for intruding, but I just realized I forgot the birthday of one of my favorite pals and I may not reach him for awhile, so this is my way of letting him know I'm not a complete skunk! Very warmest wishes, Capt. O. You've been the best chum I could have hoped for, and I hope this...

I just stopped in to wish all my friends among the membership the very best of the holiday season, whatever you celebrate and however you celebrate. Special Seasons Greetings to the lovely and fair Miss Watercrystal, Mssrs. RaVeN, Burns & Oblivion, and that unregistered lurker who's been...

I must be getting impatient in my old age, but here it is: If the air around here is too rarified for the pungent aroma of Enema, than it is far too refined for the likes of me. Anyone who wants to stay in touch may reach me at: ihrocks@aol.com I will be sure to tell all my friends...

I feel a need to lighten things up a bit, so I will share with you a strange phenomenon I have been witnessing: My 8-year-old daughter has been watching "Shrek 2" on DVD and it seems the allure is not the bright colors, the story line, or the snazzy animation -- it is the voice of Puss n...

Went yesterday to see "The Incredibles" with my daughter. It's a Disney/Pixar collaboration. If you like that sort of thing, you'll like this one, too. However, it seemed to me the biggest reaction from the audience wasn't to anything in the film, it was the preview for "Star Wars Episode...

Something someone said brought this one to mind. IW _______________ Scared little girl, Motherless child. Red-rimmed eyes And tear-stained cheeks, Hiding in the reflection Of a grown woman. Across the years, Their eyes meet. And each asks Woman/child In an echovoice only...

Since we have exhausted (for the time being) the subject of Billy Oblivion's wardrobe, here's something new to argue about. What's the strangest film you've ever seen? If yours isn't one of the selections, please provide us with a title and description. Irene Wilde

Moved to a nicer neighborhood. IW ------------------------------

One of my fantasies has always been (No, Mr. Oblivion, this isn't the one with the olive oil) to own a movie theater -- a little, stand alone, single-screen theater -- where I could put together my own double bills. For instance: Dirty Rotten Scroundels and The Dirty Dozen or Das Boot...

"Sid & Nancy" Critterion Collection - Secondary Audio Commentary with the filmmakers and actors. "Big Trouble In Little China" A quirky commentary for a quirky film -- Kurt Russell smoking cigarettes, drinking beer, and talking about how much fun he had working on this film with John Carpenter...

At last a film forum for people who read! :) Perhaps next we'll get a music forum and life will be complete! Anyway, was discussing 'Cabaret' with chum Billy O., and realized I hadn't seen it in a while. Went to the video cabinet and discovered it's now missing from the shelf. However, I...

Foregoing for the moment the notion that all children are "gifted" in some manner or another, can anyone recommend a book for parents with gifted (read "brainiac") children that provides useful, applicable assistance for helping children cope with social interactions, especially, but also other...

Banned Books Something to think about. Irene Wilde

Thanks to my good and politically incorrect chum Mr. Enema, I am currently reading "Pale Fire." Since I do not want to ruin the spine of his book flipping back and forth between the "poem" and the "commentary" I am looking for recommended ways of reading this work. Should I read the poem first...

To my darling daughter, You cried in my arms tonight, at the end of a long day. Third grade has been a big adjustment to make; everyone is growing up and there are new rules on the playground. Winning is becoming more important -- who is fastest, who is strongest -- these are factors that...