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On the Anniv of “The Lost Boys’” 1987 Release, I Remember the Music More Than the Story.
The anniversary of the release of the 1987 movie “The Lost Boys” is July 31. How many people in middle age remember movies from their formative years – But not for the stories? I remember “The Lost Boys” less for the story and its shallow and tedious dark comedic subplot than the music. The story…
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Int’l Self-Care Day is July 24th. How Low-Cost Can Self-Care Be?
International Self-Care Day is July 24th. Self-care often connotes self-indulgence and pampering. You see frequent and tempting images of facials, $1,000 spa packages and what some people call “retail therapy,” which are meant to be prime examples of it. The self-care industry is delighted by that. Providers of self-care services make more money! Some of…
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How Did a Summer 1988 Release, “Die Hard,” Become an Iconic Christmas Movie?
July 15 marks the 37th anniversary of the release of “Die Hard”. How many people remember it as a summer movie? Until I asked Perplexity.ai to name events in American movie history during mid-July, I didn’t know that the winter movie was released during the summer! Thirty-seven years after its release, why would I or…
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What Ever Happened to…?
Do you ever randomly remember an actor from a favorite vintage film and wonder “what ever happened to _____ _______?” or is ______ _________ still working on-screen? In 1992 I was 20-years-old. I was a biracial Black man in Minneapolis who wrestled with young adulthood, shallow self-esteem and questions about being mixed race while Black.…
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Early July Allows Us to Reacquaint Ourselves with New Year Goals.
July marks the beginning of the second half of the year. It allows us moments to reacquaint ourselves with the aspirations from new year’s. Most people abandon their new year’s goals by early or mid-February. When you abandon them all of the ambitious, go-get-‘em self-talk is wasted. That’s a shame. Daily life and obligations make…
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A Former LA Inmate, a Devout Rastafarian, Earns SCOTUS Hearing about Dreadlocks
According to CNN, “the Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up the case of a Rastafarian man seeking to sue prison officials in Louisiana who cut off his dreadlocks while he was incarcerated.” While an inmate, Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian, pleaded to prison guards not to cut his hair. They sheared his dreadlocks. In…
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Back to the mid-20th-Century with National Typewriter Day on June 23?
There are benefits to using manual typewriters, which we, in 2025, have lost touch with. National Typewriter Day is on June 23. Some writers or planners prefer the simplicity of working with fewer distractions and more task focus. Going back to a mid-20th-Century writing tool by using manual typewriters can excite these who yearn for…
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To Seek Morsels of Comfort Amid Adult Anxiety and Stress
I’m educated, highly intelligent, oft-well-motivated and talented, but underemployed in a dead-end job. I seek and my steady work history evinces that I deserve a better job. In what business headlines call a frozen market, job networking isn’t helping my search for a better job. Amid anxiety, it’s vital to find and note some lightness…
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A One-Time Runner Takes a Pass on Global Running Day
I won’t celebrate Global Running Day on June 4th. Around April of 2022 I decided that I needed to stop running for my knee’s sake. After a fast four-mile run my right knee took too long to recover. I’d need that joint for the foreseeable future. In the early 2020s, running was a pillar of…
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Improv Experiences Can Help Adults to Expand their Comfort Zones, Increase Joy
“Whose Line Is It Anyway” is a hoot to watch! It’s fun. And wits are working for comedy. How long can you watch and be enthrall with “Whose Line” before you want to do it yourself? A lot of it is highly intelligent, fun, sometimes edgy and fast-paced. It’s hard be get bored. I want…
Will Wright: Award-Winning Independent Journalism, Exec Oratory and More... 