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Disney’s A Christmas Carol

December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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I saw Disney's  A Christmas Carol this weekend.  It is an animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey through Scrooge's past, present, and future.  The story is not new.  It is the same story we have seen many times so I won't bore you with a synopsis of the story, but I would like to comment on the technology and the specifics of the film. Just so you know, I went with DeeDee and Jack.  I was half expecting Jack to be frightened by many of the gothic and intense images which are beautifully rendered throughout the film.  Jacob Marley's ghost is … [Read more...]

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American Idol Season 8

May 21, 2009 By 5 Comments
Kris Allen/Adam Lambert

Just some random thoughts about the Season 8 finale last night. First, I am not an avid fan (not like DeeDee, my fiancee).  I am a casual observer who prefers to watch the Orlando Magic come from 15-point halftime deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers by one. Rashard Lewis!! As a casual observer, I think this was a good season.  After all, the show is called "American Idol" and, without question, a few of the past winners do not qualify as very "idol-like" (Taylor Hicks... are you kidding me?).  Honestly, I think the final two contestants were deserving. If I had to pick a favorite, it was definitely … [Read more...]

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Melody Gardot

January 26, 2009 By 2 Comments
Melody Gardot

So a couple of months ago, I was checking out CDBaby.com (a site that has CDs from mostly independent artists). I clicked on the "top sellers" link and saw the CD for sale from Melody Gardot. The CD was recommended if you like Norah Jones and Amos Lee. I am a fan of both Norah (I know her by her first name **winks**) and Amos Lee so I gave it a listen. Smooth. Real Smooth. Check out her site and make sure you spend enough time to listen to a couple of tracks playing in the background. MelodyGardot.com. I embedded one video from YouTube here but you check out her You Tube Channel. … [Read more...]

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Movie Recommendation: Outsourced

January 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Outsourced - 2006

Like many, I have a Netflix subscription.  The great thing about Netflix is I don't spend money on purchasing DVDs (many of which I cannot watch past the first twenty minutes). Anyho', a friend recommended the movie, Outsourced.  I really liked it.  I was actually able to watch the movie by streaming the movie instantly from Netflix. It is your typical fish out of water film starring Josh Hamilton as Todd whose company decides to outsource  their call center to India in an effort to cut costs.  Todd is required to go to this small town in India and train the call center employees to match the productivity … [Read more...]

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