Curated
Postings curated from movies, books and articles.
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November 11, 2022 – Passion and Movies
A letter to James about passion, movies and the Virginia Film Festival.
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The Trip That Almost Wasn’t
In this Post-Covid era of pent-up demand for goods and services, including travel, supply has not caught up. And that includes trained pilots to fly planes. As a result, flights are being cancelled last minute left and right, including a recent flight that two of my sons and daughter-and-law were to take to Boston. They drove to Boston instead. The following link is a well written narrative on a blog written by one of my friends about a similar experience that almost ruined their vacation. There are some takeaway lessons from this if any of you are planning trips in the near future. Cruise to Norway, Iceland and Scotland: Episode…
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Never let the truth…..
It seems that the old adage “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story” has maybe gone too far. Is any story so good that we should just ignore the facts? A guest essay by Carter Franklin.
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May 2022 – It is all about Inflation
A post about economics and inflation that may be helpful in understanding what is going on in our economy. Enjoy
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Review of Narcissist and Goldmund 4.18.22
A review of a novel by Herman Hesse.
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Importance of Social Connection 1.29.22
The link below will take you to a linkedIn article that I wrote on the importance of social connection that was shared by a firm for which I have much respect. https://loveandcompany.com/blog-post/3-ways-life-plan-communities-can-foster-genuine-social-connection/
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The Ubiquitousness of “A Christmas Carol” 12.19.21
Why is "A Christmas Carol" so ubiquitous in our culture. click on the link in my post and listen to the podcast that was recommended to me by Carter. Afterwards, you may understand why this is one of my favorite Christmas movies. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-our-time/id73330895?i=1000545157770
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An Ordinary Life
A short but powerful 7 minute homily that is worth listening to. Verse 11 of Chapter 6 in the first book of Timothy is now one of my favorites after listening to this.
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Review of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Review of the novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
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Silver Linings
A poem inspired a short video that I received through my office email. It is worth watching - for it represents all of us during much of 2020. https://youtu.be/7lXoH3DMdts