Opinion
Movie Review: “The Devil Wears Prada 2”
By Bob Garver I had never seen 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada” until a few weeks ago when I watched it in preparation for the sequel. I didn’t care for it, mainly due to the off-putting character of Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). I knew going in that the fashion magazine editor’s dialogue was…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Durn Thang Won’t Cooperate!”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com The office was in its usual Monday morning subdued chaos, nothing new about the muffled exclamations, one-on-one conversations, and general hubbub. But still, there was a decidedly different element in the air. The reason? The new chief-of-staff was beginning his first day in the office, and everyone was feeling slightly…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “THE ORB OF ME”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You have natural abilities and inclinations. You love doing certain things. That’s normal and good. But what you love in life was never intended to be all that is important in your world. Family, friends, co-workers, church family, strangers, and even supervisors, they are all supposed to be…
Read MoreHow Your Incorrect Assumptions Can Backfire on You
Sometimes, when you must make an important decision in your life, you may not have all the information you need at hand. This may prompt you to roll the dice and make an assumption that may or may not be correct, so you can speed up the process and move on to something else. Although…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Michael”
By Bob Garver The big problem with “Michael,” the new Michael Jackson biopic, is that it has the approval of the Jackson family. As such, we are going to get a very flattering portrait of possibly the single most controversial personality in the history of the music industry. The scandals that plagued his…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “IGNORE IT AND IT’LL GO AWAY”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If we are talking about your teeth, yep, that’s true. Just totally ignore them, and you have a pretty quick way to rid yourself of a tiresome repetitive responsibility. “She don’t care about us, and always wishin’ that we weren’t so needy all the time? Oh, yeah,…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy”
By Bob Garver Prior to what I will generously call his “new take” on “The Mummy,” director Lee Cronin was best known for 2023’s “Evil Dead Rise.” Original “Evil Dead” director Sam Raimi had a new movie out earlier this year with “Send Help,” and he didn’t put his name in that film’s…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “DON’T JUST BLINDLY RAISE YOUR KIDS”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com We humans have personality traits, that is readily apparent. And because we all have our own individual and highly weird traits, each of us also have singularly different desires. Desires for things in our life that are driven by our God-given quirks. The athlete, bookworm, the flour-on-my-hands addicted,…
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Drama”
By Bob Garver Good news, grown-ups, even though most of the screens at your local theater are probably still devoted to “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” there’s a decent option for adults in one of the other houses. I’m convinced that “The Drama” has stayed in the top three at the domestic box…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “GETTING YOUR WAY..THE EASIER WAY”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You want your way. And that is normal. But getting others to want to do what you are asking? Sometimes that’s just not very easy. Forcing them usually doesn’t make you a winner. In their eyes or in your own. A normal person will usually admit they don’t enjoy having…
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