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As I indicated I would do in this entry, I watched the new digitally remastered Rankin-Bass Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in glorious High Definition. But I didn’t notice much difference. Switching between standard and high def didn’t reveal much other than a couple of extra out-of-place pieces of fur in HD. And [...]

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Warning: I’m going to talk about a dream I had this morning. I don’t care if hearing about other people’s dreams is boring or inconsequential or inappropriate or obscene, so listen up, dear readers. In this dream, I had just been hired by satirical newspaper The Onion. Actually, I think I was [...]

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CBS is trumpeting their showing tomorrow night of the classic Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Digitally re-mastered and in High Definition! proclaim the enthusiastic commercials. Wow. I’m as much or more an HDTV advocate as anyone, but there’s just something wrong about seeing the delightfully primitive Rudolph in full digital clarity. [...]

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As alluded to earlier, I went with the family to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on Thanksgiving Day. I really liked it and I give it an Again! on my movie rating scale. I’m sure it was tremendously difficult to adapt such a huge book, but they wisely confined it [...]

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I just watched the DVD of Batman Begins, marking the third time I’ve seen the movie. Looks like it’s still going to remain my favorite flick of the year, as gushed over in previous entries like this one. So, here’s a fun game to play next time you watch it. Take a [...]

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I don’t understand the concept of Spicy Brown Mustard. It doesn’t seem any spicier to me than normal mustard. It doesn’t seem spicy at all. Maybe my palate is just so used to spicy food that it takes a lot of heat to activate my Spicy Sense. Oh well, it doesn’t [...]

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