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I feel funny.

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I think all of this talk about there being a big Republican comeback and rebuke of Obama because Democrats (one of which was named "Creigh") lost two gubernatorial elections is way overblown.
Give it another year, when we actually have some congressional races, before we start singing "Wind of Change."

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I stepped in dog shit twice on Halloween. I think that means I get 13 years of good luck.

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Of course, we saw "This Is It" last weekend. It may not present the whole truth about Michael's preparations for his big comeback shows (never once did they mention hospital-grade sedatives), but it definitely showed his talent was still intact. I needed to see that.
I can't imagine many 50-year-old prescription drug addicts being able to do the things he was doing in these rehearsals. Amazing.
On a side note, I love the picture above. It was taken by my former employer, Kevin Mazur, who was doing the photos for Michael's tour book. I think all of the photos you see from the rehearsals are his and they're pretty great. This one, especially, is iconic.

Three years old

My Sofia turned 3 this month and I'm pleased to report she's mastered every human skill except butt wiping and knock-knock joking.
I had to write some of these exchanges down before I forgot them.

Now, let me try.

Waste

We threw away one of our movie-going opportunities yesterday on "Paranormal Activity."

Bad choice.

In this day and age, the whole "Blair Witch Project" found footage conceit just doesn't work. It's more of a distraction than anything else. Don't waste your time trying to fool me into believing what's happening on the screen is real.

"The Orphanage" is still the scariest movie I've seen in a long time. I didn't have to think that little boy with a sack on his head was real for it to scare the crap out of me.

'Drag Me to Hell'

Mrs. Ganush

V-Did is in the middle of his annual Frightening Film Fest for V-Did's Video Hits on Sports Radio 1410 (listen live every other Friday around 7:05 a.m.) and would like to pass along this recommendation for the Halloween season: Drag Me to Hell.

It'll make you jump and laugh.