Category Archives: Movies

Indiana Jones, Context and Contextualization

During my surprise "Birthday Month" Patty took me to see the opening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I like Harrison Ford. Whether he is playing Indy or Jack Ryan or running from ...

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No debating The Great Debaters

Preparing for a wedding ceremony last week gave me cause to consider the differing ways people connect with media. The young couple selected a couple of musical pieces from one of my favorite groups, Coldplay. Wanting to understand the connection I spent time listening, reading lyrics and locating any back story on the two songs. ...

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Road Trip … Day 1 …

"On the road again." When Patty and I moved to Dallas in 1985 we often made the trip north on I-35 to OKC. Christmas. Thanksgiving. Birthdays. Special Events. Funerals. Regular were our trips. We often sang that line from an old Willie Nelson song, ...

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