Monthly Archives: November 2012

The Hobbit is coming – at last!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: This is cross-posted from my newspaper blog at The Marshall Independent. Our local movie theater website says “The Hobbit” will premier in a midnight showing on Thursday, Dec. 13. Oh boy, for Tolkien junkies this has been a long … Continue reading →

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Note to readers

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

I’ve been neglecting this blog, not from disinterest but because I’ve been busy elsewhere, namely working on a self-syndication venture and movie reviews and my professional blog published at the newspaper whose vineyards I toil in. I have cross-posted some, … Continue reading →

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Are we getting soft?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

“Though dissenters seem to question everything in sight, they are actually bundles of dusty answers and never conceived a new question. What offends us most in the literature of dissent is the lack of hesitation and wonder.” – Eric Hoffer … Continue reading →

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Review: Skyfall

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

First of all lets get this out of the way. Yes, it’s very good and you should go see it. No, I’m not going to reveal any spoilers, it’s that good. “Skyfall” is the 23rd James Bond film by Eon … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy and World War II

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Stephen W. Browne

Note: cross-posted from my newspaper blog at The Marshall Independent. I just came across a fascinating article on a device currently in development that might have kept the New York subway tunnels from flooding. (Well, fascinating for infrastructure geeks like … Continue reading →

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