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Shadows

Posted in Other Blogs, Poetry, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on October 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »

See a shadow for what it is.
 Not the absence of light but light living out
 Its properties to bend around some form
 The way doubt gives way to prove a point
 And become known to all who participate
 There was an honest man.
excerpt from the poem:  “How Will I…?“
[Found at one of the sites I follow:  A Mirror Obscura
The specific post is located at:  http://kabryce.wordpress.com/2015/09/19/how-will-i/
Please visit if you have a few minutes to spare…     —    kmab]
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And Some Of Us Have Books

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on October 30, 2017| Leave a Comment »

We all have our time machines, don’t we.  Those that take us back are memories…   And those that carry us forward, are dreams.
     —    H.G. Wells
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Plain Speaking

Posted in Humor, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

“Will Rogers Says…”  —  book review
“Will Rogers Says…” (1993©) is a book of quotations edited by Dr. Reba Collins who was the Director Emeritus of the Will Rogers Memorial and Research Center.  The book is small and short (barely 86 pages with photos), and it is also (obviously) both as very fast read and a very funny / amusing read.
Final recommendation:  Highly Recommended!!  If you like social and political commentary, you will love this book.  I will, of course, be posting many of the quotes contained in this handy reference to plain spoken American humor.  LOL.
Two samples:
1)  Being serious, or being a good fellow, has got nothing to do with running this country, if the breaks are with you, you could be a laughing hyena and still have a great administration.
2)  Washington, D.C. papers say:  “Congress is deadlocked and can’t act.”  I think that is the greatest blessing that could befall this country.
[And thus Rogers presages the Trump Administration’s “booming” Stock Market and the Republican majority “Civil War” in Congress despite complete control of all three branches of the Federal Government.  Just saying…    —    kmab]
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Too Good To Be True

Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Included Video, Music and Concerts, Videos, tagged , , , , , , on October 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You
[Happy Birthday, Hil !!  Here’s lookin’ at you, kid…
All my love,
— ALWAYS —
Your Kev
(XXX – OOO – XXX) ]
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By Their Acts Thy Shall Know Them

Posted in Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on October 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful.
    —    Stephen King
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Maya, Maya

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , on October 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
    ―    Maya Angelou
You alone are enough.  You have nothing to prove to anybody.
    ―    Maya Angelou
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Reach Down

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , on October 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.
     ―    Muhammad Ali
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Conservatives Are Not The Enemy

Posted in Included Video, Leadership, Politics, Videos, tagged , , , , , , , on October 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

[For the full text of this speech, click here:  “The New Normal” on my Poems page.    —    kmab]
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Resist More

Posted in Music and Concerts, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on October 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

We never know the quality of someone else’s life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.
     ―     Tami Hoag
Most musicians remain poor.  But the music that they make, even if it does not bring them millions, gives millions of people happiness.
     ―     Langston Hughes
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Left Behind

Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Videos, tagged , , , , , on October 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

To Leave Something Behind
Written and performed by: Sean Rowe
I should mention this is the ending song to the film:  “The Accountant” which I mentioned in my review of the movie.  If you’d like to read my review, click on the following link:  https://kmabarrett.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/ive-got-a-pocket-protector/    —    kmab
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In Every Thing

Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on October 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

The highest revelation is that God is in every man.
    —    Ralph Waldo Emerson
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My Sensei

Posted in Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 22, 2017| 2 Comments »

Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.   Also learn from holy books and wise people.  Everything  —  even mountains, rivers, plants, and trees  —  should be your teacher.
     —    Morihei Ueshiba
[Found at one of the blogs I follow:   The Year(s) of Living Non-Judgmentally maintained by Ann Koplow
The specific post is:   http://annkoplow.wordpress.com/2017/10/16/day-1750-water/
Check out Ann’s site if you have a free minute…     —    kmab]
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Not Much Magic Here

Posted in Movie Review, Movies, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
     —     Arthur C. Clarke
Transformers:  The Last Knight  —  movie review
T:TLK (2017) is another push by Hasbro to sell its action figures to kids using mass-media marketing i.e. a Sci-Fi / Special Effects extravaganza.  This episode is the fifth in the series.  The movie has Mark Wahlberg in a T:4 role reprisal as Cade Yeager,  Anthony Hopkins is introduced as Yoda, I mean as Sir Edmund Burton – the last in a line of knights from the Round Table, Josh Duhamel (who has appeared in all of the “T” movies) again as Lt. Col. Lennox,  Laura Haddock as Vivian Wembley – the last descendant of Merlin the Magician – and Cade’s new love interest, and Isabela Moner as Izabella – who has no real role in the movie – just a young girl who is supposed to have a flair for fixing machines (like broken “T’s”).  The movie was very poorly reviewed and received:  both professionally (15%) and by the general audience (46%).  When more than half of your paying viewers don’t give the movie a good rating, the series is in “it” deep.
So, what did I think?  Actors:  I like Wahlberg in the role.  I thought he was decent in T:4 and he is even better in this sequel.  No, he’s not a great actor and, no, this isn’t a great role.  But, I like him in it.  He brings the right amount of comedy, physicality and easy-going charm which suits the role.  I would add, though, that Mark is starting to show his age and really needs to get into some more mature acting roles sooner rather than later.  Hopkins is meant to bring a certain amount of gravitas to the film.  He does, and humor too.  Duhamel has had the same role since the beginning and it’s basically “fit, military looking male of appropriate age”.  He’s been there, done that, and got the T-shirt.  Haddock is basically a Megan Fox (“T1” and “T2”) look-alike without having to pay for Megan.  Having said that, Haddock is better in the role.  Not that the bar was set very high by Fox, but Haddock has a few funny lines and a few disdainful glances which she manages to pull off.  I’ve not seen her in anything else (I haven’t yet looked her up), but again, she was okay.  Moner rounds out the major actors with screen time and, as near as I can tell, is only present to try to convey a “family” theme which runs through all of the prior “T” films.  I guess the writers felt one-way calls between Cade and his daughter (who is away at college), didn’t get the message across enough.  Deep down though, I have a feeling Moner’s role is a shallow attempt to get young female “SMART’s” to buy “T” toys.
Plot:  Wow!  So much, so wrong…  It’s hard to know where to begin.  I won’t bother.  The movie doesn’t make sense.  The movie doesn’t really follow prior continuity and doesn’t really have continuity within itself.  Worst of all, the movie tries to squeeze in so much it “feels” long.  I don’t know if there is a much more damming comment you can give an action movie than: “It feels long…”
Special Effects:  Nothing really jumped out at me as “new” or “wow”.  That doesn’t mean the f/x weren’t any good.  They were.  It really is just more of the same.  Chases, explosions, lots of ammunition, folks tossed around, etc;  but nobody (human) really gets injured or killed – except for a few of the spare “T’s” in the movie.
Final recommendation:  Moderate.  This is NOT the worst “T” movie.  It is actually quite watchable as long as you are approaching it in the spirit it’s intended:  chases, explosions, lots of ammunition, folks tossed around, etc; but nobody (human) really gets injured or killed AND a light sprinkling of humor every 10-15 minutes.  (Okay, someone is gonna say:  “What about Hopkins?”  Yes, his character dies, but even that is handled gracefully with a good-bye from his butler.)  If you’ve spent 8+ hours of your life watching the other four “T” movies in this series, another 2+ hours watching this one is probably not going to hurt too bad.  I give it a moderate recommendation based only on watchability and humor.  A final note:  this is clearly a lead in to at least one more sequel.  If director Michael Bay doesn’t step up his game and get better writers, hopefully, the next will be the last, cause while this isn’t the worst in the series, it’s not a very good movie – stand-alone or in the series.
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What Do I Know…

Posted in Included Video, Music and Concerts, Videos, tagged , , , , on October 21, 2017| Leave a Comment »

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Until He’s Elected President…

Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , on October 20, 2017| Leave a Comment »

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.
     —   William Hazlitt
[Then there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth…    —    kmab]
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