performances and the straightness of the story did. Well, the story is a bit bad and confusing because several things happen and little is understood, and the performances were simple and less believable, but the action scenes were simple but they worked to keep the movie that was sinking ...
“Classy Christmas” is the beginning of the end, but that end hasn’t quite come into focus; Holly returns to Scranton, where Michael hopes to rekindle their romance by throwing a fancy Christmas party, unaware that she’s still in a serious relationship — or that she isn’t sure it ...
It isn't obvious to me that the closures were bad decisions, or that they had long term consequences, let alone catastrophic ones, but I also find it hard to credit strawman attacks on caricatures of a left that has never come close to exercising the sort of power they are blamed for....
I didn’t want to face down all of the things that made me feel broken so I had a plan; just keep on moving. Eventually I’d reach a point where no one really knew who I was and I could be anyone! I didn’t have to be the broken toy with PTSD. I could be something better...
Their dad isn’t involved at all, so he’s not really a factor. My mom needs constant care. Who’s gonna do that? There’s the miserable feeling when you remember you get to drive yourself to the horribly invasive procedure and then drive yourself home, because your partner lives many ...
Nassim Taleb has a new book in the works:Skin in the game: the thrills and logic of risk taking. Based on the snippets that I’ve seen, I don’t quite ‘get it’, but the title of one of his chapters isThe skin of others in your game,which is a theme I want to exploit here...
gifts. We were in each other’s corners. We were always there for each other any way we needed to be. Through divorces and recovery and mental health challenges. Even when I moved across the country, we were always there for each other. I didn’t realize that love was as simple as ...
that anywhere, but now I wouldn’t have to work so damn hard. My mom is in long term care and safe. My partner is a successful and intelligent man. We’d finally be a real family with two parents. I wouldn’t be paying rent; I would be living in a home I share with my ...