Sunday mornings used to be ours. You know, before marriage, before the kids, before the chaos, and before the early morning wake-ups. We would bask in them the way a seal basks in the sun after a long swim. The sun would come streaming in, yet still muted, through the thin, closed blinds in our … Continue reading Sunday Mornings
From somewhere in the back seat of the Beamer came the muffled sounds of laughter, somehow carried on the wind, complements of the slightly lowered passenger side window. I turned around to see what was going on, but was instead blocked from the view by a large multi-colored blanket with several lumps underneath it. I … Continue reading Branson 5: A Short Story
You know how it was when you were growing up, and some things you did became so routine that you imagined everyone else in the whole world did the same things and felt the same way about them? And then you got older and you realized it wasn’t like that at all, that you world … Continue reading Growing Up Seventh-Day Adventist: On a Mission
5. How I Met Your Mother I love, love, love the premise of this show, even though I still don’t quite get how Bob Saget’s voice is supposed to be that of future Ted. But, whatever. It doesn’t take away from the funny nature of the show. Barney has evolved into a character that has … Continue reading Sam’s Friday Top 5: Current Sitcoms
Situational comedies used to be all about putting a family in compromising situations (hence the name), often comedically, and helping them find their way to a satisfactory ending in less than 30 minutes. This was perfect in the ’50s and ’60s with shows like The Honeymooners and Leave it to Beaver. Then the genre expanded … Continue reading Wrapping it Up in 30 Minutes
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