Tag Archives: Movies

Spider-Man Day

My dad introduced me to comic books when I was about 8, I think. Spider-Man was the guy for him, so he became the guy for me. I think it was the somewhat snarky attitude that worked for both of … Continue reading

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Kissing Day

We’ve probably all had bad kissing experiences, no? I haven’t spent any time asking men about this, but most of the women I know have at least one story of training a guy not to slobber or of their own … Continue reading

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Garfield Day

I assume we are all familiar with the original Grumpy Cat created by Jim Davis, who hails from the Hoosier State, same as my husband. Alas, my husband did not catch lightning in a bottle and form an empire based … Continue reading

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Drive-In Movie Day

This is probably incorrect, but the first movie I remember seeing at a drive-in was Star Wars when I was six. I remember this partly because my mom was excited that Star Wars was making her a bunch of money … Continue reading

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Movie Theater Day

It makes me so sad that movie theaters and shopping malls are going the way of the dodo. I understand the loss of malls—although they were a staple of my life experience, they were a gas stop on the way … Continue reading

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Hitchcock Day

I talked pretty recently about my love of Hitchcock movies and how that started with my dad showing Rebecca and Shadow of a Doubt as part of a library series. I realize it’s not politically correct to appreciate Hitchcock these … Continue reading

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Fill Our Staplers Day

“If they take my stapler, then I’ll set the building on fire.” For a long time, Office Space was a friend test for me: If you’d heard of it, you were OK, if you’d seen it and laughed, you were … Continue reading

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Reel Film Day

Thinking about this day generated a lot of memories for me. My dad was a librarian, and as I hope you all know, the library is about more than books. Most of them still have movie collections, but technology has … Continue reading

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