Monthly Archives: February 2018

Actor David Carradine About Regret

Posted on February 23, 2018 by mikecane

Taken from a longer video. He — as the saying goes — blew my mind with this. David Carradine On Regret Previously here: Human Variables category

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Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Theme

Posted on February 22, 2018 by mikecane

It never sounded like this on TV! It’s great to hear it for real. So damned good. Kung Fu The Legend Continues soundtrack – 02 Theme From Kung Fu

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Safe Versus Strong

Posted on February 22, 2018 by mikecane

Well, this is something I’ve never come across. At least not that I can recall after dredging my mind. Which is it better to be, safe or strong? Never in my life have I come across that dichotomy, that choice. … Continue reading →

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Thick!

Posted on February 22, 2018 by mikecane

It arrived at the library yesterday. Holy freakin hell. It’s thick! 370 pages, not counting the endnotes. Looks like 10-point type too. Thick! This is not a book I should even try to read this weekend because it won’t get … Continue reading →

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Embrace The Suck

Posted on February 21, 2018 by mikecane

David Goggins is one-of-a-kind. This is the kind of determination and dedication that I’ve read about only in old books from Google Books. I think Googins would love this quote from Phillips Brooks: O, do not pray for easy lives. … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Evangelist Billy Graham

Posted on February 21, 2018 by mikecane

Billy Graham, 99, Dies; Pastor Filled Stadiums and Counseled Presidents Why it all came about remained a puzzle to Mr. Graham. In his autobiography, he wrote: “I have often said that the first thing I am going to do when … Continue reading →

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Archos Creates Its Own Android-Powered Electric Scooter

Posted on February 21, 2018 by mikecane

Is this the first original thing from Archos in quite a few years? Archos debuts the first Android-powered scooter

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Movie: The Man Who Invented Christmas

Posted on February 21, 2018 by mikecane

This is the second work of fiction I’ve encountered that speculates on how Dickens came to write A Christmas Carol. The first was a book I recently read, Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva. Both share aspects of … Continue reading →

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Incoming Reading

Posted on February 21, 2018 by mikecane

It should be in for this weekend’s reading. The weekend will be yet another washout … … so I can hunker down with this as well as another book already in progress — a book that is making me feel … Continue reading →

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That One Thing

Posted on February 21, 2018 by mikecane

I know that limp. I know the empty ring finger. And that obsessive nature of yours, that’s a big secret. You don’t risk jail and your career to save somebody doesn’t want to be saved unless you got something, anything… … Continue reading →

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