Monthly Archives: July 2010

How Interested Are You in Old Bridges?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Kari Lucin

I realize the headline of this blog may make you believe I’m trying to sell you an old bridge. However, I’m actually asking because someone I know slightly via Facebook is surveying people to find out what they think about … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen’s Fight Club

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Kari Lucin

If you thought you’ve seen every Jane Austen movie made in the past ten years, you’re probably wrong.  You definitely missed "Jane Austen’s Fight Club," which, unfortunately, wasn’t actually made. However, there’s a hilarious trailer for the flick, which recasts the Fight … Continue reading →

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The Sorceror’s Apprentice Cliched But Still Entertaining

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Much of "The Sorceror’s Apprentice" is cliched, from the stereotypical nerdy high-school kid who suddenly gets superpowers to the pretty blonde girl he gets a crush on to the evil sorceror trying to kill him, but then again, there is … Continue reading →

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The Karate Kid Revisited

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Kari Lucin

I watched "Karate Kid" this week for the first time in decades.  The last time I saw it, Daniel-san was older than me. This time, I kept thinking "Awww, he’s such a cute widdow boy." I’d like to say the movie is a … Continue reading →

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Cat in the Hat

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Kari Lucin

According to a silly little internet quiz, the Dr. Seuss character I most resemble is the Cat in the Hat. Honestly, I’m just glad I’m not one of those horrible sneetches. In other news, I’ve been afflicted with allergies, lately, which I’ve been told are … Continue reading →

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Porn, and Other Reasons to Beware of Autocorrect

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Kari Lucin

No one likes to make mistakes, and we in the newspaper business especially hate it when mistakes appear in print. Unfortunately, mistakes do happen, no matter how many editorial layers you have. The good news is, sometimes the mistakes are … Continue reading →

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Drunk as a Monkey

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Kari Lucin

This guy was obviously drunk as a monkey at my brother’s wedding reception. (Photo by Deb Muir of Jackson.) There’s actually a reason for the monkey’s presence at the wedding, and it was not brought by a child or by … Continue reading →

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After the Wedding, Lessons from School

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Kari Lucin

Although my brother’s wedding went beautifully over the weekend, one of my favorite parts about it was sitting around in my pajamas after the official shindig was over, listening to my relatives from California talk about the funnier parts of their … Continue reading →

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The Wedding

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Kari Lucin

When my brother was just old enough to learn his numbers, and too young yet to sit still in church, I, as his bossy big sister, used to write out simple math problems for him to work on during the … Continue reading →

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The Slayer

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Kari Lucin

I don’t remember a lot of specifics from my European lit class, but I do remember most of the characters in the Iliad had little epithets after their names, which helped you keep track of characters and usually indicated something … Continue reading →

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