Posts Tagged ‘movies’

Too Much Time on Your Hands This Week? For Your Consideration: My Top 5 Movie Picks for the Holidays…

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

christmas-litesIt’s always been strange to me that Christmas and movies seem to go hand-in-hand.  But a lot of others things that have nothing to do with Christmas have been paired up with it too, right?  

Anyway, I’m sort of particular about the movies I watch around Christmas.  It’s sort of like pairing wine with food; sometimes to get the combination with the best mojo, you have to be willing to go against common theories. 

Whether you’re snowed in, have the week off and can’t find anything to do, or are just trying to get away from family, I wanted to give you (in no particular order) my pick of the 5 best movies to watch Christmas week.   

(Be warned:  You’ll need Netflix for some of these, Blockbuster can’t handle this order…)

1You Only Live Twice - Even stranger than movies and Christmas going hand-in-hand, is (more…)

Never Be a Sucker: Have You Ever Been Misquoted, Misunderstood—or Have You Been the One Who Missed the Big Picture…

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

angels-with-dirty-facesHave you ever said something to another person, and they didn’t take it the right way?  They got the wrong message, one you never intended… in fact, they “heard” something you didn’t even say? 

It’s pretty common that people hear the words of others and put their own spin on them.  Sometimes they hear what they want to hear.  Sometimes they even hear what they don’t want to hear… and still give you the credit for saying it.

If you’ve read my book (shameless plug:  If you haven’t, click on the cover above to get yours) you probably know more about me than I realized I was giving up when I wrote it.  But (more…)