Category Archives: Stage and Screen

Flattering Imitation

Posted on 11 July 2015 by Larry Russwurm

Imagine Mr. Grey’s delight when he hears little Tommy is following in his footsteps. “Remember,” Ms. Grey asks him, “last week when we took little Tommy out to watch you dig that hole where a pool is going to be … Continue reading →

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Predator Versus …

Posted on 3 January 2015 by Larry Russwurm

A predator sitting up in bed and sweating with fear says “I couldn’t see anything! I just felt that breath on my skin and I’d run again! Then it let out that blood curdling ‘Oink, oink!’”

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Creating the Feel of an Incumbent

Posted on 20 September 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Being the incumbent is a giant aid in politics. That’s why the incumbent’s signs say re-elect so and so.If the incumbent wasn’t favoured, those signs would all say more simply elect so and so. But right now the Kitchener, Canada … Continue reading →

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Most Beautiful

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Unmentionable magazines are fond of generating publicity by having a list of the most beautiful or sexiest people in the world. It drives magazine sales, produces a lot of link love and just plain old publicity for the publication. Indeed, … Continue reading →

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Walking on Water: Too Easy

Posted on 14 December 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Walking on water is one of the premiere miracles in the bible. But summing up the miracle by using that stock phrase makes it just too easy for anyone to meet or exceed that deed. If you have dared to … Continue reading →

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The Wettening

Posted on 31 October 2013 by Larry Russwurm

Ellen Degeneres usually ends her shows with the line “Be kind to one another”. And indeed, many times her actions show that she tries to follow this advice. Very regularly she gets companies to give thousands of dollars away to … Continue reading →

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Why We Won’t Revisit the Moon

Posted on 24 August 2013 by Larry Russwurm

There is some debate in the space community about whether we should concentrate on making the Moon or Mars the next objective. Some say one place at a time. If we explore and develop the Moon well enough we can … Continue reading →

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Rowling Watch 2014

Posted on 10 August 2013 by Larry Russwurm

We’ve all heard of J. K. Rowling, author of the wildly successful Harry Potter series. We all heard of her adult fiction attempt The Casual Vacancy which sold well because of her name and the curiosity of some fans. I … Continue reading →

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Real Vampires Have Unkempt Hair

Posted on 7 June 2013 by Larry Russwurm

It’s almost taken for granted that vampires cast no reflection. Then why is it that they are represented as tidy, good looking characters in movies and books? Real vampires would have unkempt hair. Not tousled in a cute way like … Continue reading →

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In the Presence of Dentyne

Posted on 4 May 2013 by Larry Russwurm

If you watched television in the last couple of years, chances are you’ve seen the ‘practise safe breath’ Dentyne campaign for that brand of gum. Basically they use condom like situations to provide the comedy for these ads. I don’t … Continue reading →

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