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TV Series: Star Trek Enterprise S02 – T’Pol’s alliances shift and Archer proves his mettle
Season 2 of Star Trek Enterprise was as good or better than S01. It was pretty action packed where some of the new villains from S01 like the time-travelling lizard-like Suliban are back and loads of new species are discovered. … Continue reading
Posted in TV Series
Tagged Archer, blogging, Borg, Bounty, Expanse, Klingon, postaweek, Romulan, star trek, Star Trek Enterprise, T'Pol, television, television shows, TV series, TV shows
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Being Dad: London and Legoland, a very British weekend
Last weekend, we took the kids to London with the ultimate goal of heading up to Legoland in Windsor. We found that the Premier Inn next to King’s Cross was conveniently close to the Eurostar station and both clean and … Continue reading
Posted in Being Dad, travel
Tagged being dad, blogging, British Museum, Eurostar, lego, legoland, london, London Eye, postaweek, Premier Inn, reviews, star wars, travel
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TV Series: Archer S01-S04 – Californication meets The Americans
I discover lots of stuff from podcasts these days. I listened to one from afterbuzz.tv about The Americans and one of the writers was asked what his favorite shows were. I checked them out, Girls and Archer. I am still … Continue reading
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Tagged Archer, blogging, postaweek, reviews, television, television shows, TV series, TV shows
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Paris Burger Wars Part 5: PNY (Paris New York) – great ambiance, OK burger
In my continuing investigation of the hot Parisian Burger scene, I tried the relatively new entry, PNY down at 50, rue Faubourg St Denis. It is a cozy place (about twice the size of Big Fernand and I think it … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Fernand, burgers, food, paris burger wars, postaweek, reviews, Veggie burger
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TV Series: Breaking Bad Redux – A look back to the end of S03E12 and E13 – Half Measures and Full Measure
I am so excited about the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad S05 that will air starting this August that I am watching with relish each of the episodes once again. I am up to the end of Season 3 … Continue reading
TV Series: House of Cards (2013) – I hope real politicians aren’t as evil as Kevin Spacey’s portrayal
I heard about this year’s other new show (after The Americans) House of Cards from a few different people before I finally got around to watching it. And then I was captivated and hooked! It is a fantastic, riveting show … Continue reading
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Tagged Beau Willimon, blogging, Corey Stoll, Frank Underwood, House of Cards, Kate Mara, Kevin Spacey, Netflix, New Jersey, postaweek, reviews, television, TV series, TV shows
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New Orleans and Jazz Fest 2013: A Chronicle
It has been 20 years since I cast my shadow on the hallowed fairgrounds where the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is held every year. Back in the early 90s, I went to the festival three times and held … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Eric Lindell, jazz, Music, music reviews, new orleans, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, postaweek, rock, rock-n-roll, Sazerac
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NSFCCDP Movie Review: Iron Man 3 (2013) – Great Superhero Flick
I will quickly throw down some thoughts here and write a more comprehensive review later. Iron Man 3 was a great film with interesting tie-backs to The Avengers, startling special effects, super mean and powerful bad guys, and a typically … Continue reading
More Paris Burgers: Loulou’s Friendly Diner – A Great Left Bank Grill
A reader of this blog and colleague suggested Loulou’s to me months back and I was finally in the neighborhood to be able to check it out. On the Blvd St Germain within striking distance of The Abbey Bookshop (stop … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, burger wars, burgers, food, French fries, Good Burger, Loulou, paris, postaday, reviews
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Book Reviews: Serendipitous Pulp Fiction – Richard Stark vs. Elmore Leonard
I fell into both of these authors of decent pulp fiction completely by accident, thus the serendipity idea in the title. I learned about one of my favorite shows Justified from my NSFCCDP friend m.poulet and I told you about how … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, book reviews, books, Elmore Leonard, Graham Yost, Jackie Brown, justified, Leonard, Parker, postaweek, Raylan, reading, reviews, Rum Punch, writing
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