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I went through a bit of a Richard Marx phase when I was a teen, like I went out of my way to find and collect all his albums and everything. Why? Couldn't tell you. It was the 90s, nothing made sense. But the music was pretty good, and his clean, positive messages were a welcome change from what else was popular. The top 40 was full of songs about violence, drugs, casual sex and the end of the world and he was over there putting out tributes to…

Robert Heinlein once wrote …

We tend to think of first world problems as minor inconveniences. If you complain about anything these days you send up hearing a litany from someone about all the people in the world who have it so much worse than you.…

Recently I had to explain who Marvin Gaye was.

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What’s the difference between a celebrity and a star?

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Disclaimer: this is not a paid post. I am not affiliated with Mattel, this movie or anyone who made it. This is just me rambling as I try to decide whether or not to go see it. …