Jul
16
2010
Yes, I will totally admit I am a Shrek fan. I know the movies came out some time ago, but I have watched the first movie and last night watched part three. I rarely rent movies unless it is one I really want to watch, and hardly ever watch television. Last night I was walking [...]
Jul
11
2010
Lately I have been searching for books that published in paperback and were the basis of a movie. I had not realized how many books are actually the launching pad for a hit movie until a few years ago. Now that my awareness has been raised, it has become a hobby to read as many [...]
Apr
21
2010
Just watched a short segment on CNN that explained what the derivatives market is all about. Basically, it is big corporations gambling on whether businesses or homeowners will be successful or fail.
The insurance giant, AIG got into all their trouble last year because of their derivatives portfolio. Well, that plus a lot of other huge [...]
Apr
08
2010
Have you seen the blockbuster movie, Avatar, by James Cameron? This movie was full of spectacular special effects and made record breaking revenues. So much was said about the special effects that no one really has said much about the story line.
Evidently, the story line was inspired by the plight of the American Indian tribe, [...]
Sep
21
2009
Although I am the first to admit that i do not watch very much TV, the Emmy Awards Show was fun to watch last night. The winners were all very predictable, based on the gossip rags and internet buzz that I noticed this past year.
I enjoyed the reality show snippets. How sad that this is [...]