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Swing Time III: Blame it on the Boogie Now Available

Posted on June 19, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Looking for a quick (91 pages), entertaining, summer-time read? Look no further than Swing Time III Blame it on the Boogie, now available through Amazon. The Swing Time series follows two dance instructors, Chance Bryant and Faith Eisen, a couple … Continue reading →

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Vulcan stands watch over Birmingham. . . . And Moons Homewood

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I had no idea that a bare-butted, cast-iron statue of the Roman god, Vulcan, stood watch over the city of Birmingham, Alabama. But, he does. Standing at 56’ tall (not counting his pedestal) and weighing in at over 100,000 pounds, … Continue reading →

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Predictions for our trip

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

As many of you know, my buddy Al and I will be traveling to the South Eastern Conference Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Alabama next week. Actually, I’m flying down to Florida on Friday to meet up with him, and then, … Continue reading →

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Would like a little help on Swing Time III

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

Emily Wilder has decided that she wants to resume the dancing that she did in the halcyon days of her youth. Only this time, she wants to become good; really good—good enough to be invited into the inner circle at … Continue reading →

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A second thought might have been helpful

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Austin Gisriel

I try to pay attention to the world around me, but sometimes the world around me gives pause. I’m not talking about the world “out there,” I’m talking about the world right around me, like in the grocery store. Take … Continue reading →

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Private Buckaroo

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Austin Gisriel

One of my favorite movie genres isn’t really an official genre at all: I love the mostly forgotten, everyday movies made between 1942 and 1945. I want to see what the average American on an average day during World War … Continue reading →

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Perspective

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Austin Gisriel

Here’s an interesting notice in the Winchester Star’s most recent “Out of the Past” column from August 11, 1947. It seems that the temperature that day reached 97° at 2:00 p.m. The paper called the Winchester Research Laboratory and “opened … Continue reading →

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You may have micro-fingernailalgia

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Austin Gisriel

Why is it that drug companies bother to advertise prescription drugs on television? I mean, if you need a prescription, what’s the point? Big Pharma will tell you that they are merely trying to increase the general population’s awareness of … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Victory is an excellent read

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Austin Gisriel

While I will sometimes base a post in this space on a particular book, I rarely post a book review per se. This post regarding Christian Blauvelt’s Hollywood Victory is an exception, because many readers of this blog not only … Continue reading →

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Dynamic doofuses in goofy Gotham

Posted on December 14, 2021 by Austin Gisriel

I have become hooked on an old serial broadcast by TCM on Saturday mornings. The 1949 New Adventures of Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder is highly entertaining and not because it is any good. It is riveting in its … Continue reading →

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