Category Archives: Movies

Time flies when your …

Posted on January 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

Some days time feels like it is flying along (usually when you are trying to get lots of things done). Other days it feels like time is crawling along at a snail’s pace (usually when you are in a hurry … Continue reading →

Posted in Bad News Bears, Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Card Collecting, Card Collecting Videos, Dalton Ross, Doc, Food, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Cochran, Kellyn Bechtold, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Non-Sports Cards, Reality Shows, Silo, Sports, Squid Games, Survivor | Tagged Doc, Jeff Probst, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Mark Burnett, NFL, Non-Sports Cards, NY Mets, Scott Wolf, Silo, Slingshot, Squid Games, Survivor, TCDB, The Night Agent | Leave a comment

Can things get any worse…

Posted on January 13, 2025 by AverageAndy

Been having some issues with getting myself motivated to write lately and was surprised I haven’t written anything here since January 2nd. Looking back, I was talking about all the bad things that were happening as we started off the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Complete Unknown, Amazing Race, Big Brother, Dalton Ross, Deal or No Deal Island, Den of Thieves, Dune2, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, John Cochran, Kellyn Bechtold, Mark Burnett, Mediocre Movie Majors, Movies, Reality Shows, Survivor, The Traitors, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, YouTube | Tagged A Complete Unknown, blog, Bob Dylan, California Wild Fires, career, Deal or No Deal Island, Den of Thieves, Den of Thieves II, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Hunting, job-search, LA WildFires, Mediocre Movie Majors, PEACE, Problems with Job Hunting, resume, Resume Writing, The Traitors, Timothee Chalamet | Leave a comment

Happy New Year (2025)

Posted on January 2, 2025 by AverageAndy

Despite the tragedy in New Orleans, along with the craziness of a Tesla full of fireworks catching on fire in Las Vegas, and a bunch of yahoos shooting people at the nightclub in Queens, NY., I hope everybody was able … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Books, Card Collecting, David Wroblewski - Familiaris, Day of the Jackyl, Football, Fun and Games, Holiday Weekend, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Denver, Mark Burnett, Movies, Music, Non-Sports Cards, NY Giants, NY Mets, Prog Rock, Reality Shows, Robert Plant, Scorpions, Shrinking, Silo, Sports, Television | Tagged 2025, Amazon, AppleTV+, Music, Netflix, Non-Sport Update, Non-Sports Cards, NY Football Giants, NY Mets, Opinions, TCDB, Thoughts, TV | Leave a comment

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year (Days 18 – 26)

Posted on December 26, 2024 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody enjoyed their Christmas / Chanaka and got to spend some time with friends and family Writing every day is much harder than I thought, especially if you throw in Christmas on a Wednesday. I’m going to try and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dalton Ross, Football, Hozier, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Kellyn Bechtold, Mark Burnett, Movies, NY Giants, Reality Shows, SNL, Sports, Star Trek, Star Wars, Survivor | Tagged A Christmas Story, Beast Games, Cheers, Cryptozoic, Hozier, Jeff Probst, Jia Jiang, Mark Burnett, Mr. Beast, NY Giants, Rachel LaMont, Rejection Therapy, Rittenhouse Archives, SNL, SNL 50, Survior, Survivor 47 | Leave a comment

Weekends are tough (14, 15, 16)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by AverageAndy

Where did the time go? As I wrote last Friday, I was on a role and was looking forward to continuing to write here each day of December. The next thing I know its Monday morning, and I have not … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Doves, Card Collecting, Carry-On, Day of the Jackyl, Friends, Fun and Games, Mediocre Movie Majors, Movies, This Ends With Us | Tagged Against the Rules, Black Doves, Books, Bugs Bunny, Card Collecting, Carry-On, Entertainment, Mediocre Movie Majors, Michael Lewis, Movies, Netflix, Non-Sport Update, Roxanne Toser, Television, The Day of the Jacklyl, The Rabbit of Seville, This Ends With Us | Leave a comment

Day 10

Posted on December 10, 2024 by AverageAndy

As promised, I re-watched Tim Urban’s TED Talk on procrastination. He excels at explaining complex concepts through simple explanations and drawings. I highly recommend checking out his website, “Wait But Why,” for his unique take on various topics. I also … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Books, Dalton Ross, Food, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Kellyn Bechtold, Mark Burnett, Movies, Reality Shows, Survivor, Tim Urban - What's Our Problem, Trouble in Paradise | Tagged Bobby Flay, Books, Dalton Ross, fiction, George Clooney, Hellmanns, Jeff Probs, Life, Movies, Procrastination, Randall Munroe, Survivor, TED Talks, Tim Urban, Trouble in Paradise, writing | Leave a comment

Keep on Moving

Posted on November 1, 2024 by AverageAndy

Been a strange few weeks as I am between jobs and dealing with things associated with being unemployed like getting my insurance straightened out (COBRA is expensive), Figuring out what to do with my 401K, Filling for unemployment, updating my … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Card Collecting, Chiller Theater, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dalton Ross, Fish, Football, Fun and Games, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Job Searching, John Cochran, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Mike Gabler, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Oh God, Prog Rock, Reality Shows, Sports, Star Trek, Survivor, The Warriors, Tootsie, Young Frankenstein, YouTube | Tagged Brian Tochi, Chiller Theater, Corey Feldman, David Harris, Eddie Deezen, Fish, Jeff Probst, John Cusack, Lehigh Football, Lehigh Mountain Hawks, Marillion, Mark Burnett, Movies, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Philly Non Sport Show, Progressive Rock, Star Trek, Survivor, Teri Garr | Leave a comment

Lets Go Mets

Posted on October 23, 2024 by AverageAndy

The NY Mets had a great year and made it to Game 6 of the NLDS against the LA Dodgers. Although they didn’t make it to the World Series, it was a fun ride and one that I will remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Boston, Cheap Trick, Clive Cussler - Dirk Pitt, Culture Club, Debbie Gibson, Europe, Fish, Foreigner, From, Iron Maiden, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Kansas, Marillion, Movies, Music, Non-Sports Cards, NY Giants, NY Mets, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Reality Shows, Scorpions, Shrinking, Sports, Styx, Survivor, Television, The Accused, Tony Urban - Within The Woods, TOPPS, Toto, Triumph, Twisted Sister | Tagged Baseball, Books, Boston, Chiller Theater, Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, From, Iron Maiden, Jeff Probst, Kansas, Music, Nobody Wants This, Non-Sport Update, NY Giants, NY Mets, Paul Di'Anno, Philly Non Sports Card Show, Shrinking, Sports, Styx, Survivor, Tony Urban, Within the Woods, writing | Leave a comment

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been (Jerry Garcia)

Posted on October 4, 2024 by AverageAndy

The NY Mets had one of the craziest, strangest, exhilarating weeks a baseball team can possibly have They got things starting with Monday’s incredible comeback in game one of a doubleheader in Atlanta to clinch a wild-card playoff spot. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Football, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Movies, Music, NY Giants, NY Mets, Reality Shows, Sports, Survivor, Television | Tagged Baseball, Francisco Lindor, Good Times, John Amos, milwaukee-brewers, MLB, new-york-mets, NY Football Giants, NY Mets, Pete Alonso, Pete Rose | Leave a comment

Opposite Week

Posted on September 30, 2024 by AverageAndy

Not a good week for my teams The NY Giants lost to the Dallas Cowboys 15-20 in another strange game. The Giants were not bad, but they were not good. They again could not score a touchdown at home (2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Beverly Hills Cop, Convoy, Lehigh, Movies, NY Giants, NY Mets, Sports | Tagged Beverly Hills Cop, Convoy, Dikembe Mutombo, John Ashton, Kris Kristofferson, Lehigh Football, NY Giants, NY Mets, Survivor | Leave a comment