Tag Archives: Movies

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

RIP James Earl Jones and Ed Kranepool

Posted on September 13, 2024 by AverageAndy

We lost two people who had a significant influence on me when growing up in the 1970s and 198s. James Earl Jones (January 17, 1931 – September 9, 2024) was the voice of Darth Vader, one of the first and … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Big Brother, Dalton Ross, Field of Dreams, Football, Jeff Probst, Jesse Tannenbaum, Lehigh, Lehigh University, Mark Burnett, Movies, NY Giants, NY Mets, Podcasts, Reality Shows, Sneakers, Sports, Star Wars, Survivor | Tagged Big Brother, Darth Vader, Ed Kranepool, Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones, Jeff Probst, Mark Burnett, Movies, NY Football Giants, NY Mets, Sneakers, Star Wars, Survivor, the-lion-king | Leave a comment

Thoughts for today

Posted on January 22, 2024 by AverageAndy

Finally finished watching “A Million Little Things” (a year after it ended) and thought they did a great job with the final episodes. I was actually really emotional to watch and left me feeling sad but also hopeful. They didn’t jump … Continue reading →

Posted in Everyday, Food, My Bodyguard, The Beekeeper | Tagged Adam Baldwin, Chris Makepeace, Homemade Bagels, Matt Dillon, Movies, My Bodyguard, The Beekeeper | Leave a comment

Television, Movies, Music, and Sports

Posted on June 18, 2019 by AverageAndy

Just some random thoughts on various topics since I haven’t written much lately. Television Was glad to see that “Designated Survivor” has been revived and Season 3 is now available on Netflix. Was sad when ABC decided to cancel it … Continue reading →

Posted in Amazing Race, Baseball, Big Bang Theory, Bohemian Rhapsody, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Springsteen, Culture Club, Designated Survivor, Music, NY Mets, Phil Keoghan, Reality Shows, Rocket Man, Sports, Television | Tagged Amazing Race, Bohemian Rhapsody, Boy George, Bruce Springsteen, Culture Club, Designated Survivor, John Hughes, Movies, Music, Rocket Man, Sixteen Candles, Sports, St Elmos Fire, Television, The Breakfast Club, Western Stars | Leave a comment

Another Friday

Posted on July 31, 2015 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody had a good week and has a great weekend Was talking about movies during lunch, about how each generation has movies that they’re nostalgic about, and how most remakes are never as good as the originals. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Baseball, Big Brother, Concerts, Movies | Tagged Big Brother, Cannon Ball Run, Concerts, Gumball Rally, Madison Square Garden, Movies, NY Mets, Porsche 911 E Targa, setlist.fm, U2 | Leave a comment

Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you’re the Charlie Browniest

Posted on June 18, 2015 by AverageAndy

Been a huge fan of Peanuts forever and am really looking forward to this https://youtu.be/fVR4E6Q6u5g Looks like they did a great job of mixing new computer animation with the feel of the old cartoons Haven’t been to the movies in … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Movies, Music | Tagged Book of Souls, Bruce Dickenson, Charlie Brown, Iron Maiden, Movies, MSG, Peanuts, Star Wars:The Force Awakens, Terminator:Genisys, The Martian, U2 | Leave a comment

Friday

Posted on December 12, 2014 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody is doing well Finally got a chance to see Interstellar, and really, really liked it. Was one of the best movies I have seen in a while. Saw it in a AMC Dinner Theater on a 4K … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement, Marillion, Movies, Music, Survivor | Tagged Christopher Nolan, Homeland, Interstellar, King Cone, Marillion, Movies, Serial Pod Cast, Survivor, The Affair | Leave a comment