en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/964572 Comments by stevebetz http://rgryanwrites.blogspot.com/2011/12/conversations-with-eddie.html#IDComment244766291 Wonderful. Heartfelt. The only place I ever let myself sob was in my car. Which is weird because of, you know, the windows. But somehow it feels insulated and private. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:07:50 +0000 http://rgryanwrites.blogspot.com/2011/12/conversations-with-eddie.html#IDComment244766291 http://rgryanwrites.blogspot.com/2011/11/journeys-end.html#IDComment223041820 Beautiful. Godspeed to Miss Alice. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:00:49 +0000 http://rgryanwrites.blogspot.com/2011/11/journeys-end.html#IDComment223041820 http://incrementalthought.com/?p=462#IDComment169399831 Yeah -- I was always the good kid, so I identified with Luke more too -- and always saw Han as the "bad-boy" that always got the girl. Of course, over time those images -- both of myself and the fictional heroes -- has greyed somewhat, but I think that's what life it for. I do agree that the Dad McFly's ability to rise to the occasion is one of the enduring scenes from that flick -- a good call! Sun, 3 Jul 2011 20:02:40 +0000 http://incrementalthought.com/?p=462#IDComment169399831 http://incrementalthought.com/?p=461#IDComment168060856 It's hard to think of time-for-reflection as one of life's necessities, but it can get pretty brutal to find yourself at the end of calendar where all you feel like you've been doing is bouncing from one thing to another. Hopefully, things this coming year will settle out to a little more even keel. Clearly, your WWF prowess is showing you have a few neurons to spare... ;) Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:06:59 +0000 http://incrementalthought.com/?p=461#IDComment168060856 http://stephaniecowart.com/?p=1753#IDComment164398286 Great choice. I thought HBP was really excellent. I think my favorite though might have been Goblet of Fire, which I thought had the best pacing of the books and it was the one -- with the murder of Cedric -- where you realized with a bang that this was no longer a kids' series. Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:52:50 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/?p=1753#IDComment164398286 http://stephaniecowart.com/?p=1742#IDComment163340490 I was just amazed as I finished reading these books by the wonderful job that JKR had done. I was so impressed that looking back she had incorporated so many things from the early books into this finale so that it really did become a smooth, practically seamless story. Great finale and I was happy for the coda at the end. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:20:00 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/?p=1742#IDComment163340490 http://stephaniecowart.com/?p=1748#IDComment163339584 Great choice. I'm not sure what I'm going to end up doing, since I found out that it's part of a trilogy. Read the 2nd one as soon as it comes out? Wait until it's done -- or almost done -- and then read them through? Oh -- and side note -- I haven't gotten ANY of these posts in my RSS feed of this into Google Reader! Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:17:06 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/?p=1748#IDComment163339584 http://stephaniecowart.com/2011/03/20/let-me-in-starring-chloe-moretz/#IDComment136549213 Did you see the Swedish version "Let The Right One In?" It's really creepy and good -- I've got this pretty high on our Netflix queue and am really curious to compare the two versions. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:06:39 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2011/03/20/let-me-in-starring-chloe-moretz/#IDComment136549213 http://stephaniecowart.com/2011/03/05/the-social-network-starring-jesse-eisenberg/#IDComment132720689 Of the films I saw this past year, I'd only put Winter's Bone ahead of The Social Network. Like you, I thought it was amazing to watch this movie played out like it was history -- but history that isn't even 10 years old yet! I agree with Jen -- the script was fantastic. I'm a big fan of Sorkin and my goal in life is to be as quick-witted as his characters are. Sun, 6 Mar 2011 00:13:16 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2011/03/05/the-social-network-starring-jesse-eisenberg/#IDComment132720689 http://stephaniecowart.com/2011/01/30/at-the-theaters-1-black-swan-starring-natalie-portman/#IDComment124953852 I saw this last week too and I thought it was really good. I think I expected more of a knowing hipness (from the comments I'd heard) but it was played pretty straight up as a psychological thriller. Well done all around. Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:12:08 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2011/01/30/at-the-theaters-1-black-swan-starring-natalie-portman/#IDComment124953852 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/12/11/please-vote-in-the-sammies/#IDComment115181379 No No -- come to ME for suggestions!! :) Sun, 12 Dec 2010 02:11:30 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/12/11/please-vote-in-the-sammies/#IDComment115181379 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/12/09/thankful-thursday-12910/#IDComment114699053 Where's the "like" button!?!?!? :) Thu, 9 Dec 2010 15:06:43 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/12/09/thankful-thursday-12910/#IDComment114699053 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/11/11/77-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg-larsson/#IDComment109923213 I really liked this book, but like Kelly it took me a while to get into and at the beginning I was wondering what all the fuss was about. I was like you with the Swedish place-names -- they became "place that starts with S" and "place that starts with K" and so on... ;) We've seen the first two Swedish movies and they're GREAT. In fact, they pare down a lot of the tangential stuff that bogged the story down a bit. Definitely see them if you get a chance. Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:02:23 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/11/11/77-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg-larsson/#IDComment109923213 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/11/15/and-finally-a-date-night/#IDComment109922816 Sounds like a pretty darn good night! :) I can't think about "Unstoppable" without thinking of "Speed" and I will take Sandra Bullock over Denzel and Pine any day... ;) Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:59:11 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/11/15/and-finally-a-date-night/#IDComment109922816 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/10/01/charlotte-road-trip-rewind/#IDComment102219380 Looks like a great time! And from your "roadtrip" pic, I think you SHOULD drive down I-15 -- it goes right past our house!! :) Mon, 4 Oct 2010 04:30:34 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/10/01/charlotte-road-trip-rewind/#IDComment102219380 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/09/22/i-will-let-you-in-on-a-little-secret/#IDComment100418765 This is a really good post, Steph. I don't think there should be the expectation that you LOVE being a mom every single moment of every single day. That's an unfair burden for anyone. Feeling like you do I think is perfectly natural. I once read a great post from a mom who lamented that she was beginning to identify herself as a "mom" and not as an "adult" who had other functions, hopes, and interests than being a mom. PS -- love the pic you found for this Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:35:27 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/09/22/i-will-let-you-in-on-a-little-secret/#IDComment100418765 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/09/03/goodbye-vox-hello-wordpress/#IDComment96954404 Hooray! Sat, 4 Sep 2010 14:33:37 +0000 http://stephaniecowart.com/2010/09/03/goodbye-vox-hello-wordpress/#IDComment96954404 http%3a%2f%2fincrementalthought.com%2f%3fp%3d123#IDComment68264902 (that's weird, it didn't even take all my comment!) The other part was that old adage that "You never go to your deathbed wishing you'd spent more time in the office" -- or the lab, as the case may be. It;s so easy to get caught up in all the "daily drama" and reminders and all of THAT DAY'S priorities -- and sometimes it's important to unplug and remember the large LIFELONG priorities. How many of us miss the forest for the trees? Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:58:27 +0000 http%3a%2f%2fincrementalthought.com%2f%3fp%3d123#IDComment68264902 http%3a%2f%2fincrementalthought.com%2f%3fp%3d123#IDComment68233696 Really good post, Jim. One of my personal philosophy statements (and probably the shortest) is that "Life Is Short". It's not only sort of a warning, but a call to action, or perhaps more appropriately pro-action. We need to make active decisions about how we spend our time --- even if that decision is to occasionally veg-out in front of the tv. We CAN'T go ping-ponging through life from one "notification/priority" to the next. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:03:59 +0000 http%3a%2f%2fincrementalthought.com%2f%3fp%3d123#IDComment68233696