Madison Lammert

Pokémon Mania | Planet Ryan

Not more than a day or two after Niantic – the relatively unknown mobile game developer – launched what would instantly become the worldwide sensation known as Pokémon Go, I…

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25,754,400 minutes | Mark’s Remarks

I might add 17,896 days.  Not to mention 2,555 weeks and then there are the 588 months. It would be a shame if I didn’t add the 13 leap days.…

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The Blind Side of Adoption | Mark’s Remarks

Yes, here is yet another column related to the movie “The Blind Side.” It’s rare that I would write so many different columns on one movie. I have a couple…

Out of Control | Planet Ryan

Over the past week or so, all hell has broken loose across America. The worst part is that it doesn’t appear that there’s a light at the end of the…

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July 1968 | Mark’s Remarks

No one is for sure if Mark Twain said this or not, but it sounds like him: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” In the wake of all…

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‘Ghostbusters’ | Movie Review

We Ain’t Afraid of No Sequel; Just Puzzled at Times I ain’t afraid of no sequel.  But I was a little skeptical going in. I wasn’t expecting much from this…

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The Blind Side: Spin-Off 1 | Mark’s Remarks

A while back, I talked about my disdain for the movie the “Blind Side.” This was after Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award for playing the lead character, a real…

Faith in Humanity Restored | Planet Ryan

Just when I thought humans on this planet were past the point of redemption, a wonderful story came along that totally changed my outlook in less than five minutes. In…

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Keeping House | Mark’s Remarks

I have written several times that I am a recovering neatness-nut. It’s a struggle.  However, wasted quality time with family and friends over the years simply because I was more…

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‘The BFG’ | Movie Review

Spielberg’s Presentation of Dahl’s “The BFG” is big, fun and good! Having always been an avid reader of Roald Dahl’s work, I cautiously approached Steven Spielberg’s adaptation, expecting there to…