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My Poor Experience Buying a Washer/Dryer from Best Buy Vestal »

My wife and I purchased a new Maytag washer and dryer from Best Buy in Vestal last week. This is the tale of my rather poor experience.
The opening of our local Best Buy was eagerly anticipated by yours truly after Circuit City went bust last year. The new store had been open all of two [...]

Don’t Buy an AT&T Wireless Plan in Greater Binghamton – You’ll Be Sorry »

A new rant, and this time not related to politics! My advice to you, if you live in the Greater Binghamton area: Never, ever, under any circumstance use AT&T Wireless as your cell phone provider. Ever! My family and I have had a miserable experience over the past two years. Yes, I fell for the [...]

The Golden Compass Turns to Lead »

Talk about adding insult to injury. I’ve just had a look at box office revenue figures for this weekend. The Golden Compass (see my previous thoughts on this movie) earned a paltry $9M in revenue, for a total take of $41M since opening two weeks ago.
By comparison, Alvin and the Chipmunks earned $45M–in its first [...]

Why My Family and I Are Not Watching “The Golden Compass” »

I suppose the headline lets you know what I think of The Golden Compass, out in theaters today. I would like to explain why. Before you prejudge me as “right-wing wacko fundamentalist Christian,” please hear me out.
A few prefatory comments before I explain my opposition to this movie. First, I am not in favor of [...]

Review: August Rush (Movie) »

If you want to see a very good, perhaps bordering on great, movie–go and see August Rush. I highly recommend it.
The title of the movie, like many movies, has nothing to do with its content. It is a modern-day fairy tale–the story of a young boy in an orphanage who is convinced that his parents [...]

Review: The Game Plan (Movie) »

It’s always a pleasant surprise to find out there’s a movie playing you can take the kids to see, and it’s playing at the Cinema Saver Theatre in Endicott (what we in our house affectionately call “The $2 Theatre”). The Cinema Saver shows second run movies at deep discounts, so it’s actually affordable to “chance” [...]

Review: Chris Rice Concert »

My family and I had the pleasure of attending a Chris Rice concert at The Forum Theatre this past Thursday evening. Chris’ music is what many would call contemporary Christian music. He is an extremely gifted singer-songwriter. Some have compared him to James Taylor, a comparison which is not unwarranted. Chris writes songs that are [...]