Larry Crowne-Good Old Fashioned Tom Hanks Film

I watched Larry Crowne because of Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman.  I especially liked Biff Henderson’s brief cameo in the restaurant. When we meet Larry Crowne he is a very happy employee at a big box store, a kind of cross between Wal-Mart and Target.  He loves his job.  He comes into work with a smile on his face as he picks up garbage in the parking lot-and he has been Employee of the Month 8 times.  This all ends when a number of higher ups in the company fire him-the reason…

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On Growing A Beard

“When I stroke the beard thusly, do I not appear more intellectual?” ~Data from Star Trek Next Generation I’ve been clean shaven pretty much forever.  Dear Old Dad had a muschtache and looked a good deal like Juan Valdez from the coffee comericals.  One of my older brothers has a goatee that he has had forever.  My boss has one of those neat and trim little goatees that he keeps at a constant quarter of inch length.  Whenever I have tried to grow a beard or a goatee or anything, I have been unhappy with how it has looked.  That…

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