“I have more pictures of my children than my father ever looked at me.”
– Jim Gaffigan
I do the grocery shopping in my house.
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A Podcast for Book Lovers with Some Time to Kill – John Grisham’s “Book Tour”
“I’ve never tried to be some kind of serious literary artist.”
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Most of Us Will Never Live Out Our Dreams — and That’s Freeing
No one grows up dreaming of working a safe, mundane job. Nearly everyone in that position wants to be something else.
A musician. A painter. A crafter. An inventor. A brewer. A writer.
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If You Need Some Humility, the Universe Will Provide It
“And why should we feel anger at the world? As if the world would notice!”
– Euripides
“Life is a long lesson in humility.”
– J.M. Barrie
Life is not easy. It’s also not fair. Often, it’s not even logical.
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The Closest Thing to a Graphic Novel – Celebrating 25 Years of “Batman: The Animated Series”
In the autumn of 1992, the storytelling adaptations of Batman were at a crossroads.
The Main Problem with the DCEU: Universes Aren’t Built in a Day
Another week, another avalanche of WTF rumors regarding Warner Bros. and the DC Extended Universe.
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In Defense Of… “The Godfather Part III”
“Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part III isn’t just a disappointment, it’s a failure of heartbreaking proportions.”
– Hal Hinson, The Washington Post
If the popular narrative is to be believed, The Godfather Part III is an abhorrent film, one that has no redeeming qualities and is so awful that it brings shame upon not only the first two films of the series, but also to America and the entire human race.
The Pierznik Monthly Volume 36
The July 2017 edition of my monthly reading newsletter. Subscribe to have it sent to your inbox every month!
When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Turn Down a Job
This is the third entry in a three-part series on modern life in work and business – you can read part one here and part two here.
The call you’ve been awaiting finally arrives.
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A Night in NYC to See Ryan Holiday, My Favorite Writer
“How did you first hear about my work?”
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