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The Pierznik Monthly

The Pierznik Monthly Volume 37

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The most recent edition of my monthly reading newsletter. Subscribe to have it sent to your inbox every month!

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Fatherhood Life

The Modern Era of Fatherhood

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“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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Books Podcast

A Podcast for Book Lovers with Some Time to Kill – John Grisham’s “Book Tour”

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“I’ve never tried to be some kind of serious literary artist.”

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Life

Most of Us Will Never Live Out Our Dreams — and That’s Freeing

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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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Life

If You Need Some Humility, the Universe Will Provide It

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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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TV

The Closest Thing to a Graphic Novel – Celebrating 25 Years of “Batman: The Animated Series”

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In the autumn of 1992, the storytelling adaptations of Batman were at a crossroads.

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Films

The Main Problem with the DCEU: Universes Aren’t Built in a Day

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Another week, another avalanche of WTF rumors regarding Warner Bros. and the DC Extended Universe.

 

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Films In Appreciation of

In Defense Of: “The Godfather Part III”

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“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.

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The Pierznik Monthly

The Pierznik Monthly Volume 36

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The July 2017 edition of my monthly reading newsletter. Subscribe to have it sent to your inbox every month!

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Business Work

When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Turn Down a Job

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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.