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Flight 93

By jelewis8 ⋅ January 30, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

I just caught the last half of Flight 93 the A&E original (based on true events) movie about the one flight that did not reach its intended target on September 11, 2001. It is a riveting and realistic portrayal, one that does not spare its viewers or its heroes from the awful events. Even though [...]

Down with the Sickness

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 13, 2005 ⋅ 7 comments

I could feel it coming on, in the subtle way you know a storm is coming or the Cubs are going to win the Pennant. Nothing tangible, except maybe that weird tickle in the back of your throat. Mostly it’s psychological. That feeling of dread, the sense that your life, for the next few days [...]

On Spring and Crimes of Humanity

By jelewis8 ⋅ May 5, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

The urgency at which I have been approaching the next few weeks seems vaguely like I’m a terminal patient striving to stuff a lifetime of activity into a two week grace period, the bit of time left before the agonizing end. At least, that’s how I’ve been feeling. You don’t have to have a life-ending [...]

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