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What if, instead of multiple networks of highways, America was crisscrossed with lines of light rail? And there were lovely terminals scattered everywhere, and people could travel safely and comfortably, south to north and east to west and back again, in climate controlled modern rail cars? Imagine the lives that wouldn't have been…
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Disney = long lines and sore feet and exhaustion! BUT… the Avatar ride in Pandora was worth it all! You are gliding on a Banshee through the Fantastic Pandora landscape, even though you never leave your seat, you duck and lean to avoid hitting branches and arches and going into the ocean! WILD!…
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Sometimes in our lives we have dreams that aren't going to come true. These dreams sustain us and inspire us for years, until one day we wake up and know it is a dream, and just a dream. Maybe next lifetime we'll get the skill set needed to realize our…
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Christopher Robin and Pooh are walking through the hundred acre wood, just before Christopher has to start school. This is the conversation that we hear… Pooh, what do you like doing best in the world? What I like best, is me going to visit you and you saying, 'How about a…
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Many spiritual teachers today will suggest that let your heart do the thinking, and not your head. Some people are ahead of their time. These words from The Point, an animated film based on an original fable by Harry Nilsson: "Now there you go again, you're thinking. That's very destructive…
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Nothing is as it seems, or is it? Is it even more so what it seems, than what it is? See the film, Cloud Atlas, for a mind boggling cinematic experience! What's it about? I have no idea, but I loved it and want to see it again! Reflections at…
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Me! I would like to thank the Academy for convincing Billy Crystal to host again. It was a wonderful return to a steady stream of humor and fun. Thanks Billy, for putting the movies back into the Academy Awards Ceremony. You are the very best host ever. And if anyone asks "Who…