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“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”: the All-Spoiler Entry

December 20, 2016 By in Movies/Films/Flicks Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
Rogue One!

Teaser image from the upcoming Saturday Night Live sketch “Rogue One: a Zack Snyder Film”.

Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: we saw Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the movie in America! The previous entry was the requisite MCC review-not-review, but light on key developments and movements for the benefit of those fans hoping to see the movie with as few surprises spoiled as possible. The internet doesn’t seem to be trying as hard to ruin Rogue One as it did with The Force Awakens, but a few hyper, well-intentioned fans jumped the gun a little on the assumption that every “real” Star Wars fan would’ve attended a showing within twelve hours of release.

We had thoughts, some of which I remembered to write down before they faded. Here’s a COURTESY SPOILER WARNING in case you somehow overlooked the title.

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2014 Road Trip Photos #12: Urban Serenity Along the Mississippi

January 18, 2015 By in Travel Tags: , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment
St Anthony Falls!

St Anthony Falls, on the Mississippi River in north Minneapolis.

So far on Day Three of our road trip, we’d spent the early morning at the Mall of America and the early afternoon touring the stabilized ruins of a twice-gutted flour mill. For the late afternoon, we took a different direction and headed outdoors for a walk along the banks of the Mississippi River. Behind and around the Mill City Museum lies some refreshing spots of natural scenery and a chance for rather welcome serenity.

Gold Medal Park!

The singular hill in the center of Gold Medal Park, a couple blocks down from the Mill City Museum.

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