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The Book of Eli: Is Eli Blind?

Richard CummingsDaily Dalliances, Entertainment, Movies 3 Comments

I just noticed that the Book of Eli is number one on the latest list of DVD Movies New Releases. I saw this movie in the theaters when it came out and remember a discussion that ensued afterward: Is Eli blind in the movie? After visiting the Book of Eli IMDB page, I realize that many people have this question.

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Please Sign This Sexual Consent Form Before You Do Me

Richard CummingsRelationships 4 Comments

In talking with some of my recent college graduate friends about sex in college now-a-days, one girl mentioned to me that the participants had to sign a sexual consent legal form before actually having sex. Excuse Me?  In our discussions, a few of the gals mentioned that they had had drunk sex a few times that they could scarcely remember.  …

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Priests: Presumed Guilty

Richard CummingsLife, My A-Musings 1 Comment

My uncle just came by for a visit.  My uncle is a priest, a Jesuit priest no less.  If you want to get technical, they’re super-priests. My uncle has like 5 masters degrees.  Jesuits are uber-educated as they have to study for like 13 years before becoming full-fledged Jesuits.  It’s great-you to get to keep going to school well beyond …

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One Thing a Woman Should Never Divulge

Richard CummingsRelationships 15 Comments

Can a woman say something that may cause a man to leave her rather quickly? If so, this might be that thing. If you are single, you may be able to relate to what I am about to say.  If you are married, it may be somewhat more foreign. When you are a single man, you tend to do a …

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Is Amanda Knox Innocent?

Richard CummingsEntertainment, Society Leave a Comment

After watching Diane Sawyer’s interview with Amanda Knox last night, do you think Amanda Knox is innocent or guilty?  We are running a poll on our Facebook page so visit us and cast your vote!  My opinion is below: Amanda Knox:  Guilty or Innocent, Facebook Poll

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Learn Spanish in Buenos Aires

Richard CummingsLearning Spanish Leave a Comment

If you would like to learn Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and you like to have fun, the Spanglish Exchange program is for you! After spending a couple of years living in Uruguay, I decided to take an extended trip to Buenos Aires because it is such an amazing city.

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Spanish Pronunciation: The Three Golden Rules

Richard CummingsLearning Spanish 2 Comments

Speaking Spanish should be easy. Normally, they pronounce each letter as it is. With me, the problem often lies in emphasis, in stress. Where should you place the stress on a particular word in Spanish? In my first month Living In Uruguay, I was off to meet my friends in a salsa club on a street called Rincon. I knew …

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Spoken Spanish: Essays, Viajar de forma diferente (Paulo Coelho)

Richard CummingsLearning Spanish 1 Comment

This page contains a reading in Spanish from Paulo Coelho’s book:  Como El Rio Que Fluye: Pensamientos Y Reflexiones 1998-2005.  This reading will not only provide you with the tools to learn and pronounce new vocabulary in Spanish, it will also expose you to the timeless ideas of Paulo Coelho. Below, you will find an .mp3 version of the reading which you can …

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My Condition

Richard CummingsEssays, Life, My A-Musings Leave a Comment

The word for it  currently escapes me.  (I think that it will come to me within two paragraphs).  But I am semi-it. I haven’t even had two sips of coffee yet and I don’t know that the brain is turned on.  Although, when I was in bed, debating whether to arise, thoughts were rapid-fire but in a mellow feel good …