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Look, I’m not expecting a new “Road House” movie to be a movie of psychological depth and subtlety. But the remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal, now streaming on Prime Video, is so silly that I have to forego my traditional review structure and just list all the ways this movie is dumb. Good dumb? Bad dumb? Caveat emptor. The film opens with a POV shot of a big man getting punched, and the puncher isn’t Jake Gyllenhaal or MMA champion Conor McGregor, but noted face-tattooed musician Post Malone.

The news is hard to watch right now. There are serious problems playing out in our world, and they warrant our attention, prayers, and action. But as Thanksgiving approaches, it’s worth reflecting on the many things we have to be thankful for in the midst of these challenges. Part of living purposefully is practicing gratitude, and seeing the many things for which we can and should be thankful. Here are 23 for me in 2023:

Gossip Amongst Fronds is a free Sunday newsletter. If you love it, consider supporting it financially. For €5/month, you’ll gain access to my sporadic plant advice column, simple seasonal recipe, and occasional podcast where I interview like-minded creatives. Thank you for being here! As a total nerd for Botanical Gardens, I follow quite a few on Instagram. When I saw that the Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys - same family as peas and beans) at the Hortus Botanicus Leiden was flowering, I knew we had to drive over and check it out.

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Interesting question…how would you answer it? For most of us, being labeled as “moody” means that people see us as being either “hot” or “cold.” Some days you’re fine and other days you’re unapproachable. Sometimes you’re friendly, other times you’re aloof. “Moody” is often shorthand for “unpredictable.” (“He’s so moody…I don’t know what gets into him sometimes…”) But, what are “moods” and where do they come from? We all know that one day is not the same as other days.

Best meme of all time? Sorry, this is my newsletter, and the answer is “Anyway, Here’s Wonderwall.” If I were a comedy sketch writer, I might try to write a bit about this meme. This totally hypothetical sketch would involve some dude explaining to his girlfriend why “Anyway, Here’s Wonderwall” is the best meme of all time. First, he would open his laptop and show her a few examples of the meme.

On September 29, 2021, the Nintendo 64 will turn 25 years old in North America. Throughout the month of September, I’ll be covering the console, its games, its innovations, and its legacy. Previous entries in this series can be found through this link. How do you make a 3D platformer work without a jump button? Hudson Soft set out to answer that question in 1997 by combining elements of the more traditional, overhead Bomberman experience with that of its side-scrolling platformer cousins, and the solution they arrived at was an explosive one: Bomberman would simply walk across bombs he had set, using them as platforms, before they exploded.

Excel strikethrough shortcuts let you cross out text or values quickly and easily, like this. Strikethrough is often used in an Excel worksheet to show a discount or price reduction: $100 $79. It can also be used to indicate completed tasks. It's not a technique you'll use all the time but when you need it, knowing a few Excel strikethrough shortcuts will definitely save some time. Here are 3 ways to apply strikethrough formatting in Excel.

Stance is the foundation that all movement is built on as a D-Lineman. So below are a few tips to focus on when getting into your run stance 1) Heal to toe 2) Feet + knees in line with shoulders 3) 90 degree angle in front leg A 90 degree angle loads your hips so you can burst forward with power Below 90 degrees puts your weight back too far