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Dunkel Stumm

Dunkel Stumm

"Just tell them the truth, sweetheart. Keep calm, don't let them rattle you. And listen. Carefully." -Lindy Chamberlain to her husband I just watched A... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 14:38 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Dorkalicious

Dorkalicious

I dragged out the photo lights and set them up for a series of jobs coming up over the next several weeks beginning this weekend.... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, February 09, 2013 at 03:29 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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First Things First

First Things First

Photo Credit: Michael Jackson Now, and I have to say this....aside from a singular and beautifully-dressed mother... I have EIGHT amazing sisters! Do YOU have... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 18:28 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Knit One Purl Two: Or A New (York) Year

Knit One Purl Two: Or A New (York) Year

I haven't blogged in over two months. A lot can happen in a month or two. A lot can happen in thirteen years. Or forty-one..!... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 13:04 | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Eyefall

Eyefall

I got a text from K late last night or early this morning depending on how you look at it. She wanted to see a... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 16:34 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Wish

Wish

Film adaptation of INTO THE WOODS. Meryl Streep in talks to play the witch... Yes, please! That is all. Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 22:25 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Debating Flights of Laughter

Debating Flights of Laughter

Come on now, people, must we always be 'offenders for a word?' You know it's true, my Romney-voting-friends, that if it had been Romney who... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 03:09 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Out of the Breach - Getting A Divorce from Marriage

Out of the Breach - Getting A Divorce from Marriage

I am operating under the assumption that - whether you like it or not, believe it or not, want to admit it or not -... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 18:46 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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V for Ventriloquist

V for Ventriloquist

"You mean to tell me that, as long as I loudly and eloquently speak in support of LGBT and women's rights, that I can do... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 13:07 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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What if this were my opponent...?

What if this were my opponent...?

Atticus Finch taught his daughter, Scout, that you never really know a man until you see things from his point of view. Step into his... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, October 12, 2012 at 16:14 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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"Yeah, this is MY niece!"

"Yeah, this is MY niece!"

I entered a photoraphy contest earlier this week, with the photo above as my entry. It's a weekly contest and for this round, the 'assignment'... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, October 04, 2012 at 20:21 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Decree

Decree

And so it was that from the Bronx a decree was sent forth and was heard throughout the land; a caveat irrevocably added to an... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 01:59 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Dolphins and Gang-Rape and Flares, OH MY

Dolphins and Gang-Rape and Flares, OH MY

No, this post is not about rape, per se. Other than to say I read another blog post about dolphin sex and free-falling from an... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, July 06, 2012 at 20:37 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Street Fair Faces

Street Fair Faces

Every year members of my church (Latter-Day Saints/Mormons) around Manhattan throw a street fair to raise money for various childrens' activities like summer camp, and... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, June 03, 2012 at 19:34 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Shameless Ad.

Shameless Ad.

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Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 00:16 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Brew

Brew

"Eye of Newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,-- For... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 14:57 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Gotham Cool

Gotham Cool

Walked into first day of writing class today, and what to my wondering eyes did appear, but some great peeps from last class AND some... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 18:11 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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NDAA

NDAA

President Obama and most of Congress - including ALL NY representatives - has permanently lost my confidence and my vote. Sixth Amendment? Oh, no, we... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, January 02, 2012 at 20:55 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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OscarLady

OscarLady

Let me get this on the record right now before all the awards start coming and the banter gets buzzing. Meryl Streep WILL win the... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 18:11 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Jason Jumps!

Jason Jumps!

This morning I quoted Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics: ‎We should have jumped out of that airplane after all Flying skyways overhead it wasn´t hard... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, June 10, 2011 at 19:10 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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In The Morning

In The Morning

I'll send off 2010 with what are still my favorite words adapted for screen. Thank you Harper Lee for giving us Scout Finch and the... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, December 31, 2010 at 19:23 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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It Never Is

It Never Is

I wrote this post nearly a month ago today - on August 11th - but never acutally posted it. The truth is I am sometimes... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Thursday, September 09, 2010 at 18:10 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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In a Tree

In a Tree

Last night I had a dream. There was a tree. Actually there was a whole row of trees along the sidewalk I was moving on.... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 16:11 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Ali

Ali

I've always been interested in people on park benches and bus stop seats. You never know who you'll run into. Once, when I was coming... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 16:47 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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"Are you having fun? It's why you come to camp you know - to have fun." What I believe about Marriage and Mormon theology.

"Are you having fun? It's why you come to camp you know - to have fun." What I believe about Marriage and Mormon theology.

The title is one of my favorite lines from On Golden Pond. Katharine Hepburn's character says it to Jane Fonda's, the one who is dealing... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 18:12 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Up to the Platform

Up to the Platform

Today I took the Long Island Rail to Mineola. A first. The end station on the route is Ronkonkoma. Can you pronounce that? Ronkonkoma. Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 00:06 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Send 'em in...

Send 'em in...

"Don't you love farce? My fault, I fear... Losing my timing this late in my career. But where are the clowns? There aught to be... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, September 07, 2009 at 16:05 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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These are the moments that make life worth living

These are the moments that make life worth living

I could not resist posting my comment to another blog. It's hosted by a group of female Mormon writers and is called "The Apron Stage."... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Monday, August 03, 2009 at 14:56 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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A favorite quote for your sunshine Sunday morning.

A favorite quote for your sunshine Sunday morning.

"Well don't 'tu-tuhhh!' You think she wanted to get her stomach pumped again? No! She thought they were her antibiotics, darling." You get a gold... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Sunday, August 02, 2009 at 12:37 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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"You so reek Meryl Streep fan!"

"You so reek Meryl Streep fan!"

When I posted a link to this blog on my facebook page, the first response was, “You so reek Meryl Streep fan!” It came from... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 22:46 | Permalink | Comments (2)

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"Play makes perfect. Practice makes permanent."

"Play makes perfect. Practice makes permanent."

After I spend my entire day talking to other people, I get pretty non-verbal and only want to talk to myself and to various other... Read more →


Posted by Jason B Merrell on Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 16:59 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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