Some of the Movies I Watched in 2025

Chariots of Fire (Jan 11) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I watched this in a class in high school and found it super boring, but our family watched it tonight and really enjoyed it, especially our oldest, who is a runner and who had a track meet today. I've always loved the music and I'm really glad I gave the film a second chance. ...
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Books Read in 2025 (🎯70)

The Godfather - Mario Puzo (Jan 7) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s a very well-written story about characters I come to sympathize with, despite doing things I find reprehensible. I listened to the full cast audiobook, which is extremely well done. The Three-Body Problem - Cixin Liu (Jan 8) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A really good story that I don't want to say much about for fear of spoiling it for others. It made me think quite a bit. ...
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Books read in 2024 (🎯78)

Maniac Magee - Jerry Spinelli (Jan 2) Darth Bane: Path of Destruction - Drew Karpyshyn (Jan 2) Why We Love Baseball - Joe Posnanski (Jan 3) Shane - Jack Schaefer (Jan 3) Moneyball - Michael Lewis (Jan 8) Shoeless Joe - W.P. Kinsella (Jan 10) Ernie Harwell's Audio Scrapbook (Jan 16) The Call of Cthulu - H.P. Lovecraft (Jan 18) The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Jester (Jan 19) Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card (Jan 23) Church Music for the Care of Souls - Phillip Magness (Jan 26) Pontius Pilate - Paul...
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