Andy Ross
The Weekend Warrior
I took a sacred vow, I intended to uphold it. With the sword that seals the darkness destroyed, I had to find a new way to bring peace to...
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Andy Ross
May 30, 20233 min read
Targets
Like a lot of movie lovers, I miss the much-loved and much-lamented streaming service FilmStruck. It was a glorious wonderland but like...
Andy Ross
May 18, 20234 min read
The Foot Rebellion
A couple of months ago I went to see one of my long-time favorite bands, They Might Be Giants, in concert. The show was over in Asheville...
Andy Ross
May 9, 20233 min read
The Prom Speech
Whenever I see prom season roll around I find myself thinking back to my own experiences with prom when I was in High School. Spoiler...
Andy Ross
May 2, 20233 min read
The Forbidden Soaps
Friends, Romans, Countrymen. There was one thing, in particular, that was a fixture of my childhood I remember being everywhere. I think...
Andy Ross
Apr 25, 20233 min read
The Air Conditioning Rollercoaster
These are the trick days, my friends. The days when the weather likes to be cold in the morning and very warm in the evenings. The days...
Andy Ross
Apr 18, 20233 min read
The Fisher King
A friend recently rewatched the 1992 film “Hook” for the first time since he was a kid. The film held up for him, and halfway into the...
Andy Ross
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Please Sir, I’ve Never Seen Food Before
Every single morning I play a game with my cat. I don’t know what my cat does during the night when I sleep, sometimes she sleeps, and...
Andy Ross
Apr 4, 20233 min read
The Easter That Almost Wasn’t
“You’re not going to have a nervous breakdown over a ham,” I said to myself as I stood in my kitchen alone, sweating on Easter Sunday....
Andy Ross
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Still Unresolved
At the New Year, I made one resolution that I swore I was going to accomplish. I know we are just about a quarter of the way through...
Andy Ross
Mar 21, 20234 min read
Mildred Gets An Upgrade
In 2017 The Criterion Collection released Michael Curtiz’s seminal 1945 classic “Mildred Pierce” for the first time, making the film’s...
Andy Ross
Mar 14, 20232 min read
The Nose Knows
I knew that warmer weather was well on its way long before any meteorologist said so. How? Oh, it was a small observation. One that, at...
Andy Ross
Mar 7, 20232 min read
60,000 Dots on the Wall
When I sat down at my desk in the waning days of February and looked at my calendar for March, I audibly gasped. Not one of those sharp,...
Andy Ross
Feb 28, 20233 min read
A Common Gratitude
At the start of this year, I decided I wanted to take some steps toward improving my mental health. The first of which is giving...
Andy Ross
Feb 21, 20233 min read
A Dazed and Confused Upgrade
Director Richard Linklater’s 1993 film “Dazed and Confused” has gone from a beloved cult classic to a beloved American classic. The film...
Andy Ross
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Unique Romantic Gifts
Once again that day that makes Hallmark happy, Valentine’s day, is here once again. Your young bachelor friend once more has no one to...
Andy Ross
Feb 7, 20233 min read
Christmas Morning 1997 Revisited
Picture it! Christmas morning, 1997. I’m 12 years old and I couldn’t sleep. I was too excited. I had a feeling/hope I was going to get a...
Andy Ross
Jan 31, 20233 min read
Coffee and Zillow
There’s a habit I’ve developed during much of the shut-in times that has become a part of my regular morning routine. As I sit there with...
Andy Ross
Jan 24, 20233 min read
The Morning Disconnect
I’m trying to do less this year. It’s one of my New Year’s Resolutions that I somehow feel inspired to achieve. This doesn’t mean I’m...
Andy Ross
Jan 17, 20233 min read
The Post Holiday Fridge
The first full week of any new year is the waning days of the confusion that comes with the post-holiday haze. You’re dazed, unsure of...
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