This requires backstory over the river and through the woods long before I get to the point, so bear with me.
In 1995, my friends and I were undertaking the daunting task of college selections. By the summer, we’d either been chosen to our selected universities, or were so close we could taste it. For many, it should be seen as an exciting time. For me it meant change. And we all know how much I like change. A few months before receiving my dorm and roommate assignment - or roommates …

It was always my desire to catch this movie when it hit theaters, but the gods of parenthood and life-in-general wouldn’t hear of it. On a whim, it premiered on cable this past weekend. I almost jumped out of my skin when BFam - who has respectfully earned his title as The Other Half Of My Brain - DVR’d this little gem for me.
I want to also point out I was not one of those naysayers who thought Steve Carell plus serious movie role equaled disaster. I had nothing but …

BFam and I caught up on movies over the weekend. Before heading to the drive-in (yes, they still exist), we watched what has now become my favorite comedic movie this summer. In offering you this sample, which is really just for those who’ve seen the movie because you won’t get it otherwise, I am entertaining myself by giving myself a resource to reference whenever I need a chuckle. Because, sometimes, searching the internet just won’t do:

Growing up, I was a big fan of The Wizard of Oz. I don’t know a lot of children who weren’t. Songs and pretty colors wrapped up in a package of fantasy and whimsy. It was crack for kids. As I got older, the magic of the movie never lost its power with me. It, and it’s sister version, The Wiz, are still my all-time favorite musicals. It’s surprising to me that more kids these days don’t watch it and love it.
Now and then, …