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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), directed by Peter Weir, follows a British warship as it hunts a French vessel across the Atlantic and around South America during the Napoleonic Wars. Russell Crowe plays Captain Jack Aubrey, a born leader who will chase his enemy to the edge of the world.

Movies

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption (1994), directed by Frank Darabont, tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.

Movies

Monthly update #0164 • December 2003

Monthly update 164 • December 2003 • 2003-12-01 - 2003-12-31

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Nitroglycerin by Lo Hartog van Banda

Lucky Luke must guard a railway convoy carrying a crate of nitroglycerin, while saboteurs hunt it and the Daltons are sure it holds gold.

Books

Reflecting on the year 2003

Reflection on the year 2003, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.

Journal

Merry Christmas

I understand a little more about Christmas now. The birth of Jesus was quiet but full of meaning.

Christianity

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo (2003), directed by Andrew Stanton, tells the tale of Marlin, a clownfish who loses his son Nemo. Albert Brooks voices Marlin with worry and love. He swims the ocean to find Nemo.

Movies

Monthly update #0163 • November 2003

Monthly update 163 • November 2003 • 2003-11-01 - 2003-11-30

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The Cursed Ranch by Jean Léturgie

A collection of shorter Lucky Luke tales, including a haunted ranch, a commissioned statue, a flume invention and a fortune teller mixed up with bank robberies.

Books

Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers is a British comedy series. It aired on BBC Two from 19 September 1975 to 25 October 1979. John Cleese and Connie Booth wrote it. John Cleese plays Basil Fawlty, the rude and snobbish owner of a seaside hotel in Torquay, Devon.

TV Series

Asterix and the Class Act by Albert Uderzo

It is the thirty-second book in the Asterix series. A collection of short stories that fill gaps in the series with fresh jokes and adventures.

Books

Monthly update #0162 • October 2003

Monthly update 162 • October 2003 • 2003-10-01 - 2003-10-31

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The Ballad of the Daltons and Other Stories by René Goscinny

The Daltons learn they will inherit their hanged uncle's fortune only if they kill the judge and jurors who condemned him, with Lucky Luke close behind.

Books

Monthly update #0161 • September 2003

Monthly update 161 • September 2003 • 2003-09-01 - 2003-09-30

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Bride of Lucky Luke by Guy Vidal

Lucky Luke must escort a wagon of mail-order brides to a town of lonely men, and one strong-willed Irishwoman ends up snared by the Daltons.

Books

Monthly update #0160 • August 2003

Monthly update 160 • August 2003 • 2003-08-01 - 2003-08-31

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The Daily Star by Jean Léturgie

Luke helps the dogged young journalist Horace Greeley plant his newspaper, the Daily Star, in Dead End Gulch, where the truth makes powerful enemies.

Books

Married with Children

Married with Children is an American comedy series. It aired on Fox from 5 April 1987 to 9 June 1997. Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye created it. Ed O'Neill plays Al Bundy, a shoe salesman in Chicago who once scored four touchdowns in a single game at Polk High and has been going downhill ever since.

TV Series

Monthly update #0159 • July 2003

Monthly update 159 • July 2003 • 2003-07-01 - 2003-07-31

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Fingers by Lo Hartog van Banda

Lucky Luke takes pity on Fingers, a charming stage magician whose itchy hands keep landing him, and everyone near him, in trouble.

Books

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), directed by Gore Verbinski, follows a blacksmith and a pirate captain as they rescue the governor's daughter from a crew of cursed pirates. Johnny Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow, a man who staggers through danger as though the whole world is a ship in a storm.

Movies

Monthly update #0158 • June 2003

Monthly update 158 • June 2003 • 2003-06-01 - 2003-06-30

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Daisy Town by René Goscinny

The story of how Daisy Town grew from empty prairie into a rowdy boom town, and how Lucky Luke is hired as sheriff to clean it up, with the four Dalton brothers among the troublemakers.

Books

Pentecost

I understand a little more about Pentecost now. The Holy Spirit came down on the first believers.

Christianity

Monthly update #0157 • May 2003

Monthly update 157 • May 2003 • 2003-05-01 - 2003-05-31

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