Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
American Airlines
Like me, if you are worried about your American Airlines miles, you can
breathe a sigh of relief.............for now.
breathe a sigh of relief.............for now.
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-happens-to-american-airlines-frequent-fl
ier-miles-2011-11
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
A Thanksgiving thought......
Shared as is from an old good friend Lenny Gutman.....
"Remember this Thanksgiving and Christmas when you're eating your dinner,
smiling and laughing, in another house there's an empty chair where a hero
should be sitting. They gave up their lives so you could sit with your
family, so light a candle for the Heroes who did not make it back and for
those who are still serving out in Afghanistan, Iraq, or another place. Show
some respect for those who give everything and ask nothing★
Happy Thanksgiving ."
"Remember this Thanksgiving and Christmas when you're eating your dinner,
smiling and laughing, in another house there's an empty chair where a hero
should be sitting. They gave up their lives so you could sit with your
family, so light a candle for the Heroes who did not make it back and for
those who are still serving out in Afghanistan, Iraq, or another place. Show
some respect for those who give everything and ask nothing★
Happy Thanksgiving ."
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Skip the malls this Friday.............
Mr. Putnam thinks it's good weekend for the movies!!!
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_arthurchristmas.htm> Arthur
Christmas
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Arthur Christmas" is imaginatively crafted and its computer
animation is divine. With its wide-ranging international locations and and
seasonal color scheme, watching the film once doesn't quite seem like
enough. For anyone into more traditional holiday fare over Harold and
Kumar's crasser, cannabis-laden antics, "Arthur Christmas" earns its
stripes as this year's festive cinematic go-to.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/11_arthurchristmas.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hugo.htm> Hugo
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - A new classic has been born, one that blends tantalizing
historical fact with an absorbing fictional mystery, all wrapped up in a
theatrical 3D presentation as thrillingly immersive and effectively non-
gimmicky as the typically superfluous format has ever seen. "Hugo" is one
of the year's richest entertainments.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_hugo.htm> Read the Full Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_imeltwithyou.htm> I Melt with You
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Now OnDemand, In Select Cities Dec 9 - A cold-blooded snort of near-
hopeless cynicism that will divide audiences as sharply as quite possibly
any release of 2011. When so many movies can't even exact one strong
emotion from viewers, here is a motion picture that frustrates, haunts and
fascinates in equal measure.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_imeltwithyou.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_muppets.htm> The Muppets
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Eager to please but too problematic to overlook what's
lacking, "The Muppets" strives to be better than it is-the rare movie that
is completely worthwhile and disappointing all at once. In an age of
faster, flashier, soulless, child-targeted corporate enterprises,
reacquainting audiences to the charms of hand puppets is a victory in and
of itself.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_muppets.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_myweekwithmarilyn.htm> My Week
with Marilyn
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - What "My Week with Marilyn" captures accurately is the
mystique of this large-than-life personality and the compassion to see her
as more than a face and a body and a baby-doll voice. At its center, making
all of this a reality, is Michelle Williams' mesmerizing tour de force.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/11_myweekwithmarilyn.htm> Read the
Full Review >>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
for your viewing pleasure........
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/11_breakingdawn1.htm> Breaking Dawn
Part 1
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - The decision by studio Summit to expand the novel, "Breaking
Dawn," into two features really does strike one as desperate and
uncalled-for. They clearly aren't ready to say good-bye to the blockbuster
franchise, but that doesn't take away the nagging feeling that "Breaking
Dawn Part 1" is stretched as thin as a run-on sentence.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/11_breakingdawn1.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_descendants.htm> The Descendants
★★★ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - Tough, touching and unsentimental, writer-director Alexander
Payne's low-key hymn to loving, losing and learning to move on is a pleasing
addition to an impressive oeuvre. With any luck, he won't go another seven
years between projects.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/11_descendants.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_happyfeet2.htm> Happy Feet Two
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Only the series' bread and butter-the song-and-dance
performances-are able to occasionally buoy the flagging energy. When the
music stops, "Happy Feet Two" flounders.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/11_happyfeet2.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
(c) 2011 Dustin Putman
<http://www.dustinputman.com/> dustinputman.com
<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
US Congress' job approval remains at record-low 13% in November
Frankly, I am surprised that it is this high!!!!
http://www.gallup.com/poll/150728/Congress-Job-Approval-Entrenched-Record-Lo
w.aspx
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Myron Radio DREAM MAKERS - Escape from the Shadows of Fear
My dear friend and BJGE's strategic partner, Myron Radio has just published
his first novel. DREAM MAKERS - Escape from the Shadows of Fear. It's now
available on online bookstores. To preview parts of the book please go to
http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Makers-Escape-Shadows-Fear/dp/1462048471/ref=sr_
1_1?s=books
<http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Makers-Escape-Shadows-Fear/dp/1462048471/ref=sr
_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320867873&sr=1-1> &ie=UTF8&qid=1320867873&sr=1-1
Remember, if Myron visits your town for a book tour signing ceremony, be
sure to attend!
his first novel. DREAM MAKERS - Escape from the Shadows of Fear. It's now
available on online bookstores. To preview parts of the book please go to
http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Makers-Escape-Shadows-Fear/dp/1462048471/ref=sr_
1_1?s=books
<http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Makers-Escape-Shadows-Fear/dp/1462048471/ref=sr
_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320867873&sr=1-1> &ie=UTF8&qid=1320867873&sr=1-1
Remember, if Myron visits your town for a book tour signing ceremony, be
sure to attend!
Friday, November 11, 2011
A thought for Veterans Day 2011
Take a moment today and give thanks to all who are serving so that you and
I can live free. Also, say a prayer for the souls who sacrificed life in
the pursuit of and the preservation of this freedom.
I can live free. Also, say a prayer for the souls who sacrificed life in
the pursuit of and the preservation of this freedom.
Take a break from raking leaves this weekend..........
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_immortals.htm> Immortals
★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - It all boils down to buff adults playing dress-up in front of
green screens without a thing of consequence to say or do when they're not
ripping apart or beheading their adversaries. In between the meticulously
choreographed swordplay is an absolutely deadening pace and tone, so
gloomily self-serious that whatever pleasure one might have gained from the
sights of pretty people and graphic violence is rendered null and void.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/11_immortals.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/11_jackandjill.htm> Jack and Jill
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Jack and Jill" isn't awful or particularly successful. It is,
however, the curiosity piece expected, totally undemanding and just bizarre
enough in concept to keep one's interest up. Adam Sandler is obviously
having fun, and it is his endearing spin on brother and sister Jack and
Jill that keeps the film watchable.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/11_jackandjill.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/11_jedgar.htm> J. Edgar
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - Director Clint Eastwood and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black do
not shy away from the rumors that swirl to this day around Hoover's mythos
and character, but they are respectful rather than sensationalistic to his
memory. Whether the events are fabricated or not from what really happened,
the emotions ring true.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/11_jedgar.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
<http://www.dustinputman.com/> dustinputman.com
<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
J. Edgar
Perhaps a good weekend for the movies…………
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/11_jedgar.htm> J. Edgar
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities Wednesday, Nationwide Friday - Director Clint Eastwood and
screenwriter Dustin Lance Black do not shy away from the rumors that swirl
to this day around Hoover's mythos and character, but they are respectful
rather than sensationalistic to his memory. Whether the events are
fabricated or not from what really happened, the emotions ring true.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/11_jedgar.htm> Read the Full Review
>>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
<http://www.dustinputman.com/> dustinputman.com
<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
True or False?
As we consider who to vote for today, read this OP-ED before you cast your
ballot....
ballot....
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg-media-20111108
,0,7311393.column
Monday, November 7, 2011
our new partnerships..
BJGE LLC welcomes Amy and Scott from Aesthetic Answers,
http://aesthetic-answers.com/ and Steve from the Acer Group
http://www.acergroupllc.com/index.php?pg=2 to the team.
<http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/strategic_partners.htm>
http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/strategic_partners.htm
http://aesthetic-answers.com/ and Steve from the Acer Group
http://www.acergroupllc.com/index.php?pg=2 to the team.
<http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/strategic_partners.htm>
http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/strategic_partners.htm
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Renovating or remodeling soon?
Here is some food for thought.
http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-113739-11532-2-6-worst-home-
fixes-for-the-money?hp=true?ywaad=ad0035
<http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-113739-11532-2-6-worst-home
-fixes-for-the-money?hp=true?ywaad=ad0035&nc> &nc
As always, if you need to discuss anything, just drop us a note at
info@bjglobalenterprises.com
Waiting on the Cable Guy!
Americans Lost $38 Billion Waiting for the Cable Guy
Waiting for a visit from a cable TV service person or other at-home
appointment cost American workers nearly $38 billion in lost wages during
the last year, a new IBOPE Zogby poll reveals.
The survey of more than 1,000 adults found that 58 percent of Americans
waited for a delivery man or technician to pay a visit, with an average
total waiting time of four and half hours on three separate occasions.
Half of those polled said they used a sick day or vacation time to wait for
the visit, and the average customer lost $250, according to the poll
conducted on behalf of TOA Technologies, a software firm that has partnered
with cable companies to provide alerts to consumers waiting for a visit.
The chief culprit was the cable guy, the survey disclosed. And Americans
voted Comcast Corp. the worse company in the nation last year, AOL's Daily
Finance website reported. Comcast has vowed to reduce its repair and
installation windows from four hours to two hours or less by 2012.
The number one reason Americans believe companies don't show up punctually
is that they "don't care about my time," according to the Zogby poll.
The survey also found that 70 percent of respondents would recommend a
company simply for showing up on time.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
Anticipated movie for the Holidays
I will wait to see what Dustin "MovieBoy" Putnam has to say!
http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/most-anticipated-movie-holiday-seas
on-183557118.html
It's gummy bear time!
Opening This Week:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/11_likecrazy.htm> Like Crazy
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Select Cities - "Like Crazy" captures the transcendent emotions and one-of-
a-kind rush of being in love, but sidesteps the depth to match it. Films
are often criticized for being too long, but here's one that suffers from
being too brief and plot-centric. Who knows what an extra half-hour might
have bought the filmmakers.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/11_likecrazy.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_towerheist.htm> Tower Heist
★★½ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "Tower Heist" moves with such a fleet foot, with such know-how
in interweaving its many cast members while using each one of them to their
strengths, that it pleases and entertains for just about every one of its
104 minutes. Rock-solid production values and a perilous third-act action
set-piece proving to be downright armrest-clinching only sweeten the pot.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/11_towerheist.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/v/11_vhk3dxmas.htm> A Very Harold &
Kumar 3D Christmas
★★ (out of ★★★★)
Nationwide - "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas" knows and embraces its
coarse vulgarity. It clings joyously to its absurdity. Perhaps this viewer
has become a victim of desensitization, but what might have come off as
shocking a decade or less ago now has a bland, "been-there-done-that" air
to it. It's definitely not the gut-buster it thinks it is.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/v/11_vhk3dxmas.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
ⓒ 2011 Dustin Putman
<http://www.dustinputman.com/> dustinputman.com
<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs
If you don't read anything else for a while......read this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-job
s.html?_r=4
<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/30/opinion/mona-simpsons-eulogy-for-steve-jo
bs.html?_r=4&pagewanted=all> &pagewanted=all
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