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Tonight, in lieu of watching Spider-Man 2 in theaters (NOW!), which the more perceptive among you may have guessed has my undivided anticipation, I shall find this more cinematic and epic version of the film<\/a>, made by a lesser known but much more tender hand in the director’s chair.<\/p>\n

But first, let us all give out a celebratory hoot, as … Finally… the BUDDHA! will go back! to Master Chay’s Tae Kwon Do class<\/a>! (Linus, you may be the only one to recognize the source of that imitative and overly punctuated announcement.) I have been away from class since testing for my high brown belt over a month ago, due to constant pressure from work, among other less demanding pursuits. My return has been heralded in the stars and now the time is nigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tonight, in lieu of watching Spider-Man 2 in theaters (NOW!), which the more perceptive among you may have guessed has my undivided anticipation, I shall find this more cinematic and epic version of the film, made by a lesser known but much more tender hand in the director’s chair. 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