Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Staying creative is a challenge under any circumstances. Staying creative when large portions of your life are in disarray is even harder. I am looking for creative outlets (always) right now. Having budgetary restrictions means I have to find ways to mostly use what I already have. That still leaves plenty of options. This one... Continue Reading →
The Allure of Battle - A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost (2017) by Cathal J. Nolan (Oxford University Press) - Overviews of military history have generally been divided into two categories, the Great Captains, and the Great Battles. Decisive action in war has been attributed to the genius of the winning... Continue Reading →
Quick looks at more recent movies Crimson Peak (2015) - A visually stunning, gothic romance/horror film that simply has no guts, no heart, nothing behind a beautiful face. Utterly predictable modern version of a hundred previous versions of this story. If you don't mind the shallowness of the storytelling, you will fall in love with... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Here is the link I mentioned in this week's program. We Become What We Behold
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) - Ten years after World War II, Tom Rath (Gregory Peck) is still troubled by what he did there. Meanwhile, at home, his wife Betsy (Jennifer Jones) is hoping to move up in the world, at least a little. So Tom takes a job as a PR... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Mandate of Heaven (Legends of Tivara, Daughter of the Dragon Throne Book 4) (2016) by J.C. Kang Princess Kaiya returns to her homeland carrying twins but without the magic of her singing voice. Cathay is assailed from outside by many enemies, while others work to weaken the Empire from the inside. Kaiya will have to draw... Continue Reading →
The Great Dictator (1940) - A satirical look at the rise of a dictator with dreams of ruling the world and the little people whose lives he shapes. Directed by Charlie Chaplin Starring - Charlie Chaplin,... Continue Reading →
