Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
A week like this was inevitable. The weather and my schedule put the 150 in serious jeopardy. If I get out and get busy tomorrow, I think I can salvage it. But there was way too much off discipline eating. We had two celebrations and I lost the discipline thread both times. Both could have... 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 →
One of the easiest ways for me to drift away from the creative side of my life is to get hung up on "getting it right". I'm not sure where this comes from, I imagine that it has many authors over the course of my life. I know perfectly well that learning a new... Continue Reading →
Every year I post about some of my favorite Christmas media. Since I refuse to discuss Christmas till after Thanksgiving, it is now finally time to post for this year. It's Christmas. Make of it what you will. Maybe it’s a high holy day for you. Maybe it’s really about Santa and the swag under... Continue Reading →
I need to acknowledge what's going on this week. There is something lurking in my heart and mind that I have been trying to ignore. This past week, however, it forced its way into the discussion. I had a completely unproductive week as an unemployed person looking for a new job. Time to name... Continue Reading →
So the question is, did I survive The Big Feast? Certainly on the family/fun/no politics allowed here scale I did very well. Only the real scale is yet to tell the tale. This has been an underperforming week. Just couldn't get my head wrapped around much of anything. Several small things refused to behave.... 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 →
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 →
