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 →
I'm not sure I have spent as much time on anything in my life as I have on the time topics in the title. Once upon a time, the Christian church was one of the great supporters of artistic creation. Today, I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that one of the great stumbling blocks... Continue Reading →
In my ongoing attempt to keep the creative side of me flowing (which was the original purpose of this blog), I've decided to take on a weekly photo challenge. It sounded like fun, so I'm giving it a try. Photos on the blog are reduced to ensure faster loading. So they actually look BETTER than... Continue Reading →
Hud (1963) - Hud Bannon (Paul Newman) is an unscrupulous, self-centered, hard drinking womanizer. Everything that his father, Homer (Melvyn Douglas), isn't. Caught between them is the son of the dead older brother, whose death created a wall between the two adults. A crisis on the family ranch will push everyone to the edge. Directed... Continue Reading →
I just don't understand this whole process some weeks. I did get a lot more steps in this week. A week ago today I logged 27,249 steps. That's a new personal best. Despite the fact that I kept forgetting to carry my Fitbit I still logged more steps than most weeks (three days logged, over... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of April 25, 2016 This week on the TVFTP podcast: We kick off the podcast this week with a look at Stephen Colbert's struggles in his late night slot. Second up is a look at what's happening in the world of virtual reality (VR), some of which is pretty cool. Finally,... 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 →
(A repost of some of my earlier blogging on other sites. I am occasionally re-posting ones that I think are interesting) I thought I'd share this story. Some folks have heard me tell it before. It began with "one of those days". The kind of day when everything seems to go wrong. When it doesn't... Continue Reading →
Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (1903) - A young clerk from the English Foreign Office is invited to join a half-forgotten friend from his University days for some sailing in the Baltic Sea. What begins as a break from his boredom in London leads to a plot that puts his nation's safety at... Continue Reading →
Catching up on some of the newer films I missed in the theaters. All science fiction this month. Lucy - (2014) - A woman is tricked into being a drug mule, then exposed to the highly experimental drug. She begins to access more of her brain and incredible powers over her body. Eventually, the drug... Continue Reading →
