Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Give Us This Day by Tom Avitabile (2015, Story Plant) Brooke Burrell thought she had retired. Life was in Hawaii with her U.S. Navy officer husband, coaching high school soccer. She had let her former boss convince her to come back for one final assignment. Quick and easy. Until her top witness was killed, all... Continue Reading →
We all know it's a fantasy. I mean look at those odds. But eventually someone (or more) IS going to win. With a little bit of luck it could be me. Or you. Heck with this much money, I'll share. Just did some quick math and it appears that if I divided it up with... 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. Dogwood Photography came up with this interesting challenge (HERE) where you have to come up with a photo a week in one of three categories -... Continue Reading →
Where The Sidewalk Ends (1950) - A police detective takes out his anger on the criminals he arrests, until one night he hits the wrong guy. With a death now on his hands, Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) has to find his out of his old life into a possible future of happiness. Directed by Otto... Continue Reading →
Podcasts for the weeks of January 4, 2016 I always like to note the passing of folks who never make the headlines but who touched our lives along the way. Jason Wingreen was the original voice of Boba Fett among many other credits. So he gets a short requiem here. The second segment checks in... Continue Reading →
All right, back at it. I'm not going to spend a lot of itme on the first weigh of the year. Let's say that I made it through the holidays within the parameters I wanted. My last weight was around 203 and I did all the holidays with only a two pound change. I... 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 moments notice. ... Continue Reading →
You will see with some regularity reviews for books published by the folks at The Story Plant. They are an independent publisher of fiction, based in New York City. Founded in 2008, they have a respect for their authors that I appreciate. I'm happy to be associated with them. A couple years ago I was... Continue Reading →
Torn Curtain (1966) - An American scientist (Paul Newman) fakes a defection to East Germany in order to obtain a scientific secret. His financee (Julie Andrews) follows him and gets caught up in the mission without her knowledge. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring - Paul Newman, Julie Andrews... Continue Reading →
You've probably heard the furor about actress Carrie Fisher's looks in the latest "Star Wars" movie. An enormous online discussion began concerning how she had "aged". Not surprisingly, a lot of the comments were pretty rude. Fisher responded with a quick Tweet: Please stop debating about whetherOR notaged well.unfortunately it hurts all3 of my feelings.My... Continue Reading →
