Welcome to the home page of "Life on the Phlipside"!If this a little confusing, this blog was known "The View From the Phlipside" for over a decade. It was tied to the radio program I did for WRFA-LP (discussed below). That program ended prior to the pandemic. Since then it's been a center for my... Continue Reading →
TVFTP Podcast
Podcasts for the weeks of December 28, 2015 It's the end of the year and a chance to look both back and forward. We did an abbreviated year in review (since we've only been back about five months!) which includes a note on what we expect to be talking more about this coming year. As... Continue Reading →
Time to Change – January 2
When things don't go well you have two choices. To quit or to begin again. If you choose to begin again then there has to be a starting point. Today is that. I refuse to worry about watching every calorie during the holidays. It's a time to celebrate and enjoy whatever there is to enjoy... Continue Reading →
Year in Review, Banned Books and Tech Toys
"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 →
A week off
As has been my tradition, I am taking the week off here at the end of the year. Just a chance to step away from the screen and enjoy myself. Hope you do the same. Have a very happy New Year! We'll see you in 2016.
Podcast Catch Up!
Podcasts for the weeks of December 4-18, 2015 It is amazing how quickly some things will slide down hill. I knew I was a week or two behind on the podcasts. Turns out I'm the month of December behind! My apologies. Here are the missing podcasts. We begin with The broadcasts from the week of... Continue Reading →
Star Trek vs Star Wars, Commercial Complaints and Steve Harvey
"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 →
Movie Extra – Hobbit Issues
I am a huge fan of the original books for "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". The LOTR movies were pretty good. Spare me the cries about what was cut. There's simply no way to put all the action in the movie. Things had to be cut and mostly I'm okay with the... Continue Reading →
Movie – Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger - The Power of Song (2007) - Documentary of the life and music of folk singer and legend Pete Seeger. The very first record I owned was Pete Seeger. Out of that grew a lifelong love of folk music and a belief that music can make a difference in the world. So I... Continue Reading →
Christmas Traditions – Presents
Christmas is such a collection of traditions. Most holidays will gradually develop traditions but I'm not sure there is one that is more prone to be "ruined" if those traditions get bent or left off for a year as Christmas. With that in mind I thought I'd share a few of ours. There are two... Continue Reading →
