"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 →
Time to Change – End of Year
If you follow the sad tale of my weight loss you will have noticed that I haven't posted in a while. Part of that is just reality. I don't worry a great deal about sticking to a tight plan this time of year. It's almost impossible and largely makes life unpleasant. While the last week... Continue Reading →
Movie Reviews
So many things going on this time of year. Just a quick couple of reviews for some more current stuff. As I continue to wade my way through a DVR filled with movies from the last free weekend on DISH, I'll do quick reviews on more recent movies. Plus I actually went out and saw... Continue Reading →
Movie – The Wonder Boys
The Wonder Boys (2000) - An English professor faces the shambles his life has become following his successful first novel when he tries to help one of his students. Directed by: Curtis Hanson Starring: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Richard Thomas, Alan Tudyk I had never... Continue Reading →
Christmas Traditions – Media
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. I am sure... Continue Reading →
Playboy, Journalism and Media Generation
"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 →
Black Friday Cards, IoT Security and When Free Isn't Free
"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 →
Best of the Web – Bob Ross Lipsum
Best of the Web is an occasional series of posts about what I believe shows the Internet at its best. The choices are entirely personal. Lorem Ipsum is a printer's tradition for filling in areas that will eventually have text in them when creating a mock up. The text that used to fill in is... Continue Reading →
Movie – The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - A U.S. soldier captured during the Korean War returns home with a secret mission inside his brainwashed mind. Directed by: John Frankenheimer Starring: Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury Released at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis this movie was very controversial in some circles. Before the... Continue Reading →
Book – A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1848) - Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter old man whose life is focused on making and keeping as much money as possible. Visits from ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future give him a reason to change. If there is a story in the English language more beloved than... Continue Reading →