Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (1894) - A collection of stories about communities of wild animals mixed in with narrative poems. The best known stories are the title story, and "Rikki Tikki Tavi". There are also stories about seals, elephants and animals working with the Royal Army serving in India. Since the release of... Continue Reading →
Alfie (1966) - A Cockney playboy plays the field without remorse until he is finally confronted with some of the consequences of his lifestyle. Directed by:Lewis Gilbert Starring: Michael Caine, Shelly Winters, Vivian Merchant, Jane Asher, Denholm Elliot This movie presents an interesting dilemma. Alfie Elkins is a fairly nasty piece of work. He treats... Continue Reading →
No point in running from the truth, it wasn't a good week. Not terrible, but I didn't build on the previous week's momentum. But I have decided to focus on what is going well. The running continues to improve. I "ran" three times this week. I'm still walking part of each half mile but... Continue Reading →
Podcast for the week of October 26, 2015 I confess to being mistaken (and the old line media being right!), I rant a little about clickbait, plus I take a look at how Facebook has been making my life a better place. Seriously. The View From the Phlipside podcast includes all three programs for the... 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 just after 8 AM and 5 PM. 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... Continue Reading →
(Sifting through an old blog that I no longer maintain and found some older posts I still rather like. I'll share them periodically in the months to come.) Originally posted October 30, 2003 (Over a decade later, Mike's words continue to inspire and challenge me) Just heard the news that Mike Yaconnelli died yesterday in... Continue Reading →
Somehow our last podcast post latched onto a podcast from several years ago. While it was quality podcast stuff, it wasn't what was supposed to be available and certainly wasn't what was promised. The person responsible would be flogged except for the fact that it's very hard to flog yourself. (Get your minds out of... Continue Reading →
Inglorious Basterds (2009) - A secret American unit is parachuted into occupied France during World War II to kill Nazis and spread terror. Their plan to kill German leadership coincides with a movie theater's owner's plan to get revenge for her family. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Brad Pitt, Micheal Fassbender, Christoph Waltz,... Continue Reading →
October 26, 2010 The day I had my stroke. A subarachnoid hemorrhage, to be precise. I've linked to everything I've written on the subject below. In the future I will probably just link to this post, again and again. Why linger on this, when I have recovered fully? Because this is the end of... Continue Reading →
Nothing like a good number to start you off for the day. Deuces are wild! The exercise regime is improving too. Still not getting out as often as I want (three times this week) but just being consistent is a HUGE improvement. A week ago I did the full distance I'm training for... Continue Reading →
