When I first got cable TV I immediately discovered that while have 30-50 channels (oh, back in the day) was really cool, what was TRULY amazing were the free weekends from the movie channels. Showtime and HBO and Cinemax would throw open the doors to the kingdom for 2-3 days and you could watch all... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of March 27
I don't remember it being this hard last time. Of course, I'm 7 years older than last time. But I made the changes I wanted to make. I worked out six times in five days. I worked out every single day of the week. Including this morning. I charted my food and stayed on track... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves – Cartoon – In The Living Room
Cartoon - In the Living Room (1996) - It's so easy to think that all the great music in the world gets its due. That simply creating something truly wonderful is all you need to find fame and fortune. The reality is that all too often the fame and fortune go to people creating stuff... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Secret Agent 007, James Bond (George Lazenby) finds himself drawn into a "salvage mission" to try and help the troubled adult daughter of a Corsican criminal boss. As he and Tracie (Diana Rigg) discover the beginnings of a real romance, Bond continues his hunt of his arch-enemy Blofeld... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of March 20
Several things went wrong last week. I'm late posting because I spent three days last week without Internet services. Also it makes tracking steps with my Fitbit difficult. Not a good week. Plus my weight went back up. Incredibly frustrated. Just beyond expression. The difference between this time and the time that worked was the... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Closure (A Jack Randall Thriller)
Closure - Randall Wood (2013) - FBI Agent Jack Randall finds himself assigned to a high profile case in a very peculiar manner, by the killer. High profile people are being killed with frightening efficiency across the country. It's clear that it's all the same killer but finding the connections is a challenge. From New... Continue Reading →
Creativity and Myths
Without thinking about it till I was well into adulthood I have always had a creative side. Acting out stories, making them up to amuse myself, singing, acting, a little sketching now and then were all ways that I was expressing that creative desire in myself. I've been blessed to be around a lot of... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - A family moves to rural Japan so they can be close to their ailing mother. The girls, Satsuki and Mei, begin to explore their new world and discover that some amazing creatures live in the wood that borders their home. Wow. Where to even begin with this movie? It is... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of March 13
The week felt good but the number wasn't what I expected. The number didn't go up so it was effectively I just had a "hold" week. That's not bad but not what I am hoping to do each week. Last week a friend made a comment about measuring my weight loss through inches rather than... Continue Reading →
Best of the Web – Tertium Squid (blog)
(Best of the Web is an occasional series of posts where I look at those places on the Internet that I think represent the best of what the Web can be. The selections are entirely personal) Tertium Squid - Blogs are passé. The cool kids have either moved on or try to pretend they don't... Continue Reading →