Don't know that I can say it any better than this, so have a wonderful Thanksgiving doing whatever makes you happy.
A New Beginning – Thanksgiving Day 2014
Book Review – Down Solo
Down Solo - A Novel of Suspense by Earl Javorsky (2014) - Charlie Minor is a small-time detective with a list of less than reputable characters filling his life, a borderline crazy wife and a daughter with whom he doesn't spend nearly enough time. But when he wakes up dead, his life gets really complicated.... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of November 25
Somehow I need to get this particular hurdle behind me. This 193/4 hurdle is making me crazy because I can't seem to put it permanently in the rearview mirror. The worst problem is I know EXACTLY what I need to do. My eating remains borderline, but especially when we go out. I simply need to... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – The Game
The Game (1997) - Wealthy and emotionally remote San Francisco financier Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) gets a strange birthday present from wayward brother Conrad (Sean Penn): a live-action game that consumes his life. So, it turns out I reviewed this movie before. I had no memory of that (which is probably not a good thing... Continue Reading →
Book Review – War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (1897) - Earth astronomers are surprised by a series of violent explosions on the surface of Mars. All too soon they will discover the cause of the disturbance as spaceships slam into the quiet English country side near London. The Martians have landed and their intent is to... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of November 18
Deep breath. We're into an area we haven't been in months. And that's very, very good news. Exercise was a little better but I hardly became a gym rat. The big difference is that moved some light weight work into the routine. I can honestly say that I feel the difference even with only a... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – The Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera (1925) - The classic silent movie version, starring Lon Chaney as the disfigured genius behind the mirror at the Paris Opera who becomes obsessed with a young singer. It's easy to assume that movie making back in the early days of the art was much simpler, with a less compex visual... Continue Reading →
A New Beginning – November 13
NaNoWriMo update: I am just slightly behind the goal at the moment. I started off very well, getting as much as 3,000 words ahead of the timeline (we call it "the curve" in my family). Then I had a couple of things get in the way - The Kid got sick for a day, meetings,... Continue Reading →
Best of the Web – Welcome to Night Vale
(Best of the Web is an occasional series of posts where I highlight websites that I think bring out the best of what the web can be. The choices and the standards upon which they are made are entirely my own) Welcome to Night Vale (podcasts) is a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of November 11
A small regression. It's clear that this is a tipping point weight for me. I've struggled at this point repeatedly over the last couple months. I knew I was in a little trouble. My pants had finally gotten a little looser prior to the past week. Then late in the week I suddenly realized they... Continue Reading →
