Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
A lot of things are different between living in WNY and RVA. Some are just a little different, some are majorly different. The biggest change is simply a matter of scale. Certainly, that was something that we "expected". Moving away from a very small city in a largely rural county to to the 43rd largest... Continue Reading →
To The Vanishing Point by Alan Dean Foster (1988) - The Sonderberg family doesn't know it yet, but this isn't going to be any ordinary road trip. A quiet drive down Interstate 40 becomes a trip into an alternate reality when they pick up an unassuming hitchhiker. It turns out the family has just given a... Continue Reading →
Sigh. I could kid myself this week. This could be another "Hey, a hold is a good week!" kind of weeks. The ones when I tell myself that not gaining any weight is an acceptable outcome. The problem is that this is supposed to be about weight LOSS. Reality says that I am 20-25 pounds... Continue Reading →
Sophie's Choice (1982) - After World War II a young writer (Peter MacNichol) from the south arrives in New York City to follow his dream. There he meets a concentration camp survivor named Sophie (Meryl Streep) and her mercurial lover, Nathan (Kevin Kline). Stingo (MacNichol) narrates the story of the three of them. Nathan's obsession... Continue Reading →
I went back and looked at the first two posts in this series and realized I had done a really crappy job in reviewing the beers. I've done more in depth stuff with wine and certainly more with my book and movie reviews (did you know I also have a media commentary blog? The View... Continue Reading →
What a week this has been! First and foremost, we are now a fully employed, Virginia family! Both the Kid and my Lady Wife now have jobs, both full time and with benefits. I can certainly attest that there was much rejoicing. I am slightly less sanguine about her Ladyship noting that now, for the first time... Continue Reading →
Cooking on a Dollar Store Budget - Rekaya Gibson - When she was unemployed Rekaya Gibson needed recipes that met two criteria. First, they needed to be inexpensive because her budget was tight. Second, she wasn't ready to give up on taste in her meals. Working with ingredients that she could find at local dollar... Continue Reading →
Well, it could have been worse. I knew last week was a potential problem. Add a full day conference, which are just diet landmines generally, plus we spent the weekend having fun and it could have been truly ugly. Instead it was a hold, no significant change. That's not awful. The real test is this... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) - Two drag queens and a transsexual travel to the center of Australia for the chance to perform. Along the way they learn a lot about themselves and the people around them. This is regarded as a pivotal moment in the portrayal of LGBT people in... Continue Reading →
One of the new terms I need to learn is the IBU number for beer. That stands for International Bittering Units. It's a scale to determine just that, the bitterness of the flavor of the beer. Bitterness is an integral part of the flavor of beer. It's also one of the first things that puts... Continue Reading →
