Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Irreverent Prayers – Talking to God When You’re Seriously Sick by Elizabeth Felicetti and Samantha Vincent-Alexander (2024) – Two pastors share their experiences with serious illness, and offer their candid, darkly humorous prayers for making it through. There are a lot of bits of “common wisdom” about illness and prayer that fall flat when a... Continue Reading →
The Big Heat (1953) - Detective Dave Bannion doesn't believe that officer Tom Duncan killed himself. The deeper he digs, the worse the case gets. Corruption in the police department, witnesses murdered, and his own wife killed. But the harder the gangsters and their stooges lean on him, the harder he searches for the truth.... Continue Reading →
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (2013) – Madeline Maxwell needs a change in her life, so when her mentor suggests applying to become an historian at the St. Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, it sounds like the perfect option. What she discovers only after signing on the dotted line is how... Continue Reading →
Deep Impact (1998) - A chunk of rock is headed for Earth, and will create an extinction level disaster when it strikes. Science, and the government work together to find a solution to the problem, as civilization braces for the worst. Directed by Mimi Leder Starring Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman, Vanessa... Continue Reading →
The Sandlot (1993) - When his family moves into a new neighborhood, a lonely young man gets taken in by the local pickup baseball team. They bond as a team, as friends, and discover the secret beyond the outfield wall. Directed by David Mickey Evans Starring Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Art LaFleur, Patrick Renna, James... Continue Reading →
Redshirts by John Scalzi (2012) – The starship Intrepid’s new batch of new junior officers discovers that their ship has the highest death rate among junior officers in the fleet. With the help of a crewman hiding onboard, they discover the irrational, illogical cause, and create an equally ridiculous plan to fix the problem. Why... Continue Reading →
Ghostbusters (2016) - The City of New York is confronted by a threat from a supernatural invasion of ghosts. Two estranged friends come together, then team up with a nuclear engineer and a transit worker to create the team you want to call. Directed by Paul Feig Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie... Continue Reading →
The Defiant Ones (1958) - When a prison bus wrecks, two men escape into the world. Chained together, they must find a way out and how to survive together. Directed by Stanley Kramer Starring - Sidney Poitier, Tony Curtis, Theodore Bikel, Lon Chaney Jr., Cara Williams Why I Liked It - Two outstanding actors in... Continue Reading →
Evil Under The Sun (1982) - Poirot’s “little grey cells” are challenged by the mystery of a fake diamond ring. As so often happens, while he is working on one mystery, another appears. A murder on a secluded private island resort makes the whole situation more complicated. Directed by Guy Hamilton Starring - Peter Ustinov,... Continue Reading →
Fer-de-Lance by Rex Stout (1934) – Two deaths appear to have nothing in common. Except to Nero Wolfe, the brilliant and eccentric detective who solves mysteries without leaving his comfortable home. An immigrant metal worker is stabbed, while a respected college president collapses on a golf course, his death ruled a heart attack. The truth... Continue Reading →
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