Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Swing Time - (1936) Dancer and gambler Lucky Garnett (Fred Astaire) gets tricked out of marriage by his fellow performers. His father-in-law to be will let him try again if he can go to New York and raise $25,000. Once Lucky gets there he crosses paths with aspiring dancer Penny Carroll (Ginger Rogers). Dancing and... Continue Reading →
There are almost no unpacked boxes left in the living areas! Major achievement! We've even started hanging some art on the walls. It is beginning to feel like "our place". I think that unsettled feeling has begun to nag at both of us. Some upheaval at work. After some serious introspection one of our clergy... Continue Reading →
Fusion: A collection of short stories from Breakwater Harbor Books' authors (2013) - Breakwater Harbor Books is a group of self-published authors that have banded together for promotional and support purposes. This is just what it says, a collection of their short works. Sadly, the quality of that work varies widely from one end of the... Continue Reading →
Yeah, well.... I've got nothing but excuses this week. Bad eating (is someone forcing you to eat this food? No. At the beginning of the day I think "Salad for lunch. No matter what". And then I eat something else. Excuse). I still haven't settled into a regular routine (Are you not eating on a... Continue Reading →
Z (1969) - A political thriller following the assassination of a leading left wing politician an investigator tries to find the truth. The authorities insist that the death of Z (Yves Montand) was the result of an accident but the investigator (Jean Louis Tritignant) refuses to be distracted. He pursues the truth to the very... Continue Reading →
This second week seems to have flown by. The house is starting to come together, enough that we're thinking about having some people over. My office is coming together as well. Lots of things going on there as we all try and figure out just what this new job is going to be about. Had... Continue Reading →
Dover Beach (The Last P.I. #1) by Richard Bowker (1987/2012) - A "limited" nuclear war has reduced the United States to a post-apocalyptic backwater nation. Society is still sorting itself out with both good and bad affect. In the midst of this Wally Sands is trying to be a private investigator. At the moment it... Continue Reading →
I'm certain I should be doing better than this. At the same time, reality intrudes. The first week at a new job and in a new home are simply a challenge. There's no routine yet. There are unusual demands on my time. It's hard to get into a groove, to find that rhythm of life,... Continue Reading →
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - The fictionalized life story of one of the great American songwriters, George M. Cohan. Starring James Cagney in the lead role the movie goes from Cohan's early days as a cocky young star in a family act to the days of Cohan as a great American musical treasure. Filled with... Continue Reading →
As I began thinking about the next step for the Thursday posts it was obvious that I'd need a new title. This won't be so much about the job search (although the new job will be featured here). Every time I thought about it the opening of the original "Star Wars" movie kept coming back... Continue Reading →
