Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Back in the right direction. It wasn't a great week. Not great on my eating. Not bad on exercise. The combination managed to get me turned back in the right direction. It's been a tough couple weeks. Trying to find a new job brings new kinds of stress into my life. Things go well, then... Continue Reading →
Driving Lessons (2006) - A shy young man, Ben, (Rupert Grint) takes a job working for an eccentric retired actress, Evie, (Julie Walters) in part to make a little money and in part to escape his domineering mother (Laura Linney). His browbeaten father, the local vicar, (Nicholas Farrell) has retreated before his wife's megalomania and... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
Several phone interviews over the last week. I thought all of them went well. Looks like I have a least a couple follow up interviews too. Yay. Having said that I've already been notified that I won't a candidate for one of those positions as they move into their final phase. Always disappointing and I... Continue Reading →
(Best of the Web is an occasional series of posts looking at what I believe is the World Wide Web being used to its absolute best) One of the great things about the Internet is that it allows all of us the chance to be a star. I love those folks who begin with something... Continue Reading →
Well crap. One of my issues with eating is "emotional eating". In times of stress I eat, poorly and almost constantly. Last week I had two big job interviews (both of which went very well I think) but it threw me into a bad pattern. This week's weigh in shows the price I paid. The... Continue Reading →
A Raisin in the Sun (1961) - A poor black family in Chicago faces new stresses when the life insurance check arrives. Walter Lee (Sidney Poitier) dreams of escaping his poverty while his wife Ruth (Ruby Dee) is simply trying to figure out how to keep her husband happy. His mother has to figure out... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
I'm willing to do the work to find my next job. What's frustrating me this week is the casual indifference that sometimes pops up at the other end of the equation. Let's start out by saying I have dealt with some truly outstanding people in the course of this search. People who have behaved both... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series of posts about books, movies and music that hold a special place in my heart and on my shelves) College is the time when you go away and discover a universe that you never knew existed. At least it was for me. My vision of social interactions, music,... Continue Reading →
