Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
I dance the dance of joy! Nothing like crashing through a barrier. Nothing subtle here, no just inching my way into the next level. We kicked butt and took names! I'm a little excited. After approaching but never getting past that milestone weight. In the end it was simply a matter of living up to... Continue Reading →
Torch Song Trilogy (1988) - The screen adaptation of Harvey Fierstein's Tony awarding play of the same name. Arnold Beckoff (Fierstein) is a female impersonator who is desperately seeking love. Fierstein draws heavily on his own life for this warm and touching story. Arnold struggles with his family's issues, his own insecurity, the issues that... 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 →
The hardest part of being unemployed from a job you loved is that it keeps going on without youl For 13+ years I had a job I really loved. There were days when I didn't love it unreservadly and the (very) occasional person that was not my idea of good time. But I always told... Continue Reading →
Short Sentence - A Crime Short Story Collection from Bloomsbury - (2013) - Start with a short story written by an established author in the field. Then challenge other authors to pick the idea and go their own nefarious way with the concept. That's the idea behind "Short Sentence". In this case there are five... Continue Reading →
One of the limited number of upsides to being between jobs at the moment is that I get to watch a lot of soccer. Pretty much the rest of the world calls it football. After watching many hours of international action I have to admit I'm starting to think the same way. Football, soccer, whatever.... Continue Reading →
Trying to build on a huge surprise week involves keeping your expectations reasonable. I had a big week, a week that brought me within sight of that milestone weight that keeps eluding me. But it came at least in part because I was sick and ate very little for 3 days. That's a bad weight... Continue Reading →
Modern Times (1938) - The final appearance of Chaplin's classic character "The Little Tramp" and of Chaplin's most beloved movies. The Tramp struggles with the demands of the fast pace of modern life. He ends up in jail for a while on a mistake then he meets a young woman (Paulette Goddard). She's an orphan... Continue Reading →
The radio program that gives this blog its name has been going for about 4 years now. We've talked on and off about creating a podcast but it never got beyond the talking stage. Well last week we ironed out the last details! Starting tomorrow the previous weeks programs will be available as a podcast... 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 →
