Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Missed last week. Which is probably a pretty good example of my head space. I've been unemployed three times in my life. The first time was for six months. I stopped to drop off an application on my way to the unemployment office (yes boys and girls, once upon a time you had to physically... Continue Reading →
The Sacred Cipher by Terry Brennan - (2009) - Hidden inside a sealed room in New York's historic Bowery Mission is a cipher that promises to threaten the stability of the world even after centuries. An unlikely band of experts will gather in Jerusalem to try and find the truth. Assuming they can find it... Continue Reading →
Getting sick is a really bad weight loss strategy. Except when it's a good one. This was a week when I would be travelling and hanging out with friends. Which meant that eating might be a problem and exercise almost surely would. I tried to be good with the eating and was probably OK. A... Continue Reading →
Vantage Point (2008) - Just minutes into the announcement of a new international anti-terrorist agreement the President of the United States (William Hurt) is shot. The story of what happened is watched through the eyes of a member of the Secret Service (Dennis Quaid), an American tourist with a video camera (Forest Whitaker), a TV... Continue Reading →
TED Talks - The concept of TED (which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design) is genius all by itself. From their website (talking about the original concept, TED conferences): TED conferences bring together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes or less).... Continue Reading →
That terrible moment just before you step on the scale. Victory or defeat? Yes, I'm not supposed to think about them that way. It's a marathon, not a sprint. It's a lifestyle not a diet. Blah, blah, blah. Every week it's victory, no matter how small, or defeat, no matter how small. I got the... Continue Reading →
88 Minutes -(2007) Forensic psychiatrist Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) suddenly receives a call telling him he has 88 minutes left to live. In his fight to find out who is out to kill him he will confront issues stemming from a serial murder case and his personal life. The solution must be found, in 88... 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 →
Time to start facing the nitty gritty. Like the fact that my health insurance ends in a week. I promise you that I haven't just been blowing this whole process off to the last minute. OK, I pushed it off to the next to last minute. I started the process about 10 days ago. ... Continue Reading →
The Secret Worlds of Stephen Ward - (2014) - To most Americans the words "The Profumo Affair" probably mean nothing. You would have to be a follower of English political history or a student of Cold War espionage to know it. In the early 1960's it was a political scandal that rocked the Conservative government... Continue Reading →
