So this is going to make it hard. At the same time I guess it's not terribly surprising. Thanksgiving weekend is never an easy time when you're trying to lose weight. It certainly was not easy for me. I hoped that the walking would offset some of the eating but I was just kidding myself.... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2012) - A young man is shipwrecked in the Pacific and has to find a way to survive on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger. The story is told in flashback by the adult Pi to an interested writer. This is one of those movies that I really wish I could have... Continue Reading →
Christmas Mistake, Where Do You Go?, Unreal Reality
"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... Continue Reading →
For All These Things
This is the day. THE day for what this post is all about. It's Thanksgiving Day. The day we are supposed to be truly thankful for all the good things in our lives. But it feels like we're just going through the motions. Thankful for a couple days off from work. Thankful for more food... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of November 25
Hope was prominent as the week went on this week. I had arrived at that terrible point. The moment when your clothes are getting tight enough that you may have to move up a size again. For me the sign of that is my belt. Moving out that one more notch to make the pants... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959) - Set in Prohibition two musicians flee Chicago to avoid the threat of the mob after seeing a St. Valentine's Day Massacre style murder. They flee to Florida dressed as women in an all girl band. One of the funniest movies of all times ensues. Where to even start with... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo Update
The logo for NaNoWriMo I am trying to keep a little bit of an update going on this. Here we are so bold and optimistic at the beginning of the month. And Here is at the end of Week One. Clearly this is going to be a struggle. You'll note no update on Week Two.... Continue Reading →
Day of the Doctor, R.I.P. Blockbuster, Too Much Information
"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... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Case Closed
Case Closed by Gerald Posner - (2013 reissue) - There is probably no more compelling mystery in modern American history than the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Since that day in November of 1963 trying to find the answer to that mystery has generated books, TV shows, movies and more. The problem is that with... Continue Reading →
Zooooommmbbbiiessss!, Media Boycotts and Commercials on Parade
"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... Continue Reading →