Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
I'm not sure everyone who knows me would describe me this way. Emotional. In fact, deeply emotional. I joke that it's my parents warring in my personality. My mother was very emotional while my father was very controlled. The truth is that my father needed that control for his own emotional state while my mother... Continue Reading →
I keep hoping it's going to start getting better this week. And then the next this week. And then... The worst part of all of this is I know where the problem is. All I need to do is find a mirror and there's the problem. I'm snacking. A lot. I need to swap out... Continue Reading →
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) - A thief stumbles into an acting audition and from there stumbles into a murder mystery. I need to be honest about this. I remember the following about this movie: What is mentioned in the first line of this review. That the chemistry between stars Robert Downey Jr. and Val... Continue Reading →
Over the last couple weeks I've had the chance to hang out with or watch over the milestones of the children of friends. Not little children mind you but the grown up children of friends. These are people that I have known, for the most part, their entire lives. I've interacted with them as children,... Continue Reading →
Not even going to sugar coat it. The struggles continue. Too much junk around the house, too much temptation and too much bad eating "on the road". My job right now puts me on the road a lot which means I eat out more often than in the past. And my eating discipline when I'm... Continue Reading →
Advise and Consent (1962) - The nomination for Secretary of State faces an intense investigation in the Senate that raises an issue that may not only ruin the candidates chances but might take down the President as well. Their opponents will stop at nothing, even blackmail to get their way. I'll start by noting 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... Continue Reading →
This is the 100th post on this blog "From A Craxy, Mized Up World". I will be honest and not that I'm not overly proud of that. 100 posts is a pretty puny number in the blogosphere and I assumed I'd get here long before I have. This blog has been and will continue to... Continue Reading →
I'm going to ask you to make a larger investment in this blog post than normal. What comes next will make much more sense if you watch this video. This is Ash Beckham, an LGBT advocate, delivering a TEDx talk in Boulder CO. It's 11 minutes long but worth the time. It's not really about what... Continue Reading →
There are things you don't know you value until they are gone from your life. For me, that has been any sense of regularity, any connection with routine. Now that's kind of funny because I've made a reputation for myself over the years as the person who can make the adjustment, can get caught on... Continue Reading →
