Not going to pretend that I'm proud of this post. Because I'm not. I did not weigh in this week. I was heading into oral surgery, my tooth was finally starting to bother me and that made food selection very limited. So I ended up eating a lot of stuff that simply wasn't going to... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008) - Nerdy musician Nick (Michael Cera) is in love with alpha girl Tris (Alexis Dziena). Sadly for him they went out for 6 months, she cheated on him the whole time and then dumped him. Nick is still mooning over her and sends her mix CDs of indie rock... Continue Reading →
Intellectual Terrorism, Media Bingeing, Well Excuse Me
"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
I love baseball. I have since I was a kid. My favorite team has always been the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last week I got to spend time with my favorite human being, my lady wife, watching my favorite team in my favorite sport. And they won. And the young man who graduated from the same high... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Inferno
Inferno by Dan Brown (2013) - Robert Langdon is back again using his knowledge of symbols to save the world. This time it is the philosophy of Transhumanism, which believes that humans need to enter into the process of their own evolution, that stands at the center of the threat. One genius has come up... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of September 23
Well there had to be an upside coming eventually. I keep thinking that this broken tooth thing was going to work for me as a weight loss tool. And the first two weeks were decidedly not so much. Finally this week I'm seeing the whole upside of being in pain when I eat. The reality... Continue Reading →
Movie review – The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days (2010) - A community college English professor decides to risk it all to break his wife our of prison. She's been convicted of killing her boss but denies any guilt. All the appeals have failed and she has attempted suicide he begins to plan a jail break. The journey takes him... Continue Reading →
The Cyrus Thing, What Makes Great TV? and New Reading Models
"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
Some days you just stumble into something filled with grace and beauty. I was traveling last week on business to Minnesota. That's home territory for the leader of the group with whom I was working and she took the opportunity to invite us to her home for a chance to relax after several days of... Continue Reading →
Book Review – More Forensics and Fiction
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered by D.P. Lyle, M.D. (2012) - D.P. Lyle has worked as a consultant to TV shows like "CSI Miami", "House" and "Law and Order". He's also made quite a little cottage industry out of writing books about forensics science including a series of books where... Continue Reading →