Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
No I didn't forget. Two weeks on the road has put me WAAAAAY behind. I'm only just getting caught up. But I weighed in as per usual. I had some serious hopes for this week. The week before I had split a molar. Split it like a log apparently, right down to the nerve. So... Continue Reading →
Tortilla Soup (2001) A retired Mexican American chef and the father of 3 adult daughters tries to find a way through life. They are all looking for love and struggling with new directions. Along they way they find their anchors in their family. So what's the worst thing I can say about this movie? It's... 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 →
Not much to report. Mostly a day of travel. Nine more hours on the road. Breakfast was at the hotel. Packed the car with all our souvenirs. R got a variety of things but her pride and joy was a tri-corn hat with cockade and a maple wood fife. My lady wife got a book... Continue Reading →
The Crime of Julian Wells by Thomas H. Cook (2012) - What do you do when your best friend from childhood commits suicide? Julian Wells is a well known crime writer who specializes in getting inside the heads of some of the worst serial killers around the globe. Did his subject matter finally become too... Continue Reading →
Woke this morning without any pain again. At least the days start off on the right foot with this foolishness. Breakfast is still on the pancake express. Today it was local place Mama Steve's. The name was just too good to pass up. Mama Steve's is a bit more old fashioned breakfast diner. Pancakes were... Continue Reading →
The good news first. I woke up to no pain in my tooth. Breakfast quickly showed tha t the problem hadn't gone away. As long as I didn't chew on the left I was good. Not optimal but it should work. Breakfast was at IHOP. The two ladies made that choice but it does bring... Continue Reading →
Exercise. I'm not really a fan of the word. You see, I'm basically lazy and have been all of my life. So the idea that I will take time from my schedule and dedicate it to sweaty, boring, repetitious activity just sounds like a dumb idea. But I gotta do it. I am not trying... Continue Reading →
I don't believe omens. Not really. But this trip might just make me change my mind. We set out on Wednesday and things were off to a bad start right away. Less than an hour down the road and one of the various computer alerts on the car went off. "SVC Tire Monitor". My car... Continue Reading →
Goodbye Mr. Chips (MGM 1969) - Based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton (review) this is the story of the modestly talented but much beloved Mr. Chipping, an instructor at the Brookfield School in England. The book is a brief (40 pages!), sentimental look at the public school (what we Americans... Continue Reading →
