Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Did not know what to expect today. We were ready to go early on a beautiful Saturday but most of the wineries don't open till noon. Seemed a bad idea on a long holiday weekend but what can you do? What we did was just hop in the car and cruise. We ended up in... Continue Reading →
So for the holiday weekend I and the Lady in my Life decide to get away for a little together time. Since she spent most of the first third of the year in St. Louis it's just a little make up time for us. We decided to explore the wine country of northeastern Ohio.... Continue Reading →
OK this is a bad news/good news week. The bad news is that I back slid a little. I know that this is normal and I'm not making myself crazy about it but I had been on a little bit of a roll so I'm disappointed. Here's the good news. For a variety of reasons... Continue Reading →
The Men Who Lost America - British Leadership, the American Revolution, and the Fate of the Empire. By Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy In school we all learned the American mythology of how we won our independence from Great Britain. It wasn't until I was in college that some of the detail of that part of our history... Continue Reading →
This is almost spooky. I'm on a streak of stress filled weeks. Just a lot of stupid things that are bound and determined to make my life unpleasant. Traditionally that is just death for any kind of weight loss or exercise. Plus I've eaten out a couple times where I also have a tough time.... Continue Reading →
Panic (2000) - As the credits roll I'm thinking "How have I never heard of this movie?" William H. Macy, Tracy Ullman, John Ritter, Neve Campbell, Donald Sutherland, Barbara Bain. Miguel Sandoval even has a short little role towards the end. A classic spot the stars and yet I've never heard of it. Turns out... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Tuesday 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 →
The Lost Cyclist - David V. Herlihy (2010) - The sub-title here is "The Epic Tale Of An American Adventurer And His Mysterious Disappearance" which offers a nice little summation. This is the story of Frank Lenz an early star in the world of bicycling. Bicycles are such a common object that we forget that... Continue Reading →
My apology for the sudden disappearance. Although to be honest these posts are more for my own accountability than anything else. But events have kept me from staying accountable. It's been a busy couple weeks with lots of travelling and work and other assorted excitement. The problem is that those kinds of events can... Continue Reading →
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom (2012 Hyperion) Got this one as a Christmas present. I read "Tuesdays with Morrie" a couple years ago and was moved by Albom's story. So I was happy to put this on the To Read pile. The book tells the story of Father Time. He was the human who... Continue Reading →
