It's been a busy August and I'm behind on several things. I promise some more entries soon.
Anti-Piracy Follies, Tiny Troll Controls and Future of E-Mail
"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 →
July Movies
American Movie - (1999) Imagine Bill and Ted meets "Waiting for Guffman" by way of "Troll 2". The story of a dreamer who wants nothing more than to make a movie. Sadly he has no talent for the task and neither does anyone else around him. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in... Continue Reading →
July Books
Birdman by Mo Hayder - This was the debut novel (2000) by Hayder and it became a bestseller. Since then she has been cranking out best selling novel after best selling novel. This year the British author snagged an Edgar Allen Poe award for best mystery novel. So yeah she can write. Fans of forensic... Continue Reading →
Stars Don't Earn Stripes, Olympic Love and New Old People
"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 →
Book Review – Sweat
I don't think I will ever be invited to be the President of the Mark Gilleo fan club. "Sweat" is the second book by Gilleo I've read ("Love Thy Neighbor") and my reaction is consistent. Gilleo is an adequate story teller and an inadequate writer. He creates interesting characters and story lines then offers a... Continue Reading →
For All These Things
I've noticed that I tend to do linked posts from week to week. That's because so many of the things in my life are linked. Last week it was Youth Ministry. This week it's Youth. I wonder if these young people know how much they've come to mean to me over the years. How hard... Continue Reading →
For All These Things
(I noticed late last week that I had forgotten to do my weekly post on things for which I am truly thankful. I thought about rushing to get "caught up" and then decided that I'd just resume today. This is about being thankful not stressful and schedule bound) Thirty years ago I would have laughed... Continue Reading →
RIP Richard Zanuck, Wearing Technology and Learning the Ropes
"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 →
Thoughts on General Convention
I wanted to do this before it got too far into the past. People always ask "So what's it like?". I can only shake my head. It's not like anything else I've ever experienced. Take your diocesan convention or some large governing body meeting, combine it with a full blown trade show, add in a... Continue Reading →
