To be honest I wasn't going to do one on being home. Mostly because being at home is BORING! But it part of the process. Trying to find some kind of normal again. Simply trying to find some kind of comfortable position. Sitting, standing and lying down are all uncomfortable for one reason or another.... Continue Reading →
Stroke stories – in the Hospital
When they saw the bleed in my brain at Westfield they decided to send me to St. Vincent's in Erie which is the closest stroke center. Normally they would put me on a chopper and life flight me. Because of the tornado watch everything was grounded. So I got my first ever ride in the... Continue Reading →
So That's What A Stroke Feels Like
That's been one of my favorite lines over the last couple years. When things would get a little crazy I'd just put my hand to my forehead and say “So this is what a stroke feels like”. Always gets a laugh. I won't be saying that ever again. On Tuesday October 26 around 5:40 PM... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Juan Williams and NPR
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. There’s nothing quite as fascinating as when smart people do stupid things. If you... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Violent Entertainment
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. Last week saw a great furor break over the National Football League. Since this... Continue Reading →
Teach Your Children Well…
Larger version That's the boy!
View From the Phlipside – TV Parenthood
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. In the past week two icons of parenthood on television passed away. Barbara... Continue Reading →
Watching and Reading – Books and Movies
Yes, I read this book because of the author's name. No other reason. And yes, he is part of THAT family. J.R.R. Tolkien's grandson. The Inheritance by Simon Tolkien (2010) - This is Tolkien's second novel and is, all in all a pretty good effort. The comparison on the cover to Grisham and Christie is... Continue Reading →
Football Pool
On the list of "Why do these things?" is playing a football pool. It's not a betting pool because 1: I'm note very good and 2: I'm cheap. So I play in a for fun pool sponsored by the St.Thomas Youth Group in Oshkosh WI. It's fun and keeps me in touch with the NFL... Continue Reading →
View From the Phlipside – Early TV season check
My name is Jay Phillippi and I've spent my life in and around the media. TV, Radio, the Movies and more. I love them and I hate them and I always have an opinion. Call this the View From the Phlipside. I haven’t talked about TV much recently so I did a quick check at... Continue Reading →
