Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) (Not Rated) - A young woman lives out a fantasy life in New York City that grows ever more complicated. Directed by Blake Edwards Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Mickey Rooney Why I Liked It – A beautiful movie with an almost flawless, glossy surface. Man, I will tick some people... Continue Reading →
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868-69) – The four March sisters find themselves much reduced in society after a financial issue for their family. Each will find their own way to deal with those challenges from the beautiful and practical Meg to the shy Beth and the artistic and pampered Amy. In the middle... Continue Reading →
MissionImpossible – Fallout (2018) - The IMF team faces another deadly threat with another bureaucratic “suit” trying to trip them up as well. Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg Why I Liked It – A popcorn movie with the usual dash of hot sauce. These movies are prominent members of my “Guilty Pleasures” movie... Continue Reading →
Reckoning In The Rubble – My Awakening At the Battle for Mosul by Ash Gallagher (2020) – In the midst of the war in Iraq, war correspondent Ash Gallagher finds a spiritual awakening. Like so many, the fire of humanity’s least humane activity burns away parts of her life, leaving a different person behind.... Continue Reading →
What Should I Write? This is another of the questions I see often on writing forums is some version of “What Should I Write?” This one puzzles me. If you have no inspiration for some writing project, why are you a writer? Most writers I know have more ideas than they write. As I’ve written... Continue Reading →
Dark Star (1974) - A crew of astronauts, sent into space to destroy rogue planets, face new and comic(?) challenges 20 years into their mission as things begin to fall apart Directed by John Carpenter Starring Dan O’Bannon Why I Liked It – Ummmmmm… There is a special place for film school films that make it to... Continue Reading →
In 2018 I tried something new in my professional life. It felt like it was time to shake things up, so I entered a training program in the insurance industry. The program was with a multi-billion dollar company offering (as I discovered) quality products. On a sunny summer day, I showed up at their training... Continue Reading →
Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (1945) – “Cannery Row in Monterrey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream.” Welcome to a ragged community that has found a way to care for one another. Mack and the boys are installed at... Continue Reading →
Nebraska (2013) - A son takes his alcoholic, irascible father on a quest for the million dollars the old man thinks he won. Directed by Alexander Payne Starring - Bruce Dern, Will Forte, Stacy Keach Why I Liked It - A movie about fathers and sons, a life without joy, and the lure of big... Continue Reading →
Funny stories for some less than funny times! I've been working as a rideshare driver (Uber and Lyft) for almost five years. That's 5,000+ rides! Out of those rides have come some wonderful stories. Funny stories, touching stories, stories that will make you scratch your head, there's even a little sex and money floating around!... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 