Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Morons From Outer Space (1985) – Proving that traveling through space is no guarantee of intelligence, three aliens arrive on Earth to great fanfare. Humanity treats its idiocy as the profound and fashionable, making the three the biggest stars on the planet. Meanwhile, a fourth alien finally lands on the planet after being abandoned. Directed... Continue Reading →
About a month ago, I realized that I had a problem in my photographic life. I began "being serious" about photography in the mid-1970s. It's been a wonderful serious hobby for me all those years. In the last couple years, I've been dragging. There was no energy to grab the camera and go explore the... Continue Reading →
Grace Quigley (1984) – An elderly woman witnesses a hit, then blackmails the hitman to help her with a business proposition for older folks who have had enough of life. Directed by Anthony Harvey Terrible posters for this movie. All of them. Starring Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte Why I Liked It – Even with a... Continue Reading →
Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (2020) – A quartet of retirees with a passion for unsolved murders face a murder on the grounds of their retirement home. Balancing their own lives and issues with the effects of the murder takes all the experience they gained over the decades of their lives. Why I Liked... Continue Reading →
Greyhound (2020) – An inexperienced captain leads a small task force to protect a World War II convoy across the Atlantic. Repeated attacks from a wolf pack of Nazi submarines interrupt the watchful daily routine. Directed by Aaron Schneider Starring Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Shue Why I Liked It – Low key tension makes this a... Continue Reading →
Beyond technique questions and equipment questions, the most common question/comment I see in the creative learning social media world has to do with “beginners”. If you frequent those areas, then you’ve seen it too. “I thought this was for beginners! Everyone here is clearly not a beginner!” Photo by Lisa from Pexels on Pexels.com It... Continue Reading →
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) – A scrapyard race car and a bumbling inventor find new life in the belief of two children. Along with a beautiful young woman, they end up on a fantasy adventure together. Directed by Ken Hughes Starring Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries, Benny Hill Why I Liked... Continue Reading →
I knew I was struggling creatively, but this was a longer “time away” than I expected. Lots of things going on that contributed to it all. There was some question about my job this fall (all taken care of quite nicely!), plus the burden of a hot, humid July here in central Virginia. This northern... Continue Reading →
Angel On My Shoulder (1946) - A mobster’s soul returns to Earth in the body of a crusading judge as part of a plot by the Devil to destroy the judge. Turns out the Devil isn’t as clever as he thought. Directed by Archie Mayo Starring Claude Rains, Paul Muni, Anne Baxter Why I Liked... Continue Reading →
The Field of Blood-Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War by Joanne Freeman (2018) - A look at violence within the halls of Congress and the streets of our nation’s capitol in the decades leading to the shelling of Fort Sumter and beyond. The divisions that would push the Union to the breaking... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 