Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
(Some quick looks are more recent movies) The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) - A wonderful romance about a man who has a genetic condition that makes him slip back and forth in time. He meets a girl who will eventually become his wife and they face the issues of his condition together. A heartwarming story... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. 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 words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
And sometimes you lose what you’ve written completely and have to start again. That what you’re reading now. Writing is usually done in “drafts”. Versions of the story that are crafted and changed over time. For some writers, like Rex Stout who wrote the “Nero Wolfe” mysteries, there were very few drafts. He got... Continue Reading →
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925) - The mysterious millionaire, Jay Gatsby, throws magnificent parties for the glitterati of the Jazz Age. Among the people swept into his life is his neighbor Nick, a young bond trader from the Mid-West, and Daisy, the great love of Gatsby's life. This was the first time... Continue Reading →
Free Enterprise (1998) - Two nerds who never grew up are still obsessed with the stories and movies of their childhood as they approach thirty. In this midst of their self-obsessed lives, they suddenly meet their idol. Directed by Robert Meyer Burnett Starring... Continue Reading →
Twice a year it happens. I trot myself into my PCP (Primary Care Physician) for a checkup. One is just a Diabetes Check, and the other is the annual physical. Much to the confusion of the professionals in the office I tend to refer to them both as "physicals". The early year one is usually... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves is a series of occasional posts that look at items from my personal collection to which I have a special attachment. The Soul of a Business - Managing For Profit and the Common Good by Tom Chappell (1993) - There has been a steady market for all kinds of "business philosophy" books... Continue Reading →
This post is part of a year-long series about short stories. Read about my "Year of the Short Story" HERE. Things We Lost In The Fire by Mariana Enriquez (2017) - Stretching our wings some more with the first English language collection of Argentine writer Mariana Enriquez. An award-winning author and editor based in Buenos... Continue Reading →
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) - A ruthless newspaper columnist and an unethical press agent conspire to ruin the life of a young musician to keep him from marrying the columnist's sister. Directed by Alexander Mackendrick Starring Burt... Continue Reading →
I mentioned before that I am not an athlete. Yet the second half (so far) of my adult life has been filled with sports. I played indoor soccer for a decade. Volleyball filled several years prior to my stroke in 2010. At the time of the stroke, I was training to run a 5K. And... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 