I'm taking the day off (in fact, the WEEK off!). May you find nothing but joy and wonder this time of year. Peace, Jay
Merry Christmas!
The Most Wonderful Time, Milkshake Duck, Patreon Fail
"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 →
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - George Bailey was a young man with dreams. Dreams that he set aside so that he could take care of those around him. Finally, one Christmas Eve, he's pushed too far and wishes that he had never been born. What the world looks like without him isn't what he... Continue Reading →
2016 Christmas Media Post
Every year I post about some of my favorite Christmas media. Since I refuse to discuss Christmas till after Thanksgiving, it is now finally time to post for this year. It's Christmas. Make of it what you will. Maybe it’s a high holy day for you. Maybe it’s really about Santa and the swag under... Continue Reading →
Media Literacy, Copyright and Birth, Christmas Commercials
"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 →
Book – A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1848) - Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter old man whose life is focused on making and keeping as much money as possible. Visits from ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future give him a reason to change. If there is a story in the English language more beloved than... Continue Reading →
Annual Christmas Favorites List
Time for my annual list of favorite Christmas media. Hasn't changed much over the years. It's Christmas. Make of it what you will. Maybe it’s a high holy day for you. Maybe it’s really about Santa and the swag under the tree. Maybe it’s just something to be survived. Go for it. I intend to... Continue Reading →
All I Want For Christmas – media version
Just a short post for this holiday week. When we were children it was the time when we began the intense anticipation of what might be waiting for us under the tree. With that memory in mind let me take a look at what I'd like to see under my "tree" in the way of... Continue Reading →
A Little Bah Humbug!
Thought I'd take a break at the end of the year on the movie reviews. They will return in 2015. Things get busy and it can be hard to maintain my discipline of watching lots and lots of movies. But it's the secular "Christmas season" (as a person of faith I hold to the orthodox... Continue Reading →
Christmas TV and Movies reprise
(This was a post I wrote back in 2010. It is still my definitive list) And the usual ranting about Christmas is well under way. The "Happy Holidays" rant, the "They've stolen Christmas" rant, all the usual suspects. I'm tempted to add a little rant of my own, mostly about how tired I am of... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 