Favourite Films
We own hundreds of movies and have seen hundreds more… I honestly cannot guess how many movies I’ve watched over the years. I’ve written dozens of reviews and sometimes this Continue Reading →
Category Archives: media
Road Trip Fever
We made it through a whole summer without a road trip — well, one very rushed day-trip to Richmond but nothing compared to previous years’ travels. I find I feel Continue Reading →
Reading and Writing….
I have a blog? Oh yeah. Sorry about that. Well, I’ve been writing other stuff this month — mostly writing in circles with my “Better than 50” windmill I’m tilting Continue Reading →
Thanks, Susie.
A while ago*, a tweet from Roger Ebert caught my eye: When I clicked through it took me to Susie Bright’s blog — and that name alone, even before I read Continue Reading →
Retroactively Better
Over at Love-Hate-Things a couple of weeks ago, Anthony Marco asked, “Does the Avengers make Thor a better movie?” I surprised myself by immediately answering, “Yes! And Captain America too! Continue Reading →
Ticking Tasks off the Big List
As usual, my 4 day weekend meant it felt like less than usual was accomplished because there was a fair bit of slacking involved. When I write it all down, Continue Reading →
everything ebook
After promoting the Kindle app in the last post, I also wrote a piece for Life as a Human about the Ebook Brown Wrapper Revolution (hint: guilty pleasures are gaining Continue Reading →
Testing, testing.
I thought it was time to roundup some cheers and jeers for web services and apps I’ve been testing out over the last few months. Some of these are web-only, Continue Reading →
Thank you, Mr. Sendak
Three authors shaped much of my early learning, inspired me to read (and write) and fueled my imagination: Dr. Seuss, Richard Scarry, and Maurice Sendak. Most will probably remember Sendak Continue Reading →
Feeling Mortal Today
Most days, I don’t think about death, not in a personal way at least, but I’m old enough now that people within a few years of my age are dying Continue Reading →