I watch my kid sometimes as she sits on front of the computer, the same one I’m typing on now, and I wonder how many hours she can spend on Facebook. I can put up with it a little easier when I remember that Facebook is mainly communication. She’s “talking,” sort of, but I prefer…
The Woodsman, with a very underrated performance from Kevin Bacon, is probably the first time I’ve ever – sorta – cheered for the – kinda – bad guy. Well, he’s a guy who committed a horrible crime, and he’s done bad things, but that doesn’t automatically make him a bad (pause) guy. Walter was just…
(reblogged – because you never read it, and i like football) As I have said many times before, when I see evidence that shows I’m the smartest person in the room, I’m probably in the wrong room. “Despite new technology in helmets developed over the past two years, concussions are still at the forefront of the…
Every Wednesday Madison Woods posts a picture prompt to challenge writers to create a 100-word story or poem or anything that works for you. Then post your work on your blog. additionally, on friday, you go back to her site and post a link to your blog entry in the comments on her Friday Fictioneers post. I’m going to try…
(reposted, because you never read it) There’s no question that I love summer, always did as a kid, having played baseball throughout childhood both little league and street league. However, as blasphemous as it seems, there came a time when I was ready to go back to school. There’s something about new shoes, jeans, long…
Preface 1: I started this post thinking it would only be about three paragraphs, maybe 300 words. Not so. Preface B: I am not writing this to criticize anyone’s blog or suggest that anyone should do anything any differently than what they’re happy and comfortable doing on their blog. I’m writing this because I’ve been…
Every Wednesday Madison Woods posts a picture prompt to challenge writers to create a 100-word story or poem or anything that works for you. then post your work on your blog. additionally, on friday, you go back to her site and post a link to your blog entry in the comments on her Friday Fictioneers post. I’m going to try…
Hey, last week, did you wish a happy birthday to Stephen King? He writes a LOT, but does that make him great writer? If I eat a lot, does that make me a great eater? Nobody can take away his originality, that’s for sure. He blazed some new literary trails, but I kind of expected…
So, like last time, you can put your caption here as a comment. But better yet is to click on the picture, go to the New Yorker magazine website, and enter your caption in their contest. I can’t think of much for this one. “No thanks. We’re Amish.” Now get on with your creative bad self and…
Sometimes a movie is so positive and covered with icing, sprinkles, and marshmallows that it’s very difficult to give it a negative review. However, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. The Odd Life of Timothy Green is so soft and cuddly that it belongs on the Lifetime, Disney (who created it),…
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