I’ve been travelling down Memory Lane recently, far from the madding crowd of reality. The stark reality of the January 6th hearings, reality that resembles the madness of movies like “Seven Days In May”, “The Parallax View” and “The Manchurian… Read More ›
Gay Storylines and Television, part 2, by Rich Paschall We know that you “Young Royals” and “Special” people have been eagerly awaiting the rest of our Top Ten. We do not want you to feel like you are up “Schitt’s… Read More ›
Gay Storylines and Television, part 1 OK, maybe your television is not a small screen, but at one time our TV sets were much smaller. In fact, some of my Top Ten memorable LGBT series were seen on a small… Read More ›
SHARE YOUR WORLD 6-14-2022 I got up this morning and it was beautiful. Shining sun. Warm. Dry. Flowers blooming and birds singing. I looked at myself in the mirror and wondered if I remembered how to put on makeup. I used… Read More ›
It was an innocent quick trip to the local supermarket. Two or three items and I would exit the place. I was wrong on so many levels. My fast dash down a shopping lane was quickly stopped. Passage was blocked… Read More ›
The State of Television, by Rich Paschall When the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission spoke to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, DC, he began his speech as one might expect. He offered praise for the “noble profession”… Read More ›
Television review, by Rich Paschall When I was much younger, we used to watch broadcast television on the three major networks (CBS, NBC, and ABC) plus local programming and syndicated programs on “Chicago’s Very Own” WGN. I must have watched… Read More ›
Imagine my surprise as we were surfing the Disney channel — we are out of binge-worthy shows — to discover a show called “Sketchbook.” “Wow,” I said to Garry. “They wrote a show about me.” Obviously, I had to watch… Read More ›
FLASHBACK FRIDAY ON A SATURDAY So the bartender says “What is this? Some kind of joke?” The answer is, yes and no. It’s not a joke. It’s reality. In so far as reality has become a bigger and bigger joke… Read More ›
It has been a long day. Maybe not physically exhausting, but mentally draining — and busy. I’ve been on the sofa, drawing pictures, watching — with the other eye — “Outlander” which I read (most of them, but not all)… Read More ›
So Many Choices, So Little Time, by Rich Paschall When both television and I were young, I recall that we only had four stations on most of the time with one added in sometimes. The network affiliates for CBS, NBC,… Read More ›
Bad Buddy Series, by Rich Paschall Sometimes an intelligent series with likable characters comes along. This is one of those. We don’t get insulting stereotypes in this Romeo and Romeo love story. Nor does everyone love and hug one another… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 