This is not new. I hated copy machines first because we had copy machines before we had personal printers. Once we “advanced” from dot-matrix to laser and/or inkjet printers, I really started to hate them. If you are a child… Read More ›
Reviews
NOTHING SCREAMS INDEPENDENCE LIKE ARTILLERY
No place does the 4th of July like Boston. I’m pretty sure we think it’s our holiday. The rest of the country is a Johnny-Come-Lately. It all happened here or at least, nearby. The Declaration of Independence. The battles of Lexington and Concord. All… Read More ›
FLYPAPER (2011): A SURPRISING COMEDY
A while ago, Garry and I watched what is I am sure among the lowest grossing movies of all time. I don’t say this lightly. In its theatrical run, it grossed exactly (according to both Wikipedia and IMDB) $1100, which… Read More ›
PEACE TALKS BY JIM BUTCHER
I have waited six years for book sixteen of the Harry Dresden world to be published. I waited patiently. Then, after a while, with less patience. A few months ago, there was a book by Jim Butcher called Spiderman: The… Read More ›
THE GREAT WAR IN QUOTES AND MUSIC FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS
Happy Birthday, to the Greatest of All Wars. It’s 102 years since the day it finally ended. It was an ugly, devastating war. Four years of slaughter that officially concluded on November 11, 1918. World War One, AKA the First… Read More ›
EVERYTHING IS GONNA’ WORK OUT FINE
Still Making Music, Rich Paschall There are not too many bands from the 1960s still going strong. Those that are, live on the hits they made in the past. Chicago, the band, however, still finds time to write new songs… Read More ›
ADMIRATION IN THE AGE OF LIARS AND CORRUPTION
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #8 I’m afraid to admire anyone these days. Just when I think I’ve found someone really admirable, I discover that they’ve been abusing women, molesting children, or have a secret fascination with pederasty. So I think… Read More ›
PEACE TALKS – HARRY DRESDEN IS FINALLY BACK! – by JIM BUTCHER
I looked it up. I have waited six years for book sixteen in the Harry Dresden world to be published. I have waited patiently, then less patiently. A few months ago, there was a book by Jim Butcher called (tada!)… Read More ›
TOO MANY BOOKS TO READ BEFORE I SLEEP – Marilyn Armstrong
Half a dozen times during the past few months, I’ve seen the sunrise and heard the birds wake and sing the morning in. I have sometimes gotten up very early to see the sunrise and take pictures. It is the… Read More ›
THE PUBLISHING WORLD IS NOT ON FIRE – Marilyn Armstrong
Almost every month, Amazon sends me a bit of money from the sale of my book. The amounts are occasionally enough to get a cup of coffee and a doughnut at Dunkin Donuts, but not enough for a cappuccino or… Read More ›
OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR: A WORLD WAR!
Happy Birthday, Great War. It’s 102 years since the day you ended. World War I (WWI), also known as the First World War or “the War to End All Wars,” was nearly global. It officially began on July 28, 1914,… Read More ›
DESPERADOES: RIDING WITH THE DALTONS – Marilyn Armstrong
Desperadoes: A Novel, by Ron Hansen This is not a new book. It was released again on Kindle in May 2013. Desperadoes has been available in soft or hardcover (currently, only soft) since 1997. I love western movies and have since I… Read More ›
FROM D-DAY TO V-E DAY: TRUE GLORY FROM THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM – Marilyn Armstrong
From the Imperial War Museum Official Collection The True Glory: From D-Day to V-E Day (1945) The movie’s title is taken from a letter of Sir Francis Drake “There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing… Read More ›
DUMBEST BAD GUY IN THE WEST – Marilyn Armstrong
Open Range (2003) stars Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Abraham Benrubi and a lot of other people, but notably Michael Gambon (Professor Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter) as the stupidest villain in the old west. Mind you, Open Range isn’t… Read More ›
EFFORT OR DOING IT THE HARD WAY – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Saturday: EFFORT As one of those people who has usually found an “easy” or at least “easier” way to do things, I’ve noticed as the year advanced, there are no more easy ways. The shortcuts don’t seem to work… Read More ›
A LOOK BACK: THE SHORT AND TO THE POINT 2018 EDITION – BY TOM CURLEY
So, 2018 is over. Like any end of the year, the last few weeks were filled with “Year End Retrospectives.” A year ago I wrote this blog. I hate year-end retrospectives. Especially this year. A year ago, all anybody could talk… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 