As I have done in the past, I turn this canvas to the wall.  I will be back when blogging excites me again.  Until then...Alf'...

          We intentionally did not see the first two films (2012 and 2013) in order to see the 3d Hobbit Trilogy all at one time.  Today,...

          With one last page still hanging on the calendar, I prematurely offer this years ten best films.           Birdman should no...

          Pam and I were married on 1 Nov 2014 and just spent an amazing few weeks honeymooning at the Oregon coast, Washington's Ho...

          Funny is in the ear of the beholder.  Timing, pacing, delivery, grasp of storytelling—all very important.  These girls have made t...

         This is a continuation of an article I wrote five years ago explaining how I trained my cats to hike with me (original article her...

          My second creation, also from an Oregon beach, is the same—but different—all over.  This rock is an ever so slightly flattened eg...

          I have returned to more creative endeavors.  This small flat rock from my favorite Oregon beach is almost a perfect 1 11 ⁄ 16 ...

          Lucy , Luc Besson, 2014 is not only recommended viewing for fans of the writer-director's other films, but for aficionados of...

Avoid salesman Mark Tower—everyone else is fantastic. The best measure of a business is how they handle mistakes and problems. Recap:  I...

          It's not you, it's me (George didn't coin the phrase, but I give him credit anyway).            For the last ten...

          Costumes.  People who dig themselves a nice comfortable rut and then walk that rut for the remainder of their days.  Committin...

I have mixed emotions.  Sorry and perturbed (to have been dealt this hand); combined with a bit of consternation (at feeling forced to—onc...

          Today, I was informed that my vehicle is being held in the port of LA/customs because it's a 2015 model.  According to the sal...

          I resigned from ERAC / EAN Holdings (the parent company of Enterprise, Alamo, and National car rental agencies) after ten weeks ...

          This is something I did, do, and will do again: re-read, re-post, and re-comment.  I wrote this four years ago.  It contains th...

          This is (but shouldn't be) still considered counting one's chickens.  But...loan approved; VIN number in hand (the first...

My smart car is on the ocean.  It is scheduled to dock in the port of Los Angeles on or about 16 May; add 10 days to get to Portland, and ...

(pen/ink)           I created and posted this five years ago at the same time of the year.  Today, I decided to drag this up from the ar...

     Mr Nobody , Jaco Van Dormael (2009) is a film I strongly, highly, emphatically recommend—to people with brains that work like mine. ...