Unless you live in a bunker with no internet or television, you know that Swine Flu is the hot topic and disease of the moment. And in this constant barrage of updates and headlines touting “pandemic” I’m struck again by America’s #1 creation. We used …
Read MoreEnormous Moving Trucks and You…
All you need is a driver’s license and credit card in order to put yourself in a vehicle the size of your local highschool gym. No special training. Not even a pamphlet. So after my recent excursion in the biggest rental trucks available I offer …
Read MoreHow Long is Too Long…
When I moved to Los Angeles I had my share of nay-sayers. Some folks in influential or mentor-type roles really questioned my thinking. I was 23 years old and “following a dream”. One in particular asked me “How long do you intend to do this?” …
Read MoreThe Undying Issue…
Like most people I know, I watched the Inauguration this week. Historic and uplifting. Two things I can’t often say about our government’s activity. I’m excited to see what the future brings, and curious to see President Obama in action instead of as an icon …
Read MoreWrite off the Map…
When I went Freelance I had all these grand visions of huge writing output. All the scripts I’d crank out and the novel I’d finish and the short story compilation I’d finally get around to wrapping up and… Yeah. With editing, and Everyday Driver, I …
Read MoreFear. Hope. And “The Redemption”
I’ve had an odd experience in the last week or so… I’ve fallen in love with movies again. Seems strange to say it, as a filmmaker – and as a guy about to direct a feature. But there it is. You see all the years …
Read MoreBe very afraid….
So here we are… marching toward a Presidential election with both sides ramping up to a crazed din so loud my ears are bleeding. Now it’s all just noise. And I find myself disappointed. Pissed off even. All the discussion, the ads, the YouTube viral …
Read MoreOut of all the reasons…
At my wife’s recent B-Day dinner there were a couple of outspoken political folks who began to loudly voice their opinions. Their opposing opinions. Well, that is after one of them had already driven off 1/2 of one table with his rantings… then he happened …
Read MoreToo Late For That…
So the Olympics are here… the round the clock world class performances in sports you never think twice about for 3.75 years. And I’m hearing all the “every four years” stories around me, including an old friend of mine who’s been blogging about his Olympic …
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