The midnight train is always going somewhere. You and I? Not so much. Oh, we’re going somewhere, too, but we don’t know where that is. And we’re not supposed to.
SISTERS BROTHERS BOOK, MOVIE, AND MORE
June 25, 2024 by
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt spooked me from the moment it showed up. What kind of tricky title was that. Would it be about brothers and sisters, sisters who wanted to be brothers? I had to find out, and so I did. I picked it up and read it. Then what?
CIVIL WAR CLOSE UP
April 17, 2024 by
How often have you seen a movie like Civil War in iMax and got closeups of the stars. Oppenheimer did it with detailed inspection of faces from about an inch away. I’m fan of movie stars in all their glory, but do we need the dermatology exam camera work? That’s the visual effect of […]
BEACH MUSIC BY PAT CONROY, A REVIEW
April 12, 2023 by
Beach Music sat in my TBR pile for years while I passed by. At over 700 pages it intimidated me. I like novels around 200-250 pages. The Great Gatsby clocks in at 208 paged; Catcher In The Rye runs 234 pages, more or less. Beach Music at 800 pages? I got a Harry Potter vibe […]
TENDER BAR, A PLACE EVERYONE NEEDS
October 27, 2022 by
The Tender Bar is a book, a memoir, and a movie. A book and a movie, for the deuce. But it’s more than a book or a movie, it’s a destination I stopped in for a drink yesterday, but it was the wrong bar.
SURPRISING CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT PAYING ATTENTION?
July 9, 2021 by
Brace yourself for surprising consequences for not paying attention. More important, dial up your empathy when you hear someone telling about the consequences for their poor behavior. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I mean, I know how it looks, but what’s the problem? It could have been anyone.” If you’re listening, maintain eye contact, nod […]
ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST MOVIE PALS
February 10, 2020 by
The past January I’ve been on an Academy Award sprint to see the movies nominated. Or at least a few of them. I started with 1917. My group had it all figured out. We would meet at the theater and go from there. It was a perfect plan except for one thing:
TRUST THE PROCESS FROM THE START
January 29, 2018 by
Starting a project, a diet, a savings plan? Trust the process. The first day is all magical. One screenwriter said a days work at the beginning of a new script means putting a title on a piece of paper and putting it in a drawer for tomorrow. Cutting carrots follows a […]
Oregon Loggers Work In The Woods Singing Johnny Cash
August 28, 2017 by
Tillamook State Forest has plenty of trees, and plenty of piles made by Oregon loggers. Visitors from around the world need to see the beauty of Oregon, and the clear cuts. A close up view. One belongs to the other. I wouldn’t advise anyone going into a working coal mine, but why […]
