‘House’ of Way-Ugly
July 21, 2013Another weekend shot into the film void, this time it’s the much-talked-about ‘House of Cards,’ of which I witnessed the first half (of 13 episodes) yesterday on Netflix, and all at one sitting. Of course,…
Another weekend shot into the film void, this time it’s the much-talked-about ‘House of Cards,’ of which I witnessed the first half (of 13 episodes) yesterday on Netflix, and all at one sitting. Of course,…
Well, here we are — Friday! And it’s the normal ground fog and chilly this morning on California’s north coast and a way-early time right now, but it will be later soon. Oh, no —…
Fog-drizzle this Tuesday morning up here along California’s north coast, but the cloud layer looks pretty thin as the fingernail-looking moon is barely shrouded in mist, giving the air a mellow-dramatic appearance. Word play is…
Sunday morning coming down, and all around as the news cycle closes the weekend off from reality. Up here along California’s northern coast, the weather is overcast, but still a bit warmer than last week…
One of my daughters is doing something special tonight — she’ll be appearing in a comedy revue at the Bongo After Hours Theatre in Nashville, Tenn., as a part of a continuing series, ‘That Time…
Even as Vermont drowns in its own water, the politics of war still plays on the airwaves, especially after The Dick Cheney made the rounds boasting of his new literary efforts in disengaging the truth from…
“Well, we’ll not risk another frontal assault. That rabbit’s dynamite. — Graham Chapman as King Arthur in ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail‘ By way-far, Monty Python was (and still is) the most original, outlandish…
Standing on the corner Suitcase in my hand Jack is in his corset and jane is in her vest And me I’m in a rock and roll band Riding in a stutz bearcat jim Those…
Apparently, the late Osama bin Laden was tired of his brand name — al-Qaeda just didn’t have the kick and the joke-juice necessary to kill the crowd. All organizations from time-to-time have to take a…
(Illustration: ‘Burning of Colours‘ by Wojciech Kossak found here via Google Images). After more than three months, Leo Tolstoy’s ‘War and Peace‘Â is finally finished — and to reveal how good a read it’s been,…