Right off the top, let me make clear that I am not an official movie reviewer. I didn't attend film school, I haven't spent countless hours analyzing movies and the history of the medium, and I have only a cursory understanding of "method" acting.I have, however, gone to movies occasionally at the local cineplex, and I've ... Continue Reading

I just returned from a one week cruise in the Caribbean. You know--burning yourself to a crisp on the sun deck while imbibing umbrella drinks, visiting the buffet 18 hours a day while trying to fend off seasickness, cramming yourself into a 120 square foot "stateroom" with a a commode that, when flushed, is guaranteed to ... Continue Reading

I took a stroll down memory lane over the weekend. I attended a concert by a band whose music might have come out of the Sixties--a little bit folk, a little rock, some blues, mostly singer-songwriter stuff. Actually, I don't know what they call it anymore, but it was definitely not Britney Spears or Kanye West.But it was ... Continue Reading

I've lived in the Upper Peninsula for nearly eight years now, but I've yet to tackle the Noquemanon Ski Marathon.I bought a budget package of cross country ski gear a few years ago and I've managed to get out a few times on the trails every winter, but never quite caught the fever.And also, inexplicably, never managed to ... Continue Reading

Something I've noticed as I get older: we're all looking for ways to fend off death and to enhance whatever time we have left on this planet.When you're young, you get by on three hours of sleep on a ragged, urine-stained couch, you eat Twinkies in the morning, you snack on a plate of french fries and a Pepsi for lunch, you ... Continue Reading