I made a pledge to all of you. What’s that? You didn’t know! Yeah, that’s on me. I made the pledge without consulting you. It’s a personal thing with myself than with you, but it is for your benefit. Trust me. Forgive […]
Go big or go hungry…“Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to use the Internet and they won’t bother you for weeks.” ~Mitch Ratcliffe
The other week I talked about Public Information Films of the 1970’s scared, warped and thrilled me as a child with their unfiltered messages of what not to do as a kid. This week I want to talk about a kids’ TV […]
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK is one of my favorite films and I also think it’s best action movie ever made. My belief has been reinforced by the string of blockbusters we’ve had in recent years. Yes, the IRON MAN franchise, the TRANSFORMERSfranchise […]
It’s an all for one and one for all thing…so play fair. “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” ~Abraham Lincoln
I’m happy to announce the release of a new collection of short crime stories called CRESTFALLEN. The collection features San Francisco private investigator, Peter Crestfallen. In fine PI style, he has a penchant for attracting problem clients. He’s the kind of […]
A few weeks ago, there was quite a lot of fuss made about Louis CK’s show Louie in which Louie comes precariously close to molesting a friend when she rebuffs his advances. It is an uncomfortable scene which made me squirm. Yes, […]
You’ve gotta have adversity to learn.“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.”~African Proverb
Even though I’m in the second half of my forties, it’s odd that some mundane things such as getting on an escalator or crossing the road will make me nervous. It’s not that I’m a big ‘fraidy cat or anything. My fear […]
A couple of years, an audio book company bought the rights to a couple of original stories of mine. Sadly, the company went bust a little while ago, but I bought the recordings before deletion. The stories are quite different. TENTHS OF […]