by mike | Jan 16, 2023 | Aging, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
Well, that’s what I call it, and it may seem rather extreme for a driveway, but you’ll understand once I explain. It’s also an ironic appellation, considering that this driveway leads up to the “back forty” parking lot of…a church. THE BACKSTORY…AND I DO MEAN “BACK”...
by mike | Dec 31, 2022 | Aging, Books, Life, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I first ran this post eight years ago, and a few times since. Does life change much? You be the judge. As the year 2022 comes to an end today, I got to thinking: how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did it pass so quickly?! I guess when a year is 1/76th of your life,...
by mike | Aug 1, 2022 | Aging, Editing, Humor, Life, Quotes, Uncategorized, Writing Quotes |
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is considered this country’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner even went as far as calling him “the father of American literature.” Here are some more of his best and most meaningful quotes....
by mike | Mar 24, 2022 | Aging, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Musical Theater, Uncategorized, Writing |
A truly forgotten film. Too bad. This post first ran in 2018. I can’t say that the 2018 comedy, Humor Me, did poorly at the box office. That’s because it did almost NO box office. It just sort of came and went, and we all missed it…and that’s a shame, as it definitely...
by mike | Mar 14, 2022 | Aging, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
Yeah, I turned 76 last week, and to tell the truth, approaching that number kind of weirded me out. Not sure why; maybe inching closer to 80 (eee-yoo!) had something to do with it. Whatever. I’ve never been one to subscribe to the “76 is the new 56” mode of thinking,...
by mike | Jan 6, 2022 | Aging, Films About Writers, Humor, Life, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing |
Let’s hear it for women who find the courage to tell the patriarchy where to shove it! This post first ran in 2018. In this, the era of #MeToo, when women are making it clear that they’re fed up with the bullshit to which they’ve been subjected from men since the days...
