by mike | Jan 5, 2023 | Books, Death, Humor, Mysteries, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Midsomer Murders is our absolute favorite show! Or is that “favourite”? This post first ran in 2019. There are not many TV series that survive for two decades. But England’s detective drama, Midsomer Murders, has been aired on ITV for even longer, with the...
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 | Dec 29, 2022 | Books, Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I’m usually not fond of dystopian movies, but this one rocked! This post first ran in 2019. By all accounts the 2018 dystopian/science fiction film, Mortal Engines, should have appeared in one of my Guilty Pleasure posts. It rated no higher than 27% on Rotten...
by mike | Dec 19, 2022 | Books, Myths & Legends, Travel, Uncategorized |
My bride and I visited Iceland during the summer many years ago. At that time of year there are more than twenty hours of sunshine each day. In December, not so much. Hardly any, in fact. Still, they have a Christmas tradition that rocks! On Christmas Eve many...
by mike | Nov 28, 2022 | Books, Fantasy, Life, Romance, Uncategorized |
Two days ago (November 26th) marked the 32nd anniversary of the day Jacqueline and I met. Tomorrow (November 29th) marks our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. It has been an awesome ride, though I have to keep asking myself the question: Where in heck has the time...
by mike | Nov 14, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized |
Erstwhile earthling Bernie Smith was zapped up from an Iowa cornfield to the deadly planet of Persus in my Sword & Planet spoof, The Wizard from Harrmel. In book two, The Horrors of Harrmel, Bernie and his bride, Thanna Dora, set out on a dangerous quest after...
