by mike | Jul 13, 2020 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
It’s July already, and this freaking coronavirus shows no sign of letting up. Truth be told, it’s only getting worse, and with no vaccine in sight it appears that we’re in this for the long haul. Jacqueline and I are still doing fine, and as I’ve said before, we are...
by mike | Jun 22, 2020 | Death, Holocaust, Life, Uncategorized |
I’ve run this post before. But with our beleaguered country, as well as the rest of the world, undergoing a much-needed reboot, I felt that the time was right to run it again. The Number People, although presented in fictional format, is a true story right out of my...
by mike | May 28, 2020 | Death, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Myths & Legends, Paranormal, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Since it first ran in 2016, this has been one of the most viewed posts on my blog. Who knew? Until I saw a film titled The Forest earlier this year, I had not heard of Aokigahara. Research revealed something shocking: this vast forest, located near the base of Japan’s...
by mike | May 25, 2020 | Aging, Death, Humor, Life, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
Report from the Sirota Quarantine Cave: Jacqueline and I are doing fine. We’ve both been “sheltering in place” since she got back from a trip to Utah in mid-March. I suppose we’re more cautious than most, but hey, when they refer to “high-risk groups” they’re talking...
by mike | Apr 27, 2020 | Death, Disaster Movies, Medical Thrillers, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Given the current state of affairs, you’d think people would be avoiding pandemic films like the plague. Curiously, my research revealed the opposite to be true. Folks just can’t seem to get enough of them, even though most are sheltering at home (we hope) while...
by mike | Apr 2, 2020 | Books, Death, Editing, Horror, Uncategorized, Writing |
Okay, if this scene doesn’t make you wonder about me, nothing will. 😊 I first presented this post in 2016. At the beginning of last week’s post I mentioned that I was a real weenie. People who know me often ask, “How can you write that stuff!” Like I said, the best...
