by mike | Mar 5, 2020 | Books, Fantasy, Films About Books, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Romance, Uncategorized |
This is one of my all-time favorite films, and likely one of yours too. I first presented this post in 2016. Okay, who hasn’t seen the 1987 fairytale gem, The Princess Bride? Not ever seeing it would be inconceivable! This film, an instant cult classic, is on...
by mike | Feb 27, 2020 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Psychological Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
I have a snow globe containing a dead guy who had froze to death in the snow. What does that say about me? This post first ran in 2016. There are gifts, and then there are GIFTS. You know the kind: where the Giver is totally in tune with the Givee and knows what would...
by mike | Feb 17, 2020 | Aging, Baseball, Curious Possessions, Humor, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
With seven-plus decades in the rearview mirror I’ve had plenty of time to collect a whole lot of “stuff.” Here is a look at some more “Curious Possessions” floating around my domicile. MUCH ADO ABOUT “NOTHING” Yes, “nothing” is pretty much what bupkis means, and I’ve...
by mike | Jan 27, 2020 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I happened to be drinking coffee last week as I read some film teasers on Amazon Prime. The coffee wound up shooting out of my nose after reading one teaser in particular. It will be the first one on the following list. (Don’t be drinking anything.) A few others will...
by mike | Jan 6, 2020 | Death, Humor, Mystery Films, Mystery Novels, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
My bride and I have gotten hooked on Murdoch Mysteries, a popular, award-winning Canadian television series on Acorn that, to all intent and purpose, might as well be called CSI: Nineteenth Century. We’re into the fifth season as of this writing, and given that the...
by mike | Dec 23, 2019 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Romance, Uncategorized |
I first presented this Christmas post in December two years ago, and since then it has been viewed numerous times—in April, August, and just about every other month of the year. Here it is again, at the “right” time of year. 😊 As a Jewish kid growing up in The...
