by mike | Aug 12, 2019 | Aging, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
In recent years I took on the persona of the Walking Dude. I kept track of my daily miles, reported it monthly on social media, and set a yearly goal that I always surpassed with plenty to spare, consistently logging about 900 miles. As 2018 drew to a close, I decided...
by mike | Aug 8, 2019 | Baseball, Death, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
This post is about a special day I spent during one of my best weeks ever. It first ran in 2015. “You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.” – Yogi Berra Jacqueline, my baseball-loving bride, suggested we go and see a...
by mike | Jul 4, 2019 | Aging, Books, Life, Uncategorized |
It took me a long time before I read my first eBook, but now… This post first ran in 2015. I admit it: when it came to reading eBooks on Kindle or other e-readers, I stood in the forefront of many other Luddites who insisted that holding a paperback or hardcover...
by mike | Jun 20, 2019 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Death, Ghosts, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
The first novel that I ever published had the main character getting knocked off in the opening chapter. Really!? This post first ran in 2015. I’ve never dwelled too much on what happens after I croak. But now that I’m pushing an age that once seemed science fiction,...
by mike | May 20, 2019 | Aging, Death, Life, Movies, Music, Romance, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
A national treasure is gone. Singer, actress, animal rights activist Doris Day passed away last week at the amazing age of ninety-seven from complications of pneumonia. Word of her death, in her hometown of Carmel, California came from her charity, the Doris Day...
by mike | May 6, 2019 | Humor, Life, Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Earlier this year it was announced that the 1998 film, Smoke Signals, was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being “…culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” This is quite an honor for a movie that was made with an...
