by mike | Dec 21, 2017 | Books, Editing, Life, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writing |
I thought that a long-ago read & critique workshop I led would be the death of me—literally. This post first ran in 2014. From the early ’90s to the mid-’00s I facilitated numerous read & critique workshops in my home. At its height I led three of them every...
by mike | Oct 16, 2017 | California, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
Last week being the second week in October, Jacqueline and I made our annual trip to Idyllwild, a mile-high town in Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains. My bride’s birthday occurs during this time, and we’ve been driving up to Idyllwild for years to celebrate...
by mike | Oct 5, 2017 | Holocaust, Life, Music, Musical Theater, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Tolerance and love: we need lots of it these days, and this wonderful show promotes it to the max. This post first ran in 2013. I had the great pleasure of seeing the musical stage production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert here in San Diego. Most of the twenty or...
by mike | Sep 25, 2017 | Ghosts, Life, Museums, Native Americans, Travel, Uncategorized |
The Animas River, part of the Colorado River System, begins high in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado and winds all the way down to its confluence with the San Juan River in New Mexico. On our recent trip to the Four Corners region, Jacqueline and I seldom lost sight...
by mike | Sep 18, 2017 | Death, Horror Movies, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
I just got back from a cool trip to the Four Corners area, mostly in Colorado. I’ll have plenty to say about it in next week’s post. For now, I want to sadly acknowledge the passing of actor Harry Dean Stanton last week at the age of ninety-one. (I’ll take that!)...
by mike | Sep 14, 2017 | Life, Native Americans, Spirituality, Travel, Uncategorized |
While I’m traveling in Colorado this week, here is a 2013 post about a trip to the neighboring Grand Canyon State. So what DON’T I like about Arizona? Traffic roundabouts. Can’t stand the damn things, which are ubiquitous—at least where Jacqueline and I traveled...