by mike | Apr 26, 2018 | Disaster Movies, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Travel, Uncategorized |
No, I didnât save this one for a rainy day. đ This post first ran in 2014. Until today, I hadnât even begun talking about disaster moviesâso many of which I enjoy. High on the list is the 1998 mini-gem, Hard Rain. Now I couldâve included this as a Guilty Pleasure,...
by mike | Apr 16, 2018 | California, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
I arrived in California to stay about forty-five years ago. Jacqueline, my bride, did the same over three decades past. Yet neither of us, during all that time, set foot in Yosemite National Park, one of this countryâs most memorable landmarks, and for sure the gem of...
by mike | Feb 12, 2018 | Books, Movies, Non-Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
In 1981 a young Israeli man, Yossi Ghinsberg, went backpacking around the globe in search of adventure. During a trek through a minimally explored jungle in Bolivia, he found more adventure than he ever bargained forâand it nearly cost him his life. Years later Yossi...
by mike | Jan 29, 2018 | Books, Films About Writers, Humor, Life, Movies, Non-Fiction, Publishing, Romance, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing |
In 1996 Frances Mayes, a writer, book reviewer, teacher, and foodie extraordinaire, published a memoirâreplete with recipesâcalled Under the Tuscan Sun. The book spent over two years on the New York Times bestseller list, a remarkable achievement. A romantic...
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 Californiaâs San Jacinto Mountains. My brideâs birthday occurs during this time, and weâve been driving up to Idyllwild for years to celebrate...
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...
