by mike | Jul 28, 2025 | Aging, Books, California, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Last year, after I lost my beloved bride to demon cancer, I hastily—and painstakingly—finished the book I had been working on, Perils of the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Five), for quite a while. At that point, deep in depression, I swore that I would...
by mike | Jul 24, 2025 | Adventure fantasy, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
The Indiana Jones films provide a plethora of great lines. This post first appeared in 2022. Next year, 80-year-old Harrison Ford will reprise his role as the intrepid archaeologist (Indiana Jones and the Last Gasp?) in the as yet untitled fifth movie in the popular...
by mike | Jul 21, 2025 | Ghosts, Mysteries, Paranormal, Uncategorized |
Well, it happened again, and I said that I’d keep you posted. Barely a month after my other two ghostly encounters—which I wrote about earlier this month—I experienced yet another one. And in a church parking lot, no less! THE CREAKING DOOR Last week, on my usual...
by mike | Jul 17, 2025 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
This post, about an inspirational film, first ran in 2022. To be accurate, Spirit Rider (1993) could also fall under the heading of “First Nations Film Gems.” The territory of the Ojibwa people—also known as the Chippewa—spans portions of Southern Canada and the...
by mike | Jul 14, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Over the past couple of weeks I watched (yet again) the five films featuring superspy/assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) in four of them, and superspy/assassin Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) in one. I absolutely love this series, and since the door was left open at the...
by mike | Jul 10, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
This is definitely a guilty pleasure, but I get a hoot out of its improbable plot. I first presented this post in 2022. A gorilla, a wolf, and an alligator walk into a bar. Wait, let me rephrase that. A giant gorilla, a giant wolf, and a giant alligator walk...
