by mike | Jul 18, 2024 | Ghosts, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Paranormal, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Another creepy story to be told around the campfire, kiddies. This post first ran in 2021. Built in 1796, the antebellum Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana has a reputation as one of America’s most haunted houses. Currently a bed & breakfast, the...
by mike | Jul 15, 2024 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
My new Jack Miller opus, Perils of the Bike Path, has just become available for public consumption as a Kindle eBook. The print version will be available shortly. The following post is also the Author’s Note at the beginning of the book. You may notice—or perhaps...
by mike | Jul 11, 2024 | Baseball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
For me, a memory to end all memories, a baseball miracle from over six decades ago. I first presented this post in 2021. The batter standing at home plate was a second- or third-string catcher for most of his 14-year career, with a lifetime batting average of .233 and...
by mike | Jul 8, 2024 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week I wrote about my favorite Donald Sutherland film, the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I thought it might be fun to highlight some quotes from this terrifying story. Health Department worker Matthew Bennell (Sutherland) on the phone to the...
by mike | Jul 4, 2024 | Baseball, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
This is one of my, ahem, R-rated posts, which first ran in 2021—during the baseball season, of course. Rich guy Roger Dorn (Corbin Bernsen) is the third baseman for the Cleveland Indians in the outrageous 1989 sports comedy, Major League. Dorn is also a philanderer,...
by mike | Jul 1, 2024 | Death, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
There are lots to choose from, as this fine actor, who passed away last month at the age of 88, performed in over 140 films. But for me, the benchmark of Donald Sutherland’s screen roles was that of health inspector Matthew Bennell in the excellent 1978 remake of...
