Random firings of my synapses. Also, photos.
Until now, I had never seen an Oliver Stone film. They’re all rated R and usually filled with violence too graphic for my tastes. The only clip I ever saw of Platoon was about three seconds of a violent rape scene, and it was enough to convince me that Oliver Stone movies are — shall…
The third book in the Dark Tower series is longer than the first two and moves at a much more languid pace. It took me awhile to get into it. But once I did I was up for the ride. Much like my favorite TV show LOST, The Dark Tower continues to layer itself in…
I’ve been fighting bronchitis and a killer cough over the past week, and until a friend of mine at work suggested these delicious wonders, I had been sprayinig my throat with nasty Chloroseptic. Halls Breezers are precisely what you want as a sick person: good medicine that doesn’t taste like medicine. In fact, Breezers taste…
A friend of mine highly recommended this book, and since I had always struck gold with this particular friend’s recommendations, I decided to give it a go. The result was one of the most rewarding books I’ve listened to in a good long while. I loved every moment of it — the story, the language,…
Emma Thompson. What a gal. She can act. She can write. She can sound intelligent in an interview. How can you not love Emma Thompson? I first became infatuated with her after Sense and Sensibility. The scene at the end of the film when Hugh Grant returns gets me choked up every time. I thought…
I enjoyed the first Pirates of the Carribbean movie. Loved it in fact. I thought Johnnie Depp’s performance was hilarious and well worth all the attention it received. The action was intense and spiced with humor. A great flick. Then I watched this movie, the sequel, and wondered where it all went wrong. Dead Man’s…
