Mr. Williams Knocks It Out of the Park Again
During my senior year in high school back in 1988, I paid the criminal price of $19.95 for a hardback book from DAW publishing. The tale of a young kitchen…
The Magnificent Masters of Florence
Without much fanfare—at least that I noticed—an 8-episode series started on NetFlix in December 2016. Medici: Masters of Florence, starring Game of Thrones alumni Richard Madden, is a historical period…
I Love Movies on the Big Screen
One of the things that I most look forward to when life starts to more resemble normalcy is my almost-weekly trip to the movie theater. I love sitting in the…
I Miss Snow
We have not received much snow here in Arkansas over the last half-decade, and that saddens me. Perhaps I am odd. I love the snow. Winter is my favorite season.…
Escapism at Its Best
It has been a while since I posted here on my blog. My apologies. With the chaos swirling around our world the past couple of months, I got swept up…
Kill Them with Kindness
More often than not, it pays to nice.
Don’t Mess with Mama Bear
You don't mess with a mama bear protecting its cubs...my mother was the same.
Everyone Wants Global Warming
About this same date nine years ago, the winter clouds opened up and dumped almost two feet of snow on our Northwest Arkansas home in a single 24-hour period.
The Joys of a Colonoscopy
If you’re going to be doing something unpleasant, you may as well have fun doing it, right? At least, that’s my outlook on the whole process. Herein lies the tale…
The Things that Make Me Cry
If you know me, you know I am a crier when it comes to movies and books. I'm just an emotional wreck, what can I say? Growing up, I had…