November 2008
This is a list of posts published in November 2008.
My Top 10 Posts of All Time – #8. Half Life
8. Half Life (originally published June 6, 2006)
My Constant Readers know that June 6th is the date to begin scouring the beams and rafters for my lifeless body. My first “Oh Woe Is Me” post was published three years ago as I turned 35 – which current actuary tables mark as my true mid-point on this orb. The second piece came a year later – same date (funny how birthdays work) – in a post titled 6 x 6 = 36. Yes, that means on June 6th, I turned 36. Now, don’t get me wrong. I live a charmed life and have it very good but I wouldn’t be human if I didn’t sit in the corner and cry every once in awhile. For some reason, my mental state has keyed in on the Frost poem “Two Roads Diverged” – it haunts much of my fictional writings – and it seems to dog m... Continue reading »
Netflix Notes – “Ooooh, I Love Sandra Bullock” Edition
Well, lookey here. I made a promise and I actually kept it.
Last month, I started this new recurring series (for those keeping count, this is something like the 16th recurring series I’ve started on this site). Unlike those others, I actually made good on my promise and returned – ON TIME.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ll plan to drop in at the end of each month and provide all of you with my thoughts on the latest flicks to scurry out of my Netflix queue and land before my peepers. Remember, this is just supposed to be my reactions and observations of the whole laundry list of films that I somehow missed on first run and am now parsing through in the comforts of my own home. To that end, if anyone has suggestions for movies that I’ve just got to see, let me know in the Comments below. Also, if you... Continue reading »
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