by Bob | Oct 30, 2021 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Foundation I’m one of the few people who don’t think the previous version of Dune was awful. It wasn’t great but it did okay with the technology of the time and a massive story to condense. The new version, which is only half (I wouldn’t be surprised to suddenly find...
by Bob | Oct 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
There’s a meme going around that says if you are lost, car broken down, etc. and your phone is low on juice, you should change your voicemail message with the emergency info so people calling you after your phone dies will know what’s going. I thought about this and...
by Bob | Oct 23, 2021 | Books, Movies and TV shows
Invasion I watched Apple TV’s Invasion last night. In the interest of full disclosure, I watched the first episode, then fast-forwarded through the next two that are available. It was that fast-forward you do in the vain hope that something that is slow and boring and...
by Bob | Oct 22, 2021 | Books, Movies and TV shows
The Gift How did I miss this 2000 movie? It stars Cate Blanchett who is excellent in everything. Then add in Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear, Hillary Swank and Giovanni Ribisi. Written by Billy Bob Thornton who is odd, but brilliant guy. It’s about a woman...
by Bob | Oct 21, 2021 | On Writing
Deadline Every writer dreads a deadline, yet at the same time we crave them to give us direction and purpose. I’ve been writing for a living for 30 years and have always had a contract or pre-order deadline, I often had an internal one that pushed me to do better than...
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