Who doesn't love the month of May? Warm weather. Blossoming flowers. Golf. But May also has the distinction of being the month where a number of historical tragedies have occurred. I'll start with the ditching of ALM Flight 980. The plane shown in this post was involved in a tragic accident exactly … [Read more...] about A month of tragic anniversaries
Oscars’ lack of respect for documentary films continues
After the 2012 Oscars I wrote about my frustrations with the lack of support given to documentary films in the post Documentary films get little love from Oscars and others. So here we are now three years later and nothing has changed. Once again the documentary features awards were … [Read more...] about Oscars’ lack of respect for documentary films continues
Justin Ross Harris already tried and convicted by media
This site is full of stories about wrongful convictions. I'm usually writing about cases after people have been found innocent. Now we have the case of Justin Ross Harris who has been accused of intentionally leaving his child in the back of his car with the intent of killing the child. That's the … [Read more...] about Justin Ross Harris already tried and convicted by media
Neighbors and the dumbing down of America
Review of Neighbors written by Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O'Brien, directed by Nicholas Stoller Rating * (actually zero but then you wouldn't be able to see it) This site is dedicated to works of nonfiction of which this movie is definitely not. But I had the misfortune of seeing this movie … [Read more...] about Neighbors and the dumbing down of America
Ryan Ferguson: Free at last
I first wrote about Ryan Ferguson in the post Injustice in plain sight. When a local judge in Columbia decided to not vacate Ryan's sentence after the two eyewitnesses who put him there recanted their testimony, I got personally involved and called the Attorney General's office. Ryan's story is a … [Read more...] about Ryan Ferguson: Free at last
July 2013 view from the cockpit
My book and documentary project have consumed my time for contributing to this blog. I am too busy to even read anything not related to my project. I have been watching the occasional documentary, some of which I have reviewed. I've also been flying more. I took this image coming back to St. Louis … [Read more...] about July 2013 view from the cockpit