Like everyone else I've been following the second degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. I've watched the talking-head attorneys try to defend what's going on in Florida. How it's up to the jury to decide. What's missing is the fact that this trial should never have taken place in the first place. … [Read more...] about The real story behind the George Zimmerman trial
How to Kraft a great commercial
Regular visitors to this blog know that I have a dumbest commercials list. But just as there are plenty of bad commercials, there are also some really good ones. This one from Kraft is a classic. It's funny. It's original. This is one of those commercials people talk about afterwards -- Have you … [Read more...] about How to Kraft a great commercial
And the Oscar goes to – The Impossible
Review of The Impossible Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona Written by Sergio Sanchez Story by Maria Belon Rating ***** It's not often when a title can so succinctly sum up what a story is about. The title of this film refers to many impossibilities: the fact that the entire family survived, the … [Read more...] about And the Oscar goes to – The Impossible
Best of Everything Nonfiction 2012
It's been a busy year for me. I haven't been able to see as many films as I would have liked. I haven't been able to read as many books as I would have liked. And it looks like going forward in 2013 I'm going to have even less time as I work on my next book and film project. So since I didn't put … [Read more...] about Best of Everything Nonfiction 2012
October view from the cockpit
It's been a while since I've added any new photos to View From the Cockpit. I plan to add at least one new photo a month. This month's photo was taken on an early morning departure out of Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm calling it "Painted Landcape" because it looks to me more like a painting than a … [Read more...] about October view from the cockpit
The story of Marissa Alexander and the egomaniac
This blog is full of stories of miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions. Here is a story I first heard about back in May. At the time I didn't know all of the details, and I still don't, but what little I did hear made me outraged. A 31-year-old mother of three, Marissa Alexander, was … [Read more...] about The story of Marissa Alexander and the egomaniac