As a writer, I'm always looking for great stories. Sometimes the stories come from the distant past. Other times the story involves a more recent event. For the past several weeks I've been following one story that is occurring right now and will not have a conclusion for another seven or … [Read more...] about Jessica Watson
Reviews
December view from the cockpit Flying (Windows 7 theme)
This month's view from the cockpit is another Windows 7 theme. This one is called Flying. To use this theme, click on the image below to download the file. Once the file is downloaded, just double click on the themepack file. This will be my last post to this section until I return to the … [Read more...] about December view from the cockpit Flying (Windows 7 theme)
Review of Every Little Step
Review of Every Little Step directed by James D. Stern and Adam Del DeoRating ***** I added this documentary to my queue based solely on the brief synopsis I read online, which basically said that it was about the auditioning process for a revival of the musical A Chorus Line. I haven't seen … [Read more...] about Review of Every Little Step
Review of The Blindside
Review of The Blindside written and directed by John Lee HancockRating **** This is one of the better sports films I've seen in a while. The last football related film I saw was Invinciblewith Mark Wahlberg. That story was also based on a true story, but the true story aspect was lame. … [Read more...] about Review of The Blindside
Review of Hunting Eichmann
Review of Hunting Eichmann by Neal BascombRating ***** Fans of fiction often complain that nonfiction books tends to be dry. They obviously haven't read the right books. I started this blog, in part, to expand the reach of great nonfiction. Hunting Eichmann is a real life thriller that is … [Read more...] about Review of Hunting Eichmann
St. Louis Library Event
Yesterday I was invited to participate in a local author event at the library. It's always good to get out and do some promotion. Below are a few photos taken at the event. There were some thirty authors at the event. I took this shot when I first got there. As you can see I was tucked away in … [Read more...] about St. Louis Library Event