…Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry

Month: January 2023

  • Broken Arrows Snapped All Over the Screen

    I blame nostalgia. Nostalgia, and YouTube. I was watching the trailer for Speed. That movie still holds up. So it came as no surprise when YouTube suggested that I also…

  • A Burger For What Ails You

    Yesterday I needed something.  I did not know what.  I just knew I needed something.  A break.  Encouragement.  A little variety.  I was discouraged.  I was tired.  And I wanted…

  • Daily Prompt: What Do You Complain About Most?

    I am not a huge fan of the music that is played at work.  I hold the opinion that workplaces should stay PG-13.  I agree that freedom of speech should…

  • The Most Terrible Vet Visit You Will Ever Be Told

    Howdy, Brace yourself. This will be bad. Not end of the world bad, but you are about to get mad at me for sharing this. Okay, we have talked cats…

  • Still A Sure Thing

    I would not call myself actor. I will give a speech. I will get people’s attention. But I like backstage, lower-profile just fine. But “Sure Thing” is my favorite one-act…

  • He Was There With Bells On

    In 1912, Seattle Times Publisher A.J. Blethen donated twelve bells to the University of Washington.  What was once a water tower became UW’s Blethen Chimes Tower.  The wooden tower was…

  • A Tale That Wants to Be Uplifting

    I have worked in an old building.  A building old enough to be an historic landmark.  And, with all things old, not every little cog and gear functions as it…

    A Tale That Wants to Be Uplifting

  • One Thing

    Once upon a time, I did all that I could think of to make a relationship work. I reenacted a scene from “Love, Actually“. I e-mailed, called, texted, all of…

    One Thing

  • Stop Me When You’ve Heard This One…

    I really thought I was done talking about movie trailers today. I dedicated two whole installments. Then I watched this. There is giving too much information. There is over-sharing. And…

  • Romantic Rundown (Part 2)

    Okay. We went over the movies that are coming out. However, older movies are still completely allowable. In no particular order, movies that I think are top-notch Valentine’s viewing. “Man…