1883 is Taylor Sheridan's prequel to his smash hit Yellowstone. In my review of Yellowstone I said this, "In the show we have beautiful, majestic scenery joined with Celtic-like sad, mournful music. Those two film “props” enhance the feeling that we are losing something." Which is true of 1883 (2021), too. Taylor Sheridan's worldview dominates the story, as it … Continue reading 1883: A Review
Category: Adventure
The Author’s Cafe on Spotify is Fantastic
The Author's Cafe is a playlist on Spotify. I just made it. The Author's Cafe Playlist on Spotify is fantastic! Specifically, it is songs referenced in the books I write. I am The Author and this is my cafe. Sometime around 2012 I tuned into streaming music via Spotify. Furthermore, I began to make playlists to mark … Continue reading The Author’s Cafe on Spotify is Fantastic
Logging and all things trees
No one loves forests and parks more than me. All things trees, in fact. I love wood, have a deep reverence for it. I have my whole life. That began, I recollect, when I was five watching my father build a bookcase. My brother's wife has it now. Now, it's seventy years old. I built … Continue reading Logging and all things trees
The Fourth of July, 2024
The Fourth of July, 2024, was nothing short of Shell Shock. Oh my, my was I surprised. Nothing but banging the drum. Let me tell you: The Road Trip up to Wyoming began the weekend. That was a last minute surprise. My niece had called in route. Said she could pick me up if I … Continue reading The Fourth of July, 2024
Blogger Interview With Mark Jabbour: May 20, 2024
Today, I wanted to share my Blogger Interview with Mark Jabbour. I know him through blogging and we have been visiting one another’s site for quite a… Blogger Interview With Mark Jabbour We recorded this six weeks ago. A lot has happened since. Nevertheless, we had fun. Pooj and I have a conversation about the … Continue reading Blogger Interview With Mark Jabbour: May 20, 2024
Outer Range: Smash or Pass?
Outer Range is a combination of two of my favorite TV series. Its second season is now streaming on Prime and it's reported to be the number one show. What it is is: a SiFi contemporary western drama/thriller. The two shows it borrows from are Yellowstone and Outlander. Can you guess the story? Let's get into it. Here we … Continue reading Outer Range: Smash or Pass?
The Meaning of Life: a review
As is my wont, I'll be brief. Or, a conversation starter. This post is a review of a movie I watched last night and again this morning. I liked it that much! However, it's been widely criticized. Fair enough. Warhorse One is the movie (2023). It's an action war film, about consequences of the withdrawal … Continue reading The Meaning of Life: a review
Security or Adventure: Thunder Pass
Sunday's writing prompt from WordPress was: Are you seeking security or adventure? Which is a good question worth thinking/writing about. However, it reminded me of a chapter in my last book Election 2016 wherein I titled a short chapter "Thunder Pass". Because, as I saw things then, that was one way of looking at the choice … Continue reading Security or Adventure: Thunder Pass
Drinking Writer Man and Mt. Washington
is a long story. But today I was reminded of it as the news stated that the temperature on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire was 47 degrees below zero. The wind-chill adjusted temperature was 108 degrees below zero. This is thought to be a record for the lower forty-eight. Okay. I recently blogged about my … Continue reading Drinking Writer Man and Mt. Washington
Forty Below Zero
was not uncommon in the winter of 1971 in the woods of New Hampshire. I was twenty-one. How I came to be there is a story I'll not recount here, at this time. So for me, here now in the winter of 2022 on the north eastern plain of Colorado, at the age of … Continue reading Forty Below Zero