“It’s useless to hold a person to anything he says while he’s in love, drunk, or running for office.” ~ Shirley MacLaine
You Gotta Be Kidding
What’s something you’ve done that you never thought you could? The other day I was trying to figure out how many years I've spent lugging cameras around, editing video, adjusting mic levels, and setting up lights. It's over thirty by now. And I expect I'll be doing it for another two or so before I …
No Way Jose!
If you could switch lives with a famous person for a week, who would it be and why? View all responses It's not an agenda item for me. And it never was. The reason why is pretty basic. At one point in my life, I got exposed to lots of the intimate lives of the …
Campfire Stories
The Stay Puffed Marshmellow Man got several mentions. Also listed were: vampires, mummies, the Holy Ghost, their in-laws, and former husbands and wives. It was all in good fun.
One More Town
I don't think that I was too different than the average stubborn, hardheaded youth when I was young. Want to give me advice? Sure, I'd listen. But you might have had a hard time locating me. I'd pull into town with big ambitions, but after as little as a week or two, get royally pissed …
An Education
Changing an entire lifestyle can take an instant or years. My change from Pius Itinerant, bad boy about town, was telescoped into a period of a few weeks after a violent episode with a jealous boyfriend and his .38. But as I said, change can come quickly. Within a few weeks, I was a college …
Captions?
I've been in video on and off since the early 1980's. It was one of the skill sets I added while making a living as an applied anthropologist. It was not just another way of documenting behavior and events; it was a way of presenting them to a wider audience. I had some great teachers, …
Here is a bit of a Flashback Friday goodie from October 16, 2020. I hope you like…
" OK, coffee break is over! Everyone back down on their hands and knees!"
Ahhhhh…Comfort!
The chill in the air...the lure of a warm fire. So nice to snooze by.
Tough Guy
I was raised on the historical documents about my dad's old grey cat Clancy J Bumps, known worldwide as the Gray Menace. He hitchhiked with Dad from Ottawa to Boston, savaged a border guard, entertained at bars, carved his initials on his enemies, and generally made life difficult. His preferred food was a rare roast …
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