The Emperor and the Nine of Swords. “No guts. No glory.” “Great risk yields great reward.” “With great power comes great responsibility.” (Yep, that last one is from Spiderman.) These two cards together are curious, but they do have a message. Taking risks can bring us great rewards or it can make us miserable. So,…
Rich informed me last night that Thanksgiving is the official National Day of Overeating and that he plans on doing just that. I have not known this fact. And in fact, I don’t plan to overeat. Why? There are a few reasons. First, as I get older, I can’t brush off overindulging as easily as…
Fifth Anniversary Faux Pas (thoughts and challenges) This movie brought some specific editing challenges. First, I am in new editor. I haven’t had that much experience doing this kind of thing. And therefore I am certain I am making novice mistakes. One of the issues, I believe, is that I am a musician. I’m used…
So, here’s another example of the universe’s balancing act. On Thursday, I put in the paperwork for additional hours that people at NASA asked me to do (more money coming in). On Friday, I had a car wreck (money going out). I have good insurance (helps pay for repairs/new car or whatever=money coming in). We…
Prompt word, cross: “Don’t cross me,” Reinholdt warned ominously. “You won’t like me when I’m angry.” “Hey, you sound just like David Banner on that old Hulk show,” Martin replied as he laced up his shoes. “Do you think you can tone it down some for the T-Ball championship game?”—I like this as a full…
I’m writing a mini-story every day for the next year. Here’s today’s from the prompt word “fences.” “We’re going to have to mend some fences eventually,” Sheila said. “There’s always a need to make peace with family even if you don’t particularly like them.” “What? What are you talking about?” Barbie asked petulantly. “Nothing,” Sheila…
(Note, some familiarity with “Hamlet” is helpful when reading this story.) “Where on earth can it be?” she thought feverishly. Her long sable hair had come unbound and flowed around her, but she paid it no heed in her desperate search. The scents of drying herbs permeated the room. Bundles hung from the ceiling and…
So, I’m of two minds. On the one hand I am pretty tired of the endless reboots/updates/revivals in TV, film, and stage. Yegads people, are there no more new ideas when you start thinking of remaking CHiPs? It feels like the people who put this stuff out there have decided that they can’t really take…
Today, while doing yoga, it came to me that a pose that was well nigh impossible for me when I started yoga comes easily to me now. And in fact, many do. The spark today was what some call wheel pose and others call upward bow or more simply, a back bend. When I was…