Today's Tarot: 2/11/12

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,…

Sixty Second Stories

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…

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Thoughts on Remakes

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…