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I just returned from seeing a 1975 summer blockbuster on the big screen. I remember the excitement when it came to theaters the first time. Hardly anyone thinks of swimming in the ocean the same way since that movie. A … Continue reading →
June 17, 2026 OK, I acknowledge that I may be very well in the minority. Maybe my film tastes are too plebian to appreciate his films. But my local theater shows classic films periodically and lately in an attempt to … Continue reading →
June 15, 2026 It’s been said that there are only 2 professions for which one can be wrong – a lot – and still keep your job. That is economists and…weathermen. When I used to fly years ago, we referred … Continue reading →
There are two directors that I will automatically go to the big screen to see their movies. Ron Howard and Clint Eastwood. Both have made some spectacular movies but all of them have been good. I don’t think you could … Continue reading →
Today we had a wonderful car rally to the Napa Wine Country. Our destination was the Sculpture Ranch, where some surrealistic things such as an old Nash Metropolitan are suspended in the air. As with most of our drives, we … Continue reading →
May 18, 2026 This was a trip I had been eagerly waiting for the last year. Specifically, I wanted to see what was on one stop – Komodo island in Indonesia. 40 years ago this December, I had been fired … Continue reading →
A few days ago, I returned from a trip that I had been looking forward to for the last year or so. A good friend of mine suggested it. He is a cruise ship veteran, having accrued some 40 voyages … Continue reading →
April 1, 2026 Ever since 9-11 I’ve really hated traveling by airline. The whole thing of taking off your shoes, emptying everything for the x-ray machine, and the long lines. By my camera roll the last time I flew was … Continue reading →
March 22, 2026 I had for many years a friend – a British expatriate – that I would describe as a master mechanic in the classic sense. He used to talk of times when he would be in a pit … Continue reading →
February 8, 2026 To the reader: I wrote this post on the Lexicans website (under a different title) 11 years ago – in 2015. I noticed someone was reading it last night, and pulled up the post to get refreshed. … Continue reading →