Civil War Re-enactment
Published by Metro Santa Cruz “The Shot Heard Round the Block” Ask any Masters-degreed historian about the 1863 battle for Felton and they will reply, “Felton? What’s a Felton? Please, leave my...
View ArticleBecause I Haven’t Got The Legs For Dancing
Published by Backhand Stories Why do I write? I’ve been asked to explain this on more than one occasion, often in a Yuletide forum by relatives who want only what’s best for me. These questions are...
View ArticleWham, Bam, Thank You, Spam
Published in the Santa Clara Weekly Cobwebs outside the door of progress were shredded the day my mother made the leap from the punch card technology of 1965’s IBM 1130 to one of today’s personal...
View ArticleA Look Into Rebound Relationships
Published by Johnny America Rebound and Bound We Go Ah, yes. L’amour, that’s amore, gettin’ freaky, romance. Whether it be May-December or one week while vacationing with the family at a Palm Springs...
View ArticleHoliday Movie Preview
Published by Ape Culture Magazine As the holiday season begins its downward spiral into an orgy of spending, gluttony and passive-aggressive behavior toward family members, Tinseltown delivers a...
View ArticleThe Short Humour Site
That’s ‘humor’ with an additional ‘u’ in there, by the way. The British and their crazy English, right? This is a UK site that prefers pieces under 500 words. Here is a link to my piece that discusses...
View ArticleJob Interview Tips
I have compiled several tips collected from a variety of sources (most of which were college graduates now working at Starbucks and the former Silicon Valley CEO that delivered our pizza a few evenings...
View ArticleOT (Original Trilogy)?… OP (Oh, Please)
As the Star Wars saga begins its return to theaters in 3-D, many filmgoers and Star Warsenthusiasts can’t help be reminded of the initial disappointment they felt upon the original release of Episode...
View ArticleMary Blair, Walt Disney’s Modernist Ace In The Hole
“Her vibrant colors and stylized designs pervade Disney animated films from 1943 to 1953… Beneath her deceptively simple style, lies enormous visual sophistication and craftsmanship in everything...
View ArticleMickey Mouse Club 1977
When a television show is popular, profitable, a star-maker and iconographic, the best thing to do is let it runs its course and subsequently fade into the public consciousness as a fond memory. OR...
View ArticleFun With Captions – Holiday Edition
By adding the words ‘holiday edition’, some of you may infer that this is part of an ongoing bit to which I have added new submissions to commemorate the festive season. You would be so very wrong....
View ArticleDisney’s Peripherals
Disney does many things well, like family-friendly movies, theme parks that attract millions of people and reminding us that magic can be a real possibility. They also do a few things with what must be...
View ArticleDisney Proves Evolution
Freedom of beliefs is a hallmark in our society, but not the freedom of facts. Facts are, by their nature, proven statements, events, outcomes, etc. So, it’s hard to hear proclamations by so-called...
View ArticleM-I-C… See That Exit? K-E-Y… Why? Because You’re Fired!
Mouseketeer Roll Call! Bobby! Annette! Sharon! Lonnie! Cubby! Mary Danella Espinoza…? * insert sound of record scratching here * For three seasons, The Mickey Mouse Club entertained America’s youth...
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LINK: Disney Peripherals
Below is the link to a new article of mine for Forces Of Geek. It gets more interestingd after the link, trust me. Disney Peripherals Disney does many things well, like family-friendly movies, theme...
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For M After 5 Years
Because writing poetry, as far as my own abilities go, ranks right up there with fixing a car, mental telepathy or even basic mathematics, I can only read and share the works of others. The following...
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Real Hunters Do It For Art
For a few years, I worked a relatively dead-end job at a custom framing store. Had I been an artist, this job would have made a lot of sense because framing can get expensive. For me, this job made as...
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Who Is That? How’s It Spelled?
For a few years, I worked a relatively dead-end job at a custom framing store. Besides getting many things of my own nicely framed, I got a story or two to tell. ****** The store I worked at had a...
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Holiday Captions For Awful People
Ho x 3! With Christmas fast approaching, America’s holiday traditions are in full force: overeating while forgetting that gluttony is a sin, giving gifts you can’t afford to relatives you can’t...
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LINK: M-I-C… See That Exit? K-E-Y… Why? Because You’re Fired!
Below is a link to my newest article for Forces Of Geek and editor Stefan Blitz. I am taking a break from FOG for a few months, so please send me off by clicking on the link below. Thanks! *** M-I-C…...
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