A long time ago I caught this great film, a documentary, called The Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris. It is the story of a man who was convicted and sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. The film was haunting. The musical score stayed […]
One of my favorite television shows of all time is Battlestar Galactica. The new one. The edgy one and not the campy one of decades back. It was a dark show where the few that remain of humanity are engaged in a constant struggle against the Cylons. The […]
I am still figuring Los Angeles out. What makes it tick. What makes it grand. If it is grand. One of the things I do love about Los Angeles is the street art. Everywhere you go there is street art that makes you think, laugh or get […]
There was a period of time, when I was young, in which it seemed I was headed towards a career in holography. I wasn’t a STEM student, although I was labeled as gifted. Yet, holograms were part of my thought considerations. There were times when it appeared that […]
As a New Yorker I have a horrible relationship with rats. I dislike them. I fear them. I have run away screaming from them. We have them in the subways. We even have bubonic plague. We do. We really do. We had them in the empty yard across […]
I love sweets. I’m all about the sugar. I like to take one of ABBA’s song and sing “gimme, gimme some sugar after midnight”. I don’t mind a lifesaver or two or three at night and for breakfast. Lunch and dinner as well. So, Im really good buds […]
Undoubtedly, being nice can help you with your own personal happiness. Being nice to others in a time of great need can give you a sense of euphoria. You can get ramped up helping someone out. That is why some people question whether altruism truly exists. I’m not […]
I didn’t grow up with a swear jar in the house. But I knew better than to curse at home. I didn’t really curse at school either. I was a nerdy nerd. I was as happy go lucky as possible in the context of poverty, crime and despair. […]
All those moments will be lost in time…like tears in rain…time to die.–dying replicant Roy Batty It’s been raining non-stop in Los Angeles and the sky surely seems like it is crying and the inhabitants have no idea what to do. I took a walk in the rain […]
To say that there’s a bit of strife in the United States these days would probably be an understatement. The country has held. The news media alerts us to this division every second. So much so that they appear to relish it. Anything for ratings, I suppose. At […]
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