Articles from the SomeplacElse Blog
So on my infamous list of things to do are a whole host of exploratory "breakout" projects. Everything from another book to a web TV show, from digital children's stories to comic strips on a cell phone, from pitching movie and TV show ideas in Burbank next June to...
The noun muse is defined first as "any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science" and then as "the source of an artist′s inspiration". I find it curious that scientists are left out of the second "modern" definition. I suggest the ancients...
In this, ever more digital, world we are about to experience, yet another, paradigm shift; the disappearance of the daily newspaper. There are many who will argue that this can't happen. Yet, last year, 120 of the 400 or so remaining daily newspapers ceased to exist...
Wynning: At 3:07 AM Saturday, I awoke from peaceful slumber and realized I was still in a comped luxury suite at Steve Wynn's Encore hotel. I have no idea why I was wide awake. This was the 3rd night of our stay and I still had almost all of my winnings. My wife was...
Circa 600 BC a Philistine giant measuring over nine feet tall (apparently hyperbole is not new) came out mocking his opponents. His name was Goliath. Saul, the King of Israel, and the whole army were terrified of Goliath. On November 1, 1938, Seabiscuit met War...
There is a veritable plethora of negative energy out there and I have been sorely tempted to succumb. Fortunately, I was able to fend off all such urges by focusing on my tried and true incremental movement technique. As the news of the day began to overwhelm me, I...
While most of the U.S. is still feeling Winter's last powerful gasps, Spring has sprung here in AZ. We may even have record heat here today. As I walked to work this morning so comfortable in the warmth of the pre-season sun, I was reminded of, what else, an old...
About 15 years ago, my wife and I were sheltering my nephews and their mother while she went to school and worked nights. The boys were 5 and 7 and many times their mom was not home when bed time rolled around. It was hard for them to deal with their new...
Last Friday Jimmy Carter came to Arizona. About 6 months ago I got a very nice note from him, thanking me for the autographed copy of my book. So I figured I would return the sentiment in person by getting an autographed copy of his latest book. The amazing...
We affectionately call my youngest grand-daughter "Verbal" after the amazing character played by Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. She is about to be 7 but she has been able to execute a spontaenous stream of conciousness monologue using visual cues from her...
I love words. I get a real rush out of finding the right words and turning them into a phrase that works in and on my head. I always thought that I should be able to earn a living as a writer. And you know, when I stop to think about it, maybe this computer...
One of my all time favorite Twilight Zone episodes has the Devil taking a job as a typesetter in a down but not quite out newspaper. He proceeds to type stories about disasters before they happen in order to scoop all the other papers. In another flash back there is...