Very sad news.  I just read that Ursula K. le Guin has passed away.  I have a shelf of her books I wouldn't trade for anything.  I have ...

New Year's Eve has almost always been a melancholy night for me.  Year's end makes me moody, and my moods tend to run dark this nigh...

This has been an interesting year in movies.  I saw thirteen new movies this year in the theater, and eight older/classic movies.  Of the th...

Ahhhh!  Snow again!  I have missed snow.  It is delightful to be able to walk Silver in the snow, and/or just let him outside to romp around...

Hamlette tagged me for this one .  Idea is to name a movie that meets the following Marvel Heroes criteria.  Here goes! Captain America: ...

It was great sadness I heard of Dmitri Hvorostovsky's passing.  It is not entirely unexpected, as he has been battling brain cancer, but...

This series of questions comes from Hamlette's blog , and since not much is going on here in the movie scene, I'll talk a little abo...

I moved to Idaho this week and am currently enjoying a light snow storm.  Silver thinks this is fantastic.  I think this is fantastic.  I ca...

It is nearly four years past when I intended to write a review for The Iron Mistress .   Thanks to Hamlette, I can now remedy my tardiness w...

So, I'm stealing this from Hamlette and Eva .  My favorite television series.  I have a whole bunch of television shows I love and love...

Normally, I don't like to post much negative stuff.  I only do it when I feel very strongly about something.  But as I've just had ...