Tapas (a.k.a. My Blog)

Last Airbender?

Despite the critics suggesting you steer clear of the movie “The Last Airbender,” I had to watch it anyway. I guess because the title intrigued me and my mind conjured an array of possibilities. Often I don’t agree with the critics so I watch a lot of movies that they advise not viewing. This time … Read More

Top Ten Science Fiction movies

If you read Science Fiction, undoubtedly you also watch sci-fi movies. I sure do, and some are really good. Some, not so much. Not long ago a friend challenged me to name my top ten all time sci-fi movies. I thought it would be easy, and started rattling off movies that came to mind. Quickly … Read More

Burying a friend

This past weekend I went to the wake and funeral for a good friend. It reminded me that good friends are hard to come by and are truly gifts to be cherished. I will miss Bob, he was a gentleman, slow to anger, quick to forgive. The world is a better place because he was … Read More

Meeting an Owl

In the early morning darkness for the last ten years or so, I had the pleasure of hearing the hoots of a Great Horned Owl that lived in the woods behind our home. It was a haunting sound, somehow majestic, regal, filling me with a sense of wonder that stirred the soul. On a recent … Read More

A weekend trip serendipity

I took a trip to Finger Lakes region of New York state, specifically to Watkins Glen and the International race course. Cruising through rural areas (it was a road trip after all), we got turned around. Not having GPS the only thing I was sure of was that we were on the wrong road. So … Read More

More sayings from Con-fuse-us

If you go with the flow of the Universe you will end up exactly where you are supposed to be. If you go against the flow, you will end up broken on the beach like just one more piece of lost driftwood.

An interesting trip

The USS Edson in tow on Lake Huron. Recently I made a trip to the “thumb” of Michigan. It was just a go-see-what’s-there kind of trip without any particular agenda or expectations. I spent a great afternoon and evening in Port Huron where I visited the headquarters for boatnerd.com (a great website to follow Great … Read More

Kids and Baseball

Earlier this month we had a family pool party to celebrate the plethora of birthdays that all come near each other. Sitting on a bench in the shade, I was intrigued to watch a trio of young boys playing baseball in the 90+ heat. They hardly had enough players to make a game of it … Read More

sayings from Con-fuse-us

Phillip K. Dick asked Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? With the tread in tech-talk, virtual city “realities,” texting and such instead of actually getting together face-to-face, I wonder if now we might ask if the next generation will have only virtual memories.

Writing

Still working on a new book while also working to get another book published. Right now I need a cover design.