Category Archives: Random Musings

Okay, perhaps I’m not quite this jaded and sarcastic, but I have to admit this “Honest Trailers” take on The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies hits on many of the things I didn’t care for in Peter Jackson’s treatment … Continue reading →

I’ve noticed my interest in my current novel has flagged of late. It’s just hard to write for some reason. I think it has to do with knowing that, even if I do manage to sell a novel some day, … Continue reading →

I do believe that love is the best answer, in spite of my posts to the contrary. I just suspect that for far too many people, they’re living in a Foreigner song: “I wanna know what love is… I want … Continue reading →

Our neighborhood is waking up from winter. The trees are in flower (unfortunately, this also means a lot of the ornamental pear trees, which frankly stink), the early spring bulbs are coming up and blooming. The birds are moving into … Continue reading →

I’ve been feeling somewhat down, a bit anxious, a little restless lately. Part of that is due to pushing forward into unfamiliar territory at work, which has had me uneasy for weeks now, but there’s something more going on. I … Continue reading →

I ran across this video the other day… (though you may want to read on before you invest time in it) This video is just a little embarrassing, frankly. I consider myself a geek, but these people are a little … Continue reading →

We hear a lot about the bad apples out there–or at least the supposed bad apples, since more than a few cases have been purposely miscast for political gain these days. The only way to combat that is to highlight … Continue reading →

My daughter recently had a performance at a nearby mall, and so my older son and I took her there. She had to be there half an hour before the performance was to start, so we found ourselves with some … Continue reading →

What do you get when you combine steam punk, Japanese mechs, and Eastern Europe of the 1920’s? This: If I were those peasants, I don’t think I’d be still trying to work through all of this. This is all evidently … Continue reading →

Evidently during World War II at least some german prisoners of war were held in a camp here in Utah. After Germany’s surrender a US soldier at the camp went on a shooting spree, killing nine prisoners and wounding twenty others … Continue reading →