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May.25.2012 - 12:01 am
Day 146: Macresarf1's Year of the Apocalypse 2012 -- A Life of Music and Drama
by Alex Fraser
Yes, we all did sleep rather late today.
But Son Guy made connection with his friend Bill, and a tentative plan is to spend a number of hours tomorrow exploring the Upper Haight. Meanwhile [I think there may be some confusion], Son Jason is going to hang-out at the Geary Club to...
May.24.2012 - 10:40 pm
Pushing Buttons
As I make my way through my music playlist, I find myself yearning for the few simple buttons on the control panel to help manage my life. Rewind. Play. Fast Forward. Pause. Stop. I found this image and I think it says it all.
I couldn't say it better myself.
May.24.2012 - 9:17 pm
Hadley Players Move This Way Forward
By Deardra Shuler
“This Way Forward” is the latest offering of The Hadley Players, a community theatre group nestled within the Harlem School of the Arts, located on 142nd Street and St Nicholas Avenue, and founded by 97-year-old Gertrude Jeannette, a denizen of the arts.
Ms. Jeannette...
May.24.2012 - 8:19 pm
Aliens In War
by Bob Mustin
image via en.wikipedi.org
George Lucas' Red Tails
The Missus and I decided to catch this flick on cable tonight via a four-dollar-off coupon - not that this was the reason we chose to see the movie. We're both fans of George Lucas cinema, and, well, serendipity carried the night....
May.24.2012 - 7:25 pm
Tuning into the Sacred: Three Writing Prompts
by Jill Jepson
The most common question I am asked by writers is, "What should I write about?" Surprisingly, this comes up more for people who want to engage the spiritual in their writing than for anyone else. Maybe that’s because the sacred can seem so far-away and incomprehensible—something you can only...
May.24.2012 - 7:14 pm
Third Period
May is "Short Story Month."
So here's the thing about hockey. One of the two stories I wrote in this anthology is about hockey. I thought that as a Canadian residing type fellow, I should probably represent hockey when it came time to spin a tale for SWEAT. Turns out hockey players are well and...
May.24.2012 - 7:06 pm
REVIEW: The Hunter (2011)
The Hunter, directed by Daniel Nettheim, is a quality, high-gloss Australian film, the kind which pops up every year or so with the aid of a liberal sprinkling of public money and a Hollywood star.
The story is about the Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine as it is often known, a collie-sized...
May.24.2012 - 6:52 pm
Nostalgic Cuisine, or the Immigrant's Delight: An Indian Bitter Gourd Recipe from One Amazing Thing
When I lived in India, I disliked bitter gourd with a passion. I thought it an unnatural, dangerous, distasteful vegetable, with its ridged skin not unlike the hides of alligators, its large, hard seeds that cracked and lodged between your teeth, and its acrid bitterness that remained in your mouth...
May.24.2012 - 6:27 pm
Book Promotion Tips: Interview with Romantic Suspense Author Denise Robbins
We continue with our series of interviews with authors talking about their book promotion strategies. We're talking today to Denise Robbins, author of Phish NET Stalkings. You can visit her website at http://www.deniserobbins.com.
Thank you for this interview, Denise. Can we begin by...
May.24.2012 - 5:57 pm
The App Rap-Lookout Security and Antivirus
Lookout Security and Antivirus
Developer: Lookout Mobile Security
For: iPhones and Androids
Cost: FREE (or premium version for $29.99 per year)
by Eric Pawlakos
For the smart phone user, new apps are available almost daily. New apps mean more ways to utilize and enjoy your...
