Since we were talking about movies, here’s another I saw recently: Midsommar, written and directed by Ari Aster. I’d previously commented on another of his movies, Hereditary. My review of Midsommar: A group of young adults are too stupid to live. They don’t. The end. This was a tedious, over-long, incoherent remake of 1973’s TheContinue reading “Another Movie: Midsommar”
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My New Favorite Movie
A while back I had some computer problems. As in Black Screen of Death computer problems. As in Called-MicroSoft and the Level-One-tech-couldn’t-help-me problems. So that is how I wound up on the phone with a Level Two tech, a nice young man who lives in Mumbai. The process took quite a while, what with downloadingContinue reading “My New Favorite Movie”
Maine Champagne
Believe it or not, the great state of Maine has a local cocktail. I learned this recipe from my good friend paramedic Jerry O’Neil of Northstar Ambulance in Rangeley, Maine. (Strangeley is also the home of the Wilhelm Reich Museum. Make of that what you will.) The official cocktail of Maine is the Burnt Trailer,Continue reading “Maine Champagne”
Altered States
A nice review over at https://jlgribble.com/ Story I’d Like Expanded Into a Novel: “Gertrude of Wyoming” by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald. This action-packed spy thriller had all the intrigue of a Bond story, but Gertrude had no need to supplement her awesomeness with hi-tech toys. I fell in love with this character ANDContinue reading “Altered States”
COVID Near You
Modeled on Flu Near You, this is a crowd-sourcing site for COVID-19 infections. Sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, it seems like a good idea. The more people who participate the more useful it will be. https://covidnearyou.org/#!/
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