More than a decade ago Dad persuaded me that my life story would make for something that many people would probably enjoy reading. I started writing that in 2014. And then a lot of things happened. Dad's passing. The year spent journeying across America. Four years as a mental health professional. Those things and more atop the wackiness that life had already sent barreling my way since I was a cub. And let's...
Sunday, August 25, 2024
"Make Mine Freedom" from 1948: Don't drink the Ism!
So help me, I'm going to show this cartoon from almost eighty years ago until I'm blue in the face, if that's what it takes to stop people from drinking Ism!It was in 2009 when I first came across "Make Mine Freedom", a 1948 educational film produced by Harding College. I was immediately struck by how prophetic this animated short was. How it warned against the...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
BEING BIPOLAR, Part Twelve: Report on Mixed Episode
Being Bipolar is a series that began nearly fourteen years ago in the winter of 2011. It is an occasional look at what it is like to live with bipolar disorder, or manic depression as many still call it. This blogger posts a new article whenever he feels the time is ideal to write about an aspect of bipolar disorder, so that others might have deeper understanding...
Saturday, August 10, 2024
Well, it is a fantasy movie after all...
This is one of my favorite scenes in motion picture history. From the 1982 film Conan the Barbarian. Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has just freed Subotai (Gerry Lopez) from certain death. Here we see them having dinner together.I'll let the scene speak for itself.It's two fast friends, enjoying a meal in each other's company. And the conversation turns to religion.There is no bitterness or anger. Not an iota of hatred...
Friday, August 09, 2024
Little girls... with GUNS!
Is this a trend? If it is then I hope it's a growing one!In the past few months I've found a number of young ladies - these are girls under twelve - who are not only gun enthusiasts but are also very adept with firearms. In every way pertaining to guns, from responsible gun handling to describing various ammo, each of these girls possesses more knowledge...
