Daybreakers, a suspenseful new vampire movie started in local theaters yesterday and I can't wait to sit in the dark theater and see the fangs pop out and the blood flow. There, I've said it. A few close friends and my family know this about me. Few others. It doesn't jibe with… Read full post »

In the spirit of it's-Friday-maybe-next-week-will-be-better, I bring to you a new web find find that hopefully will make you smile. Or maybe it will get your blood boiling. Depends on your perspective, I guess. http://www.subwaydouchery.com. It chronicles in photos and with in-your-face commentary al… Read full post »

I've been a freelance writer/editor for more than 20 years and I think you could say I've been successful. I've made a respectable living most of those years. A couple of banner years, I broke six figures. But I keep reading laments from other writers, both newbies trying to break into the… Read full post »

Maybe it got lost amid all the news about the "underwear bomber" and the new surprise security measures being put into place at airports, but I think it's worth making note. I hadn't seen it anywhere else, but I spotted this story on Huffingtonpost.com. www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/0… Read full post »

I live in Austin, Texas. It's the home of ACL (Austin City Limits annual music festival), SXSW (the annual music, film and interactive conference and festival), the University of Texas Longhorns (if you're into that sort of thing) and the small, but growing, Austin Film Festival. The city is an eclec… Read full post »

We're only a few days into the new year and I'm already panicking over what I should be doing to make 2010 better than 2009, which sucked, BTW. My year's highlights included job loss, financial downturn and was topped off by the loss of my favorite driving machine, my 6-year-old BMW. h… Read full post »

There's an iPod commercial that hasn't run in a while, but that I absolutely adore. In it, a twenty-something, slacker-looking guy is rocking out to tunes on his iPod as he makes his way down the city streets. The camera follows him into an office building and into the elevator, as he's sti… Read full post »

In yesterday's post, I was considering the differences in the male and female ego and, in my mind, coming up with one of the many reasons why almost 20 years ago there was a bestseller titled, Women Are From Venus, Men Are From Mars. It's no epiphany that men and women are vastly… Read full post »

I went to see It's Complicated a few days ago, a very slick, very Hollywood, very funny, smart romantic comedy starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. If you somehow missed the reviews, the trailers and the interviews, it's a story of a "complicated" love triangle, drawn among the… Read full post »

I said a tearful goodbye to my beloved BMW last week (yes, I actually teared up). Before everyone rolls their eyes, clicks their tongues and moves on to the next post in disdain and disgust at my pathetic "dilemma." Let me explain. I'm not rich, nor will I ever be. I… Read full post »