Horse Neeping
I love my new horse. Elli is not the trickster that Vento can be, but she shares his calm, good sense. Today I introduced her to the indoor arena, and let her have a run and buck. It took a little while to get to run and buck because she put her head at my shoulder,...
The Blank Page/Screen
It's the worst when you are actually starting a new project. I always have this feeling that this is the book/script that is going to prove I'm a poseur, I have no talent and I've just been faking it for all these years. But if I can get down that first line then...
Marching Morons
Okay, I have just read something hilarious. This pastor of the Cowboy Church of Virginia claims that stroking horses will "cure" homosexuality. Maybe he isn't aware that a lot of the top riders in the world are, in fact, gay. Try again boys. Or maybe just STOP IT!...
Hobbit Redux
I decided that I really needed to do some homework about this new 48 frame film speed. Turns out the big theater in Albuquerque was showing the 48 frame, 3D Hobbit on the biggest screen in town. I had to be in Albuquerque anyway so I just decided to make a day of...
DJANGO UNCHAINED
Last night I met George, his wife, Parris, and some of our dear friends for dinner, and then we went off to see DJANGO. Overall critics have loved it, but there have been some reactions that it trivializes slavery, and reactions over the levels of violence. I was...
Gym + Human Nature
I went to the health club this morning. They were going to close at noon, and I wanted to use the rowing machine. I figured the place would be dead at ten o'clock in the morning on Christmas Eve. Instead it was a zoo. Both rowing machines were taken, almost all...
Analyzing the Superiority of Mass Effect 1
I've started replaying the Mass Effect trilogy, and I'm partway into the second game. Since game three is still fresh in my mind (and not for a good reason) I am now even more convinced that the first game is the best game of the three. That led me to try and...
Bastardized Three Musketeers
I caught most of the 2011 Three Musketeers on TV the other evening. OMG! Wow. Why did someone think this was a good idea? I kept watching for the same reason humans watch train wrecks. I'm not one of those people who demands strict fidelity to a book. I know...
Want More Brody
I love HOMELAND dearly, and found the climax to be powerful and bitter sweet. But then I read an interview with Howard and Alex, and it seems they haven't decided if Brody (Damien Lewis) will be in much of the third season. I admit that sours me a bit on the show....
Winter
I used to love winter. Wild weather appealed to me, and sitting by a roaring fire while the snow came down outside seemed magical. I love it less now. Maybe because the cold bites deeper, and I worry more about my horse this time of year. Also, spending part of...