We hiked to the summit of Zoa Peak and back on a fine sunny morning. We saw no one else on the mountain for the day. There was lots of colorful foliage along the trail. Thanks to Mike for the company on this 10 km hike. A post will follow and a new Youtube video will also be on the …Continue reading →
YouTube is arguably the most popular website service in the world. Visitors view over 6 billion hours of video every month. 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute. Many YouTubers have dedicated followings and they get an income if they have enough viewers. One of these is a man who lives in a van, Foresty Forest. Foresty travels to …Continue reading →
I read Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and found it to be quite a good read, but noted some challenges too. It was his first book and the ones to follow were bestsellers and often praised. Then, I watched the movie version of the book, Red Dragon, produced by Dino de Laurentiis. The screenplay took the main tale but added …Continue reading →
I read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane and found it to be a superb story. Just recently we watched the 2010 movie, directed by Stanley Kubrik. It was a masterful movie, faithful to the book, and very satisfying. That is not to say it is an easy story to read or watch. Shutter Island stands on its own as a …Continue reading →
Many years ago I read The Stand and it became my favorite Stephen King book. A few years ago I read the novel It, which is now my favorite, but The Stand remains a memorable book, one I would read again. I watched the 1994 TV Series but was disappointed. Recently Amazon Prime has aired a new version in 2020 …Continue reading →