Today was one of the few days I had definitive plans for the day. I had a general outline of the whole trip, but a lot of that involved seeing how far […]
2021 Road Trip Day Two: Utica, NY to Macedonia, OH
Patti Aliventi
Once upon a time there was this website called Epinions. I wrote thousands of reviews there. I love books, movies, and television; mostly science fiction. I'm a gun-totin', meat-eatin' liberal with libertarian leanings who will voice my opinion.
Book Review: The Talbot Odyssey by Nelson DeMille – A Thrilling Cold War Mystery
Sometimes you know what inspired a story. Having lived for 39 years on Long Island, I remember the days of hearing about the Soviet compound in Glen Cove, NY. For a long […]
2021 Road Trip: Day One – New Hampshire to Utica, NY
I’ve been geocaching for almost 11 years now, ad the oldest geocache in the world is located in Colby, Kansas. There aren’t many geocaches left from those early years of the hobby. […]
Musings for May 6, 2021: Where I’ve Been
I haven’t been around much for about two weeks now. For the bulk of it, I took a 10-day road trip across the country to the oldest geocache in the world. Along […]
Book Review – Invasion: China by Vaughn Heppner
Set in the not-too-distant future, Invasion: China wraps up this five-book series by Vaughn Heppner. The Earth has experienced a cooling off of its climate, rendering many growing areas for food inhospitable. […]
Movie Review: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House – I Really Don’t Want to Relate to This!
Written by Eric Hodgins, Norman Panama, and Melvin FrankDirected by H.C. Potter At the suggestion of a fellow writer, I rented this movie to see how it compared to what I was […]
Star Trek: The Original Series – Let That Be Your Last Battlefield – All Lives Do Matter
Written by Oliver Crawford, Lee Cronin, Arthur H. Singer, and Gene RoddenberryDirected by Jud Taylor Star Trek got away with many cultural commentaries over its short run, due to the fact that […]
Book Review: Crimes Against Nature by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Can Our Planet Still Be Saved?
In the flurry of books released before the 2004 Presidential election, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Crimes Against Nature got lost in the shuffle. And that’s a shame. Instead of the usual unsubstantiated […]
Agent Carter: Now Is Not the End – Life Goes On
Written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Stan Lee, and Jack KirbyDirected by Louis D’Esposito My adventures in watching the Marvel Universe in chronological order now lead me to the series Agent Carter. […]
Movie Review: Anywhere But Here – Another in the Long Line of Films About Mothers and Daughters
Written by Mona Simpson and Alvin SargentDirected by Wayne Wang Being the mother of a teenager is never easy. As is often the case, mothers and teenage girls tend to clash often […]
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