by Ira | Mar 10, 2018 | Film, Reviews
The beloved book gets the feature treatment from Ava DuVernay, which is notable for me personally because it’s the second movie of hers that I’ve seen thus far in 2018. Reason for optimism, right? Sure. Except that this movie misses the mark in virtually...
by Ira | Mar 9, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
Well, the winning streak is over. The Dubs lost tonight. They could not overcome the plethora of injuries, and the reserves just couldn’t get it done. The trio of KD, Klay and Dray are just not strong enough. At least not against the Blazers…who are a good...
by Ira | Mar 8, 2018 | Film, Reviews
Well, folks, they did it: they made another Pirates movie 😛 It’s exactly what you’d expect from a fifth movie in a franchise that hasn’t seen a new movie in SEVEN YEARS. But, still…it was about *pirates*, and who doesn’t love pirates?!...
by Ira | Mar 8, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
So, the Warriors lost Steph Curry tonight like three minutes into their game with the Spurs…and they baaaarely managed to pull out a win. Praise be. It was a bit ugly, to be honest, though not in the usual way a Warriors game is “ugly,” ie-...
by Ira | Mar 7, 2018 | Challenge, Journal
One of my big writing “breakthroughs” six weeks ago or so was remembering “the flow.” The best way I can describe my writing, when it’s good is that it’s like stepping into a river and just floating. It already has its own current...
