tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.comments2024-03-17T15:10:26.072-07:00Tony LaplumeTony Laplumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1435125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-27909721117332712422024-02-08T07:56:31.925-08:002024-02-08T07:56:31.925-08:00Thee greatest thing is the family time!Thee greatest thing is the family time!Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-32185001171791960882024-01-02T10:05:15.868-08:002024-01-02T10:05:15.868-08:00Sounds exciting and interesting!Sounds exciting and interesting!Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-72013263472754432492023-11-19T20:04:23.712-08:002023-11-19T20:04:23.712-08:00I always think it's better to know one way or ...I always think it's better to know one way or another than to have to hang in the air.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-27649778748467563532023-10-28T16:05:23.167-07:002023-10-28T16:05:23.167-07:00That's interesting. I think it's true, bu...That's interesting. I think it's true, but I never really thought about it like that.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-12231473856115319732023-07-01T20:09:24.688-07:002023-07-01T20:09:24.688-07:00I took the last week off from writing just because...I took the last week off from writing just because I didn't feel like it, so whatever. People who decree you have to write every day or have to write 1000 words or whatever are just full of it. That might be necessary for beginners but people who have been doing it for a while don't really need that. If anything, they need time off every so often. It's like why a baseball pitcher doesn't pitch every day: they get worn out after a while.<br /><br />I read your reviews of The Flash, Asteroid City, and Marlowe though I haven't seen any of them. I'd definitely watch the first two at some point. Not sure about the third. I'd rather see Neeson play Matthew Scudder again; the last few books of that series would be perfect for him at this point in his career as is it's about the character's old age.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-53786103925565727702023-05-28T19:00:05.212-07:002023-05-28T19:00:05.212-07:00It always makes me smile to hear about the Burrito...It always makes me smile to hear about the Burrito. I'm very happy you got to see her and that it went so well. And two more, to boot. Your writing is at a different level than mine and so I don't know that I could offer you any advice you haven't heard or don't know but to quote Fibber McGee you have to follow the moose.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-21652133902382805252023-04-22T20:49:47.289-07:002023-04-22T20:49:47.289-07:00Good luck.Good luck.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-87118103796165474602023-03-25T18:07:00.285-07:002023-03-25T18:07:00.285-07:00I think you're right. There will be lingering...I think you're right. There will be lingering effects for a long time to come.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-11246713866560868822023-03-20T06:18:23.231-07:002023-03-20T06:18:23.231-07:00Congrats on finishing it. I don't think 42,00...Congrats on finishing it. I don't think 42,000 words is a good length if you want to traditionally publish it. It's too long for a short story and too short for a novel. Not a huge market for novellas unless you're a big name.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-33063071306054051862023-02-04T13:30:42.544-08:002023-02-04T13:30:42.544-08:00Good luck in your latest project.
In reference to...Good luck in your latest project.<br /><br />In reference to your movie blog entry, I've like Wes Anderson for a while. I'm not sure which one I saw first, whether it was Steve Zissou or Royal Tannenbaums or Rushmore but I think it was something in that era. Grand Budapest is my favorite but there really aren't any bad ones.<br /><br />Your Star Trek entry was interesting. Generally I think Bashir, Dal, and Number One are allowed to stay in (or in Dal's case around) Starfleet because of what you might call the useful freak corollary. Like in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (song and various film/TV adaptations) or the X-Men where if the freak does good then it's OK for them to be different and they're accepted, though in the X-Men never fully accepted. If they do bad things then they're labeled a freak and killed or put away somewhere. With "augments" in Star Trek they're not freaks by mutation or a birth defect but by experimentation. The attitude still winds up being the same. Khan did bad things so he's sent away. Bashir did good things so he's not sent away. <br /><br />A while back on a History Channel special called "Comic Book Heroes Unmasked" I think it was actually Picard showrunner Michael Chabon who points out the irony that Captain America is essentially created through the kind of mad science we called the Nazis monsters for. Steve Rogers is essentially the Nazi ideal and yet because he fights for the American side, we have no problem seeing him as a good guy.<br /><br />As far as genetic manipulation goes, I think it's good in some cases. A lot of birth defects and conditions could be eliminated. Which it's easy for people to say you shouldn't try to eliminate those, if you're a person who has such a condition, like me for instance, your perspective might be a little different. I've lived mostly a "Normal" life but it could have been better if they could have fixed it before I was born. So I'm all for using genetic manipulation and such to do that. But of course there are always going to be those who take it too far, so there would need to be limits put on it.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-10707022334277217782023-01-07T19:29:38.088-08:002023-01-07T19:29:38.088-08:00This was a great recap.This was a great recap.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-45255715253761196902023-01-07T11:50:48.552-08:002023-01-07T11:50:48.552-08:00That Supergirl comic is one of those rare ones I l...That Supergirl comic is one of those rare ones I liked as much--maybe even more--than you did. Good luck with your writing projects.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-5034421111934867762022-12-03T13:38:06.489-08:002022-12-03T13:38:06.489-08:00Also, in case you're following replies, I'...Also, in case you're following replies, I'll add a comment here, too. You're a good friend.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-8019651058057636222022-12-03T13:36:47.610-08:002022-12-03T13:36:47.610-08:00Herb, I really appreciate your reading it on Vella...Herb, I really appreciate your reading it on Vella.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-35729206780900977772022-11-28T12:49:10.940-08:002022-11-28T12:49:10.940-08:00Reading it on Vella, currently. Enjoying it so fa...Reading it on Vella, currently. Enjoying it so far.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-41008932286789528572022-11-27T18:09:20.093-08:002022-11-27T18:09:20.093-08:00BTW, it might be hard for me to compare my 2016 mo...BTW, it might be hard for me to compare my 2016 movie reviews to yours since there are quite a few I hadn't watched.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-16800977456825413662022-11-27T18:03:32.453-08:002022-11-27T18:03:32.453-08:00I didn't think Vella stories were supposed to ...I didn't think Vella stories were supposed to be anywhere else but I suppose they might not really pay much attention to paperbacks.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-2056972149854169302022-11-11T16:55:59.757-08:002022-11-11T16:55:59.757-08:00I've read the whole body of Sherlock Holmes st...I've read the whole body of Sherlock Holmes stories a couple of times and really enjoyed them along with The Lost World, also by Doyle.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-11466547894097128812022-11-11T16:04:12.703-08:002022-11-11T16:04:12.703-08:00On the Rifftrax app (and Pluto TV, Xumo, and Tubi ...On the Rifftrax app (and Pluto TV, Xumo, and Tubi apps) I've watched a couple of 40s movies with Basil Rathbone as Holmes. There were a bunch of them but I think they've only done 4. I think it was Crackle that had them without riffing. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-81892239362863723722022-10-08T16:25:21.695-07:002022-10-08T16:25:21.695-07:00Congratulations! It always feels good to complete...Congratulations! It always feels good to complete a project.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-72319772392375528022022-10-08T14:37:37.710-07:002022-10-08T14:37:37.710-07:00Since you can unlock Vella episodes free through W...Since you can unlock Vella episodes free through Wednesday I went and unlocked the episodes of your stories. I don't know if they'll stay unlocked after the sale. That would be nice as it'd give me more time to read the stuff. Anyway, hopefully it counts as "reads" and you get a nice bonus. That seems the only way most people (including me) have gotten anything from Vella. I took all mine off there; it's too bad they didn't warn me about this a few months ago.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-48138300844701615492022-07-10T10:58:36.849-07:002022-07-10T10:58:36.849-07:00I have their first couple albums but didn't ge...I have their first couple albums but didn't get around to buying that one.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-42238249878248347352022-06-14T16:52:30.164-07:002022-06-14T16:52:30.164-07:00That's an interesting point. It will be inter...That's an interesting point. It will be interesting reading stories in the future by authors who lived through this era and those who didn't.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-85767307665149084352022-06-14T16:48:16.296-07:002022-06-14T16:48:16.296-07:00Yes, I really liked it and recommend it. You don&...Yes, I really liked it and recommend it. You don't have to know Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea but it helped me.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5051839363797869923.post-7411708318981533522022-04-14T15:47:15.724-07:002022-04-14T15:47:15.724-07:00It made me smile when I read that you would get to...It made me smile when I read that you would get to see the Burrito! How exciting. I'll be glad when the politics of it settles down, too.Herbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06717596942855371665noreply@blogger.com