Television commercials are already featuring Santa Claus, saying “this holiday season” and having jingle music in the background. A small shopping center in my neighborhood is having a Christmas themed event today. A radio station in my market started playing wall-to-wall Christmas music over a week ago. Yet all of this is out of season….
Taking sides on politics is generally not a good idea for a business. When a business comes out with a statement regarding civil rights, freedom, foreign policy, etc., it offends roughly half of its customer base. On the other hand, businesses in the entertainment and media sector of the economy have reason to be…
All day when I have been filling in today’s date on Microsoft Excel with “9/11”, I have been reminded of that number-slash combo’s place in our consciousness. I have an uncanny ability to remember distant events from many times in my life. But even those of us who do not have that gift are able…
It would be a cliché’ to say that it is every author’s dream to see their story on the big screen. I will just say that getting a book adapted into a movie is a big positive step in a book author’s career. Not all books are stories that should be made into movies. However,…
I hope you are having a great holiday season. Confused? Maybe it is because you have forgotten that Independence Day (aka, the Fourth of July) is also a holiday. I can even say “Happy Holidays” in the plural sense because Flag Day and Juneteenth both occurred less than three weeks ago. Some of us have…
Both the Bible and a song by the 1960’s rock band the Byrds say that for everything there is a season. If you are reading this, there is a good chance you have had a season of darkness earlier in your life or you may be going through it right now. I can actually tell…
Posted 5/29/2023 Memorial Day, the holiday that occurs today is actually to honor those who have died in service to our country, particularly those who died in combat. However, it is best known as the unofficial official beginning of summer. Graduations, including that of my niece from high school, are now behind us and children…
Posted 5/20/2023 Christians and non-Christians generally agree that Jesus Christ has had a huge impact on world history, culture, and literature ever since Jesus waled the Earth. A Christology is a story which mirrors the life and saving role of Jesus Christ. Usually such a story will have Jesus like character who goes through at…
Posted 5/14/2023 Historical fiction is a fascinating genre of books and movies. It has many sub-genres based on historic periods and events. There is World War II fiction, 9/11 fiction, Colonial America fiction, and much more. In the sub-genre of Titanic fiction, there have been several books and movies about the sinking of the Titanic,…
Posted 5/6/2023 Imagine that you are trying to meet your favorite journalist. This is a journalist whose news articles usually have the relevant facts and whose opinion columns reflects the writer’s keen insight on issues. You visit the offices of the publication where this reporter works, knock on the door that bears that journalist’s name,…