Here’s the Weekend Link and Quote of the Week from World Made by Hand, a great book by James Howard Kunstler: I multitasked so hard I had panic attacks… World Made by Hand: A Novel (See all Contemporary Literature) is the best low-tech themed novel I’ve read so far. Set in the “not too distant [...]
The quote of the week is from a Clive Cussler Dirk Pitt series novel I just finished entitled Inca Gold (See all Contemporary Literature): Women have never understood the affection a man can have for a machine. One of the things I like about the Dirk Pitt series is that they feature antique automobiles, trains, [...]
Train Tuesdays Unstoppable is a new movie out about a runaway train. Despite generally favorable reviews, I think I’ll wait until Unstoppable is out on DVD to watch it. Here’s the trailer: NBC’s Saturday Night Live made a good spoof airing last weekend: Other Train Movies My friend Jon sent me this link to other [...]
I wanted to follow up on my original post covering good movies on free tv. Watching free tv with an antenna is a great alternative to paying for cable subscriptions. I recently watched some more decent movies on free, over-the-air tv. Commercials In general, I do not mind commercials shown during movies on television. Commercials [...]
My favorite (free) TV show ended this spring, but fortunately I did not start watching 24 until Season 6. This leaves a lot of old episodes I can watch. I received Seasons 1 & 2 as a Father’s Day present so that will tide me over for awhile. Also, there is a 24 movie in [...]