what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “For many years, everything I touched would fade away. And you are so full of life. That scares me.” The Light Between Oceans, released in 2016 Tom, having fought in World War I, decides to becomes a lighthouse keeper — at least temporarily, filling in for someone who had a nervous breakdown. When he […]
{4.5/5} “We’re the most cooperative species on the planet — is there anything you own that you built entirely with your own hands, from materials you extracted from nature all by yourself? And without that network of cooperation we’re as vulnerable as three-legged antelopes in lion territory.” The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson, published in […]
Donald Trump convinced his followers that he was a great negotiator. Lawrence O’Donnell explains that in his first negotiation as president Trump failed miserably: President Donald Trump’s First Negotiation Was A Humiliation | The Last Word | MSNBC Holdout supporters of Trump must finally be at least wavering. If they voted for him because they […]
{4/5} “There’s a great deal of situational ebb and flow in my line of work.” Inferno, released in 2016 Robert Langdon wakes up in Florence. He has a head wound and doesn’t remember anything from the past couple of days. When someone comes to the hospital to kill him, he and his doctor, Sienna Brooks, […]
There’s lots of good things happening in the world all the time. One place to find out about them is the Good News Network. It’s got news from around the world, great innovations from science, and uplifting stories to inspire you and make you laugh. You can find “Reykjavik Turns Off Street Lights to Give […]
I have some hope that Donald Trump might not be president for all of the next 4 years. There are at least 3 ways he might be removed before then. 1) He could be impeached. Even Republicans, loathsome as they are, are not going to just let Trump do whatever he wants. You can bet that the word […]
{4.5/5} “For the first time in ages I have purpose. Or at least I have a distraction.” The Girl on the Train, released in 2016 Rachel travels into the city by train every day, and every day she looks at a house where there’s a happy couple. Then one day she sees something shocking — […]
{4.5/5} “People shouldn’t be forgotten. They matter.” — Lilly Cold Case season 1, aired in 2003-04 Detective Lilly Rush is a member of the Philadelphia Homicide Squad. She gets pulled onto a cold case and soon afterwards it becomes her thing. Whenever new evidence is found, no matter how old the case is, she and […]
I attended the KW Symphony’s concert “Live By Request.” It was billed as an opportunity for the audience to decide what the symphony plays. I was intrigued enough by this idea to attend. At each stage you got to choose between 3 selections on your cell phone. Sometimes the votes were very close and sometimes […]
This list continues from part 3. Ali Adler Ader co-created Supergirl, a show I like a lot. She was a writer on Glee and co-created The New Normal. Adler wrote and produced episodes of various shows like Chuck and No Ordinary Family. Great TV show Supergirl Greg Berlanti Berlanti co-created Supergirl. He’s the big cheese […]