Monthly Archives: November 2011

Thanksgiving thoughts: When in Rome, do not look for cranberry sauce

Posted on November 24, 2011 by springbyker

After recently reading and listening to stories of USians celebrating Thanksgivings abroad – tales of roasted turkeys carried from one tiny Paris apartment to another via subway, and expats trying to find cranberry anything in Buenos Aires, I find myself … Continue reading →

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Film comment: ¿Buen camino? No Way!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by springbyker

A capsule review.  I don’t think this contains spoiler alerts, as there’s nothing more to spoil. The latest Sheen/Estevez family project, The Way, is gorgeously filmed, but I’ve seen deeper ABC Afterschool Specials.  The tale of an older man who … Continue reading →

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On not writing

Posted on November 20, 2011 by springbyker

“What I’ve been doing instead of blogging” – doesn’t every blogger write one of these eventually?  It seems inevitable – life often becomes more urgent than writing and sharing our work, unless one’s blog is one’s life.  Long before blogs … Continue reading →

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