Amidst a moment of fleeting exhilaration, Reminiscences of blurred memories, Captured in motionless clarity, Connected from instant to instant, Swiftly, as life’s current moves, Recording its history A reflection of what was, a glimmer of what is Images, now displaced As children, long ago, found again, Enraptured within a vulnerable moment Unattended emotions, innocent glances, [...]

With the advent of Michael Moore’s “Sicko“, the accessibility of Health Care in the United states (and lack of it) has been brought back into focus. His advocacy for National Health Insurance is not a solution. It is his position, which he explains using the movie. In my post (Feb 12, 2007) on this subject, [...]

Dreams have long been held as the source of great mystery. We sleep one third of our lives (using 8 hours as the basis of measurement). Dreams have been used in the interpretation of psychological problems and held to be indicators of culturally significant patterns such as aggression where the US ranks the highest amongst [...]

In an old tenement basement on the Upper East Side on 64th street, between Second and Third Avenue, is the home of truly the best hamburger New York City has to offer: Jackson Hole, aptly named for its “old west” ambiance. As you walk down a short flight of stairs, you get swallowed into an [...]

On my list of Top 10 Science-Fiction/Fantasy films, I failed to include one film that SHOULD have been on the list: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). Novel and screenplay by Richard Matheson, directed by Jack Arnold and starring Grant Williams as Scott Carey, the incredible shrinking man. Filmed in black and white and running 80 [...]