Has anyone ever heard the phrase “Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight”? It is thrown around a lot where I work. I have taken the liberty of listing a few other things that are unacceptable to bring to gunfights: 1. Jello. 2. Canned Yams. 3. Sticks and/or stones (They just break bones.) 4. Words. 5. A … Continue reading
I, like many of you, have spent most of my life trying to keep up with the Jones’. I am proud to report that I have done what was previously thought impossible. I came up behind Old Man Jones and snuck right past him and his damn family. When I got a good look at the … Continue reading
“Hey Bob! Am I fired?” It was the first thing out of his mouth every morning. “No your not fired, and it’s pronounced boss.” I responded every morning, rolling my eyes in frustration. He had been my best friend for ten years and still didn’t remember my name or how to pronounce boss. We had the … Continue reading
In the continuing battle between my nemesis Troy and I, I have decided to construct a fairly good-sized moat around my property. If Troy wants to build a fence, that’s fine. But what he won’t be expecting can’t hurt him. And what I mean by “can’t” is “can”. My moat will have the biggest dragon he has … Continue reading
Over the weekend, I had a chance to see the much acclaimed rerelease of Titanic in 3D. While admittedly the film is visually spectacular, there were many confusing, unnecessary and even disturbing changes to the plot. Luckily, I was keeping a journal as I was watching the film. Here are my notes: -In the opening … Continue reading
I want to tell you about the night Tommy, Joey and I stayed at the haunted house on top of the hill. The memory of it still haunts me to this day. It all started around 5 pm on a Tuesday in the fall of ’73. Tommy and I went over to Joey’s house to pick … Continue reading
Last time on Making Short Docs, we learned that Jeff trains house cats and is looking for help making a documentary. We also learned the person he asked to help him, Tommy, makes short film documentaries using very nontraditional methods to say the least. Now I know that last time, I promised that you would … Continue reading
“Let me put it to you straight, Rick. I can’t see us promoting you in the next 3 months as we promised.” Well I have to say I took it pretty hard. Harder then you would think, seeing as my name was not Rick and I didn’t even work here. But on that guys advice, … Continue reading