Sometimes someone says it just right
In a couple of recent posts, I made some lengthy statements about marketing and media. I just heard Bill Maher say something that succinctly captures my viewpoint:"Television is not a medium of entertainment [anymore]. It's a medium of advertising that occasionally entertains."I don't agree with everything Bill Maher says, especially about religion, but I whole-heartedly concur with…
Kal-El and me
… or "The rise and fall of comic books in my life."
I became a comic-book fan when I was about seven years old. My weekly allowance was a quarter; for that amount of money I could buy two (yes, two!) comics and still have a penny change.
On science fiction and sci-fi
I must be one of the few Wiccans who’s blogging on this day, yet is not discussing Samhain. I’ve read some other Samhain-related blog posts, and found that those commentators spoke far more eloquently on the subject that I could. I have a spare hour, so instead I’m writing on another topic that interests me.
I grew up on science fiction. The first science-fiction book I ever read was The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron; it was given to me by my third-grade teacher. I’ve been a reader of science fiction ever since.
I reached adolescence on fantasy. I don’t recall the first "fantasy" novel I read per se, but I remember the first fantasy work of any significance to me: The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. I don’t remember who first recommended the work to me, but I remember reading it when I was 14. I’ve been a reader of fantasy ever since.
“Somewhere in Time”
I just saw the movie "Somewhere in Time" (with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour). I rented it because I'd heard that men cry at the ending. I was curious to see if that was true. Yep, it is. *Sniff*