Well, in an effort to make a distinction between my “public” and “private” personae, I’ve opened up a facebook pages profile . . . Brian David Phillips . . . this is not the same as my private profile where I have to approve friend requests. This public page does not require that I approve…

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So, my Literature and Film students at the university are now beginning their leg of the original film adaptation of a folk tale, legend, myth, or short short fantasy story.  In order to help them, here are some example videos from students past: WILDEST DREAMS TRAILER ONE WILDEST DREAMS TRAILER TWO WILDEST DREAMS BTS THE…

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family back in the US and elsewhere. Heck, Happy Thanksgiving to anyone and everyone else too! We didn’t celebrate today (the joys of living in a foreign land – albeit, it does have perks). However, we will be celebrating our Thanksgiving by seeing Beowulf in 3D at the…

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Computers are in the shop at the moment as both of my macines are on the fritz . . . again.  If I have not replied to email issues, sorry.  Hold your breath and count to a thousand and I may eventually get back online.

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Tecnically, in American law, it is neither sedition nor treason to voice one’s opinion that you disagree with a president or that you did not vote for that president . . . evidently it is in bridge . . . poor taste or not is a different question . . . certainly, the contoversy is…

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Snarfed from David, who snarfed it from sleightgirl.

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A group of twelve-year olds form a hard rockin’ band. Since my daughter is forming a band, I guess I’ll have to show her this one.

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We moved, finally . . . unfortunately, no internet yet . . . and . . . we’ll be unpacking stuff for months . . . a lot of the “important” stuff got moved into boxes that are now lost in the piles so if I haven’t replied to your email, be patient. I am…

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I agree with Woody Allen and so think Aubrey de Grey is worth checking out . . . The Invincible Man . . . Robert Anton Wilson’s life corpus has some resonance here, although Wilson did not live to reap the benefits.

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