NEW MEXICAN-SHOT FILM - "SHOT CALLER" - OPENS FRIDAY, AUG. 18th - IN ALBUQUERQUE An ordinary life, albeit one of a wealthy stockbroker, a “money man,” comes to a screeching halt when Jacob

In Arkansas, there have been 4 executions in 8 days because the Governor didn't want to lose the opportunity to use drugs for lethal injections that were to expire on April 30, 2 days from now. The individual

If you watch this film, you may think more deeply. Here are my thoughts: Frantz subtly reminds of the consequences of war, both redeeming and brutal Frantz (2016, Germany and France) is a pensive reflection

MacLaine’s “Last Word” as a curmudgeon offers some unexpected moments Harriet (Shirley MacLaine) is not a happy soul. She lives alone in a house that exudes wealth and boredom. She is snobby to her staff,

The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist

Trying to give someone kudos today and I got logged out and although I know I saved my password somewhere, I can't find it on my computer. Oh well. This post, day 29 of day 30 of the challenge30 and I

Sometimes the muse isn’t there. I am half-way through day 28 of this steemit writing challenge and I feel empty - nothing to say. No thoughts. Just activities since it’s Saturday and there is always so

Deer are naturally wary of people. No wonder. They are subject to hunting seasons, frightened and hit by vehicles, and are under constant threat of habitat loss as humans continue to expand their roads,

Now and then I like to bend the rules of traditional photography and create an over-the-top amalgam of shape and color. Increase saturation, add a filter and bam! Neon green appeals to me sometimes. These

Yes. Gone for over a year now. And how quickly this year has passed. And how much the world has changed. Brexit. Russia’s increasing bluster. Trump. I heard this morning on the news that sales of

There is such loyalty of dogs to the people who own them. I don’t have pets due to allergies, but if I did, it would be a dog rather than a cat/bird/fish/whatever. And, it would be a medium size dog, not

What does graffiti express? Rage is one emotion. “I am here,” another. Art, an obvious one. I think we all have voices and sometimes the only way to express our voice is through the visual arts. It is

It’s really pitiful when most people in times of pain or wistful situations resort to drugs and abuse alcohol all in a bid to get over their sorrows, this act to most is by “default” all in the quest to

When a group of strangers join in a common cause, it is joyful. Yesterday, around the world, three million women, men and children stood in plazas, marched down streets, gathered in parks and joined in

So I see from Facebook that my Trump supporter friends and acquaintances were happy with the inauguration and those not supporters pretty much stayed away from the media. Of the later group a number are

I like to dream about the future. Especially when I have the chance to participate to the discussions that will drive this future. Particle physicists are currently preparing the future of their research

Who recognizes this from Breaking Bad? So Jesse, tired of being under Walt’s shadow, decides to start his own thing but after refueling has no way to pay for the gas. Hence, a chain of events begins that

It's time for the community to pick the Slam Challenge 11 Winners! Steemians, we need YOU! The 11th Slam challenged authors to make a poem based on the theme of "Message in a Bottle". The competition

More than half of the voters did not vote for the President-Elect. And many of us in that voter majority are now afraid. Someone who is offensive (putting it mildly) toward women, mocks people with

So when I hit the road yesterday I did NOT see these mountains. This image is from a few years ago when we moved from Oregon to New Mexico. Instead, traveling along route 40 I did see the Twin Arrows Trading