I Laughed Reading Stephen King’s Take On Harry Potter & Twilight

“Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend.” -Stephen King I have not read Twilight. Somehow I haven’t found the idea of them to be very appealing. Though I have read all of …

Experimenting With That Recipe Until It’s Just Right Makes Me Smile

For me it’s been home-made pot stickers. The first time I cooked them I discovered they are pretty easy to make. The second time I tried cooking them I found out that they are hard to ruin. Even if you cook them wrong they’re still edible. So, I’ve been experimenting a bit with ingredients to …

A Hot Shower After An 8 Hour Day in Special Effect Makeup Makes Me Smile

Special effect make-up looks great. Is fun to wear while performing because of the truth it can add to a scene (nothing like a swollen-shut eye to help me get in character). But the squeaky clean feeling after scrubbing off the layers of fake blood, dirt, and latex is amazing! Just toss in a pineapple …

Rusty Railroad Spike Hunting Makes Me Smile

A reader sent in this spiked photo. He said he recalled something I had said about liking them. Which I do mention in my biography that one of my fun past-times, when not working on a film set, was exploring the railway station down the hill  with my little brother. We’d find the old railway spikes in …

Short-Sleeve-Shirt Weather In October Makes Me Smile

Along with the amazing colors of Autumn, I am loving this 80 degree October weather.  It’s perfect. No bugs, or mosquitoes. A nice warm breeze. Perfect to practice some dancing moves outdoors.  It’s amazing to me that we are a week into the month and it’s so hot outside ya can take off your shirt. …

20 Reasons to Show Special Politeness to Other People

List by Lynn Truss they are older they know more than you do they know less than you do they got here first they have educational qualifications in the subject under discussion you are in their house they once helped you financially they have been good to you all your life they are less fortunate …