Monthly Archives: August 2020

Hide Your Beer – Notzilla’s Here!

Posted on August 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal My multi-award-winning affectionate send-up of old monster movies Notzilla has finally arrived! Here’s the story in a nutshell, or, well, a beer can:  Yomama Bay, 1962. While the Japanese armed forces destroy yet another giant kaiju, a … Continue reading →

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I Got (Algo)Rithm

Posted on August 17, 2020 by mitchteemley

To be sung to the tune of George and Ira Gershwin’s “I Got Rhythm”: I got algo, I got rithm, I got pop-ups Who could ask for anything more? I’m a target of “smart marketing” That’s forever Who could ask … Continue reading →

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You Are Never Alone

Posted on August 16, 2020 by mitchteemley

“Remember, I am with you always — until the very end of time.” ~Matthew 28:20

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The Story Behind Healing River

Posted on August 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

Faith-Based Movie “Healing River” is the Highest Rated Faith-Based Independent Film on Amazon Prime Video This story about our movie Healing River appeared recently on Jubileecast, one of the internet’s most influential faith-based media sites! By Hallels News Jul 31, 2020 01:25 … Continue reading →

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Getting To See the End

Posted on August 12, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Ms. K of the blog site The Chronicles of Ms. K. I don’t know her full name, but I do know that K is a wonderfully dedicated English teacher in a public middle school. … Continue reading →

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Redeeming Our World

Posted on August 8, 2020 by mitchteemley

“Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to cultivate and watch over it.” ~Genesis 2:15 As we return, post-lockdown, to the world around us, so does the pollution we create. If it … Continue reading →

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Thank You!

Posted on August 6, 2020 by mitchteemley

Dear followers friends: You have made Healing River a hit! Amazon updates show that viewings of Healing River tripled last month and are continuing to go up! It’s now being watched every day by thousands who neither follow this blog … Continue reading →

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This is What Real Life Looks Like

Posted on August 5, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Ontario, Canada-based Dave Peever of Live4Him. I’ve followed Dave during most of my journey through the blogosphere, and have come to consider him a friend. I’ve also come to admire him. He’s a smart, … Continue reading →

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Back to School – Ready or Not

Posted on August 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

Some schools resume as early as next week in the U.S. Others will open in the coming weeks, some later still. Some, in theses uncertain times, have postponed starting, or decided to launch their fall terms online. The only thing … Continue reading →

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My Rock

Posted on August 2, 2020 by mitchteemley

“When you’re drowning and someone reaches down from a rock and says, ‘Grab my hand!” you do it! That’s when it’s all right to use someone, Alec. Because that’s how they got there That’s how I did. That’s how my … Continue reading →

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