Author Archives: mitchteemley

About mitchteemley

Writer, Filmmaker, Humorist, Thinker-about-stuffer

Boom!

Posted on November 18, 2019

It was autumn, 1962, and (unlike this year) the thermometer was climbing. So was the economy. Dad’s income was booming. To celebrate we’d decided to shoehorn a swimming pool into our miniature suburban Southern California back yard. Visions of bikinied … Continue reading →

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Signed by God

Posted on November 17, 2019

“And what we will be has not yet been revealed, but we know that when Christ appears we will be like him.” ~1 John 3:2 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do the good works he … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on November 16, 2019

Two more questions may answer the question: What would I die for? What do I live for?        “What am I living for? and What am I dying for? are the same question.”      ~Margaret Atwood “It … Continue reading →

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Astonishing Sculptures

Posted on November 15, 2019

This collection of sculptures (I got carried away, I confess!) surprises us: with scale (immense, tiny), with unexpected locations, with uncanny realism, with skewed perceptions…or with sheer unclassifiability! (Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slideshow)

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Rebel Without Applause

Posted on November 14, 2019

The first film I starred in, apart from home movies, was a cheesy low-budget Rebel Without a Cause knockoff called Eden Cried. And by starred in I mean, of course, that I was an extra. I’d just gotten out of … Continue reading →

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How To Drive a Writer Crazy

Posted on November 13, 2019

Originally posted on Seeking Divine Perspective:
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also                                     to the interests…

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Why Is “Smart” Marketing So Dumb?

Posted on November 12, 2019

  I’m not impressed with “smart” marketing. I’ve received smart (targeted) ads for: Lacrosse equipment (a sport I have no interest in)—because I bought Lacrosse gear for a nephew who was into it for three months when he was 14 … Continue reading →

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