James Pyles's Blog, page 25
November 15, 2023
Water Me
If you like my work, buy me a virtual cup of coffee at Ko-Fi. Ken wasn’t getting any younger or thinner, so every morning took himself out for a walk. Fall had arrived, and he enjoyed strolling in brisk weather. Then it turned weird. “Hey, Buddy. Stop a second.” He was walking past the tennis […]
November 11, 2023
Review of Original Quantum Leap S5E5 “Killin’ Time”
Based on what I said in my review of the original Quantum Leap show Blind Faith, I decided to continue to sample other episodes. I just finished watching S5E5 Killin’ Time. The title is appropriate because Sam (Scott Bakula) leaps into an escaped murderer named Leon Stiles (Cameron Dye) in 1958 Oklahoma. Stiles has taken […]
November 10, 2023
Kenneth Darlington, Race Riots, and the Justification for Violence
By now, you’ve probably heard the news from Panama of the 77-year-old man who shot and killed two environmental activists apparently in cold blood. For perspective, I’m providing two other news sources, The Independent and People Magazine. I’m sure you can “Google” more. The short synopsis from People says: Kenneth Darlington, 77, is accused of […]
November 9, 2023
Review of Quantum Leap S2E5: “One Night in Koreatown”
My review of the modern incarnation of Quantum Leap S2E5 episode One Night in Koreatown. I don’t think I can keep this one short because there’s too much packed in the episode, plus it connects to me personally. I didn’t think it would except for the fact that I lived in Orange County, CA (right […]
November 8, 2023
Review of Original Quantum Leap S2E5: “Blind Faith”
I was inspired by part one of this Youtube review of original Quantum Leap’s pilot Genesis hosted by Price of Reason to revisit the show. As some of you know, I have been working my way through the “update” or “remake” or “continuation” or whatever you want to call it of Quantum Leap starring Raymond […]
We Won!
“The light! We won! The Violet Party won!” The ballots had been counted throughout the night while the faithful of both parties waited patiently. Then in the pre-dawn chill, the verdict was pronounced. The Violet Party, fighting for Democracy, safety, knowledge, and love had won. The filthy “yellows” crawled off tails-between-legs. The righteous “violets” cheered […]
November 4, 2023
“Pocket SciFi: Drabble Contest One” is Now Available!
“Pocket SciFi: Drabble Contest One” is now available from Amazon both in Kindle and paperback formats. This is a unique publication from Starry Eyed Press in that it came to life as a drabble contest. A drabble is a complete story that is told in exactly 100 words. You might think that writing such a […]
November 3, 2023
Review of Quantum Leap S2E4 “The Lonely Hearts Club”
Every day when you wake up, there is an adventure to be had. Some are fun, some are scary, some are flat-out stupid. No matter how you slice it, life is meant to be lived. -Neal Russell (Tim Matheson) That was one of the better things that came out of Quantum Leap Season 2, episode […]
November 1, 2023
Among the Living
Halloween, the Day of the Dead all blurred together for Eddie. It stretched from last Tuesday to early Monday morning. The deal he made was better than he expected. Sure, he died. Cancer was a relentless enemy and the reaper was always at his shoulder. But every year for a week he returned to life, […]
October 29, 2023
Review of “John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum” (2019)
As I mentioned in yesterday’s review of John Wick: Chapter 2, today I’m reviewing John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (2019). It picks right up where Chapter 2 left off with John and his no name dog on the run. At first, as the one hour grace period granted him by Winston (Ian McShane) is being […]
