Yet another cool social networking site … Have you checked out My Modern Metropolis? (See link below.)  There are lots of fantastic artists there.  Ha … but, we put our stuff up anyway.  Here’s our first slide show on M3 from the travels of PingWi-Fi … Texas to Thailand … Find more photos like this […]

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The good life is filled with more and more knowledge every day … for me, especially in regards to music. No wonder I have hit it off with a new couple of music fans – John and Melanie. He teaches economics at TCU but was first identified as a potential BFF when I saw his […]

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Do you remember that software app. a few years ago that would allow the user to “deface” the homepage of Websites?  What was it called? … can’t find it on Google … The only people who could see the damage were the ones who had the software app.  So, I don’t think it actually damaged […]

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Well this is fun. Something cool came from something crappy. My motorcycle helmet was stolen from my bike — one day after I gushed over my new bike in the blog. I was livid. The nerve … and to steal it at my home away from home — Starbucks, duh. Thank goodness the guy who […]

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How often do two of your favorite worlds collide before your eyes, with a positive result? Ha! I was in a rock ‘n’ roll/basketball nirvana yesterday at The Dallas International Film Festival’s red carpet as Dallas Mavericks brain trust The Nelsons took center stage. What’s that got to do with rock ‘n’ roll? … Now, […]

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The guys who have lived through it will tell you, “War is hell.” South Korean filmmaker Kang Je-kyu brings it … brings hell to the big screen in a big way … a long way … an epic two-hour+ kinda way in The Dallas International Film Festival’s Centerpiece Screening of “My Way.” But “My Way” […]

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Word nerds, rejoice. There is a magical place where ESPN covers Scrabble tournaments … a place where pencil-neck geeks put fear in the hearts of the office stud … a place where the oppressed librarian-kinda-gal gets 15 minutes of fame. That place is in film, “QWERTY” to be exact. If you are considering Googling that, […]

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Once again I found myself with a tough decision at The Dallas International Film Festival — two interesting films beginning at the same time. The one with father/son relationship building won out … glad it did. So, up next at The PingWi-fi: “Father’s Chair,” an international festival entry in the narrative category, brought to us […]

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After a long road trip, or two … nothing better than some quality time with a good film. Conveniently, The Dallas International Film Festival is running “down the street” through April 22. So, yesterday I cruised over to Big D for some big screen. #DIFF With a few films flagged in my book, I was […]

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When I signed up to help with flooding recovery in Thailand, my thoughts immediately went to the bright lights of Bangkok — the modern, international city and the well-known seamy dark side as well — an adventure … mystique. However, as I got more details, my assignment was actually in Ayutthaya City, an hour and […]

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