James R. Begley’s: STAREDOWN MMA Are you familiar with the saying “I have caught the acting bug”? You know the bug where you hardly work, get paid tons of money, and everyone kisses your butt? Yeah I think we have all caught that one! Well now it seems as though MMA stars are catching the [...]
Is the paranormal frightening or fascinating? By James R. Begley Ever since I was a little kid growing up in a small Ohio town I have been thoroughly intrigued with ghost stories. It seems like every town has their urban legends or locations that the locals consider to be haunted. I lived in [...]
Social networks and online dating. By James R. Begley It wasn’t until about three months ago that I finally followed the herd and put together a ‘Facebook’ page. ‘Facebook’ was suggested to me by my publisher as a way to increase visibility as well as reach friends that may live in other markets. I accepted [...]
Gorno could be a new term. By James R. Begley A little while back I dropped ‘Showtime’ the premium movie channel from my television package plan. The reason being as that I’m a movie guy and let’s face it ‘Showtime’ has in my opinion an incredibly lame film selection. I tried to justify the monthly [...]
Top 5 desert island movies! By James R. Begley It’s hilarious because my ‘DVR’ device from my ‘satellite TV’ provider is so full of programs and ‘movies’ that I have a really hard time following everything that’s out there, much less the shows that I actually like. With that in mind the other day I [...]
So you’re thinking about getting a paper route? By James R. Begley Just recently I had a friend of mine ask me if I could do a favor for a family member of his who owns a courier business delivering the newspaper locally where I live. I have a fairly open schedule usually so I [...]
From fumble thumbs hunt and peck, to touch screen Ninja Assassin! By James R. Begley: a study of how ‘smartphone’ games actually train your operating skills. It was only a few months back that I finally got a top quality ‘smartphone’ and let me tell you, learning how to navigate my new phone’s user interface [...]
“You mean I have to buy it again?” By James R. Begley My friend Jeff just emailed me a message telling me how upset he was that he was going to have to buy ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ trilogy yet again, so that he could have the “definitive” versions of the films. He went [...]
Try DR strings. By James R. Begley I have been playing guitar since I was age thirteen. I have an older brother that has also served his time in the trenches of the music industry as an artist and a performer. Being three years older than me allowed him earlier opportunities to start playing with [...]
Does precision in musical performance mean less emotion? By James R. Begley A few weeks ago I posted a video for a band that to me defines the word “technical” in the respects that in the context of the music that they compose leaves very little if any room for error. Soon after a friend [...]
Sweet tweets! By James R. Begley Advents in communication technology are an amazing thing when it comes to developing more efficient ways for us to obtain information. Being a journalist it is imperative for me to stay abreast of all the current events in the world of entertainment and pop culture. Just recently a former [...]
Mazda=Safe! By James R. Begley Just last August I purchased my first new car. I must first start off by saying that I am not a big “car” guy in the fact that I know that the larger vertically placed rectangular pedal on the right makes your go fast, and the horizontal pedal just left [...]
James R. Begley’s: STAREDOWN MMA There seems to be divided camps in the ‘MMA’ world concerning Steven Seagal’s recent appearances and involvement with two of the most popular fighters in the ‘UFC’. Current Middleweight champion and pound-for-pound best fighter nominee Anderson Silva, as well as his ‘Black House’ gym teammate and training partner Lyoto [...]
By James R. Begley Everybody knows how much of a ‘film’ nerd that I am! Anyone who has ever entered into a conversation with me involving ‘movies’ knows that I will go on for days about details that to the laymen may seem like insignificant, worthless knowledge, and perhaps may come off as a little [...]
By James R. Begley The other day my friend Britney and I were having a pretty awesome discussion about different styles of ‘metal’ ‘music’ when she dropped a ‘mental’ deuce on me! LOL! She asked me whether or not there was a connection between all types of ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ ‘abuse’, and the ‘aggressive’ and [...]
