Fascinating from the start, The Sweet Shade of a Chinaberry Tree, by Janice Parrish, is certainly hard to classify. A creative fiction based on the authors own experiences while growing up in Southern States in the tumultuous 1960s a time of great change for America – could also be classified as an inter-racial romance or possibly a drama… Read More

Fun for both adults and children, The Simpsons is one of those rare shows that smashed the conventional wisdom of its time and redefined its genre. By creating a truly adult cartoon, and not one watered-down for a younger audience, The Simpsons kept its finger of the pulse of American TV viewers, providing an unmatched wit with its biting satire… Read More

No-one takes anything badly it’s just a great fun event. Everyone wishes they were back in the seventies or eighties. What fun it is admiring all the 70s fancy dress people have made, hired or purchased fancy dress online and people watch, everyone seems to be smiling with total strangers meeting for the first time laughing at each … Read More

Nominated for four Emmys, including Outstanding Dramatic Series two times in its short three-year stint, Star Trek is a true legend of television history. The brainchild of former L.A. policeman Gene Roddenberry, the show premiered in Fall 1966 only to be cancelled after three seasons due to lackluster ratings. But it may well have been NBC̵… Read More

How Successful are you? It all depends on the way you look at your life, and what you consider to be truly successful. It also depends on what you use to measure these different valued achievements. Certainly we all have our own priorities, lifestyles, and goals, but there are ways to measure success in your life that are healthier than others.… Read More