Name: Damien Riley
Dateline: High Desert, California
Weblog: www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com [RSS]
Articles: 10
First Published: Friday, July 27, 2007
Last Published: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
I am Damien Riley, author/teacher in Southern California. I keep an online diary as well as a blog on psychology and inspiration. Much of my writing is inspired by my career as an educator.Currently listing articles 10-1:
-
A Teaching Career: Safe in this Economy?— If you follow your passion in any career, I have confidence your working life will weather the economic storm.
-
The Happening: M. Night Shyamalan's Latest Lacks Secret Sauce— Shyamalan's movies, while great, can be demystified through three ingredients. And those have faded with his last two films.
-
The Upside of Recession: Consciousness— Tough times in the USA may be a catalyst for a change for the better...
-
Movie Review: Vantage Point Is An Original, Exciting Film— Action/suspense film that lacks plausibility but makes up for it in entertainment value.
-
Movie Review: Be Kind, Rewind to Nacho Libre— If all Jack Black's movies were on VHS, I'd want to rewind his latest, Be Kind, Rewind to the Nacho Libre mark.
-
Why We Love Dexter— Dexter comes to network television and I like it (and him).
-
Getting Evaluated at Work: A Mixed Bag— A humble, sober attitude toward a bad evaluation will improve you more than a favorable evaluation ever could in these times of competition.
-
TV Writers' Strike: Dave Letterman's Bargain— The writing strike has gone on too long, but I don't fault the writers. Neither does Dave Letterman, now settled.
-
Music Review: R.E.M. - Live— R.E.M.'s art music and rock shows set the pace for a new world of music.
-
Stuck in the Middle With You: Class Aspirations in America— Three classes of society seem to keep many "stuck in the middle" like the famous Stealer's Wheel song goes.
All BC Articles