Tag Archives: real life

Dark night

The Paranormal Activity horror film trilogy used video of audiences watching the movies in their trailers.

They look terrified.  They jumped and screamed and often laughed at their own reactions.

I remember thinking that a movie theatre itself would be a great setting for a horror film.  All those people, together in a dark room, with only a couple of visible exits if something went wrong.

I wondered at the time why no one had written that movie.  As usual, real life produced something even more horrific.

RIP Aurora.

I, Expressive

During a business trip to Orlando this weekend, I completed a social styles assessment tool with my colleagues in a group training exercise.

Work should always be this fun.

The test confirmed a few things about myself — and my friends — that I already knew — and some ideas of how to handle the surprises we did not.

But the best part was seeing all our social styles rear their heads moments later in real life…

When we got caught in the rain.

Picture seven people — in House of Blues plastic ponchos — walking 20 minutes in heavy, pouring rain through the streets of Disney World back toward our hotel.

Yep.  We were stylin’ alright.

For your consideration

I watched the season finale of “Men of a Certain Age” last night on TNT.

I hope you did, too. Because, simply stated, it’s the best thing on television.

Prepare yourself if you do watch.  There are no police officers, forensic units or personality plus crime-solving sidekicks.  No one is a vampire, zombie or even remotely undead.  There is no competition for cash or prizes, no celebrity judge at the ready with praise or pith.

There isn’t even a man in a dog suit.

No, Men of a Certain Age just follows three friends turning 50 who are all at turning points in their lives.  Jobs, relationships, kids, health, addiction, dreams — it’s not Everybody Loves Raymond comedy, it’s real life.

I want everyone to see this show.  I hope you’re all that lucky.

You gotta give me one thing.  I’m a scary judge of talent. — Al Pacino, “The Recuit”