Goats in the Hen House

       Site of the Missing Goats…and the Two That Went Missing…   I’ve seen everything now. Yes, yes, I have…   Two mornings ago I got up, looked out the back door, and spotted four goats lying in the pasture chewing their cuds–Jazzy and her three: Tillie, Romeo and Juliet. They’re the four[…]

Happily Nervous Now

  OK, consider me happily nervous now.   I took the bull by the horns.   I sent my bona fides to a handful of entertainment and news agencies.   Less than 24 hours later, I landed an upcoming TV interview on NEW DAY Northwest.   “Breathe, Kris, breathe. You can do this.”   That’s[…]

Who Will Finish First?

  It isn’t exactly a race, but I’m sitting here tonight wondering who will finish first…   As I tap this blog post into existence, Rod Janpol and Lisa Twining Taylor are hard at work putting the final touches on the two projects they’ve agreed to tackle for me: audio engineer in Rod’s case, and[…]

Is Journalism Fighting a Losing Battle? A Rant…

Click on image to enlarge and read…   I see a lot of content online. I especially notice content that appears on Upworthy, a formerly awesome place that “boosts” (curates) noteworthy posts from other sources.   What I notice there, and elsewhere, is the declining quality (professionalism) of the content which they consider boost-worthy.  Much[…]

Coming Soon: YellowBalloonPublications.com

  I was given a fleeting glimpse of my new book website this evening…and I am so excited, I’m experiencing Christmas Tree Brain tonight. (Remember being a kid on the night before Christmas? Yeah, it’s like that. Maybe worse. Or better, I probably should say. It makes it hard to shut my eyes and go[…]

Deaken: Forever in My Heart and Dreams…

Deaken: Forever in My Heart and Dreams…   Taking into careful account the most influential beings in my life–among them actors, teachers, parents, siblings and friends–I find it odd–and quite telling–that the being who most often appears in my nighttime dreams is Deaken, my “serval son“.   Deaken… who I lost to death on September[…]

DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal

Audio, PDF Versions of ‘DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal’ Coming Soon

  In no time at all the audio book and PDF versions of ‘DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best’ will be available at YellowBalloonPublications.com.   Please note: These two versions are exclusive to Yellow Balloon Publications; they won’t be available via Amazon or  Createspace,[…]