Mr. G's musings

I am intrigued with this blog thing and want to try it out myself. My name is Mark Gaulding and I live in Palm Desert, CA. I love books, music, theater, film, food, animals, travel. Oh, and did I mention books? I hope to hear from you!

Thursday, September 28, 2017

ME WANT: the new Tesla 3

I have admired the Tesla cars since they were launched. But only the wealthy could afford the product. Elon Musk, the visionary and fo...

Thursday, August 31, 2017

IN Remembrance: DIANA, Princess of Wales

I will never forget this remarkable, singular, enigmatic woman. She was a human who truly tried to bring good to the world. I feel...

Friday, August 18, 2017

A NEW Tower May be The World's Largest Tower...for a Short Time

A new Dubai tower, currently named the Dubai Creek Tower, will be the tallest tower in Dubai. According to CCN Online it "would be ...

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Frank Lloyd Wright: Interesting NY island goes up For Sale

This Wright designed family compound which was built on "Situated on the 11-acre Petra Island in upstate New York's Putnam Cou...

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

R.I.P. to the legendary singer Barbara Cook.

R.I.P. Barbara Cook who had one of the most luminescent and distinct voices in the last 100 years. And she was a master musical ...

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Movie: NORMAN--The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Junebug and I watched a film last night on cable movies on demand. I remember when the movie came out it interested me. This movie migh...

Friday, July 14, 2017

ME WANT: A FOLDABLE House

It folds (to three times its size) and unfolds itself within seconds with a push of the button. When "tiny houses" became fashi...

Thursday, July 6, 2017

My nominee for the SEXIEST MAN.

I am utterly charmed by Luis Ortiz, who previously appeared full-time on Bravo's Million Dollar Listing of New York . He current...

Saturday, July 1, 2017

INDEPENDENT films: 3 Generations & This Beautiful Fantastic

I love movies and have for my entire life. Unfortunately, the film industry's obsession with comic book-themed films that are obsce...

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

RICHARD BRANSON has plans for a new Supersonic Commercial Jet to replace the Concorde

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4622382/Supersonic-baby-boom-aircraft-year.html This is encouraging news about ho...

Saturday, June 17, 2017

A GREAT Independent Movie: TABLE 19

We just finished watching a great, quirky small independent film titled, Table 19. It has a great cast (Lisa Kudrow, Anna Kendrick, Craig...

Monday, June 12, 2017

2017 Tony Awards

Just finished watching my favorite show of the year, the Tony's. It didn't disappoint. I sobbed my way through it. I read one r...

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Are Atheists Generally Smarter Than Religious People?

I have truncated this headline of a really interesting and evocative article. The actual article, on Huffington Post website, is titled: ...

Friday, June 9, 2017

RACHEL MADDOW is a goddess!

She is truly the best thing in the news and on television. She is intelligent, articulate, humorous and gracious. She is t...

Thursday, June 8, 2017

HAM LOAF: A blast from the past

I've only eaten this dish once in the mid-80's when I made it. The recipe came from my mother's Lubbock Women's Club cook...

Saturday, June 3, 2017

MOVIE: The Space Between Us

We watched this movie tonight and really enjoyed it. It was an interesting premise that posed several interesting questions. This post m...

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Andy Cohen/Anderson Cooper and other opinions

Vanity Fair I find it very difficult to live in todays world. Do you? No one ever visits this website so I a feel liberated to s...

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Mexican FOOD Memories

I'm in my mid-fifties. I know there are people that are older and compared to them I am relatively old/young. I have had a good life...

Friday, May 19, 2017

BRIE/CAMEMBERT cheese--My new food obsession

I have always loved Brie or Camembert (they are the same but have a very slight variance in taste). Many years ago, in the mid to late ...

Thursday, May 11, 2017

RENEE FLEMING is the greatest

I've written before about my affinity for this woman who has the most incredible voice of anyone alive. She has performed her last perf...

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

JOHN HAMM is a gorgeous man and a great actor

Here's a ray of sunshine during the dark, ominous days that we live in. This man is very talented. And he's gorgeous! ...

Monday, May 8, 2017

OSCAR Nominated Movies

I realize that no one reads this blog. My audience is myself. So I'll just occasionally talk about the things that I find interesting ...

Monday, April 24, 2017

Important PASSPORT changes are here!!! If your passport expired or you do not have one, APPLY NOW.

2017 marked the beginning of a major policy shift for US passports. Guidester.com published a great article that every one should take ...

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Watching HIDDEN FIGURES

I regret that I haven't seen this movie, Hidden Figures, sooner. What a remarkable movie and timely a movie it is. It is sad that th...

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Another SAD SIGN of our time. It looks as though THE QUEEN MARY ocean liner will be scrapped.

Don't confuse this with the newer cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2. This is the original! I love everything about transportation (both...

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