Work in progress:

My next books are Triangulation and Stinger.

Books 4 and 5 in The Breaker series.

Set in the year 2001, the story continues from Mall Maze.

Themes:

Crime, detective, hardboiled, heist, murder, narcissism, narcissistic abuse, neo-noir, psychopath, sociopath, thriller, vigilante.

 

A percentage from book sales is donated to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research.

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The Breaker is an on-going series.

I’m outlining other stand-alone thriller novels.

Several coffee table books on my photography and my wife’s artwork.

A humorous book, based on the antics of our crazy pet Ragdoll cat, entitled: It’s That F****** Cat Again!

Here’s a GIF I made of our cat, settling down for another of his daily naps:

On this day in television history - Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2022):

Blade Runner: Black Lotus

Season 1. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Artificial Souls.

Released January 30, 2022.

Developed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, Shinji Aramaki.

Written by Brandon Auman, Margaret Dunlap, Eugene Son, Alex de Campi.

Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

Opening theme: Feel You Now by Alessia Cara.

Music by Michael Hodges, Gerald Trottman.

Cast: Jessica Henwick, Will Yun Lee, Wes Bentley, Samira Wiley, Josh Duhamel, Alessia Cara, Chris Jai Alex, Elias Toufexis, Zehra Fazal, Shinshû Fuji, Takako Honda, Takehito Koyasu, Taiten Kusunoki, Tony Nakajima, Arisa Shida.

On this day in movie history - The Loft (2014):

The Loft

directed by Erik Van Looy,

written by Bart De Pauw and Wesley Strick,

was released in the United States on January 30, 2015.

A remake of Loft (2008), directed by Erik Van Looy.

Music by John Frizzell.

Cast:

Karl Urban, James Marsden, Wentworth Miller, Eric Stonestreet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Isabel Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rhona Mitra, Valerie Cruz, Kali Rocha, Margarita Levieva, Kristin Lehman, Robert Wisdom, Ric Reitz, Graham Beckel, Kathy Deitch, Dora Madison, Cindi Woods, Laura Cayouette, Barbara Dzikanowice, Kim Ormiston, Misty Ormiston, Griff Furst, Eric Dickinson, Dennis Bagneris, Leticia Jimenez, William Scharpf, Trace Cheramie, Rhonda Floyd Aguillard, Lauren Alexandra, Monica Rene'e Anderson, Hillary Bosarge, Joshua Braud, Felder Charbonnet, Stephanie Claire, Edward J. Clare, Astrid Coppens, Alexander Eldimiati, Emily D. Haley, Gene Kevin Hames Jr., Julie Ann Jones, Allyson Leigh Jordan, Kristal Kincaid, John C. Klein, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc, Stephen Livaudais, Moses Munoz, Taylor Newman, Jay Oliver, Jessica Poumaroux, Steve Rally, Kerry Sims, Logan Douglas Smith, Aspen Steib, Darren Sumner, Nathan Alan Thomas, Graham Williams.

On this day in movie history - Zero Effect (1998 movie & book):

Zero Effect

directed and written by Jake Kasdan,

based on the short story A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur Conan Doyle,

released in the United States on January 30, 1998.

Music by The Greyboy Allstars.

Cast: Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O’Neal, Kim Dickens, Angela Featherstone, Hugh Ross, Sarah DeVincentis, Matt O’Toole, Michele Mariana, Robert Katims, Tyrone Henry, Aleta Barthell, Tapp Watkins, Wendy Westerwelle, Lauren Hasson, Daniel Pershing, David Doty, J.W. Crawford, Fred Parnes, Luisa Sermol, Marvin LaRoy Sanders, Doug Baldwin, Robert Blanche, Margot Demeter, Jerrell D. Hughes, Jake Kasdan, Bill Kelley, Geno Romo, Galen Schrick.

Recommended reading:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

By Arthur Conan Doyle.

Published by Dover Publications.

Published 2009.

ISBN-10: 0486474917

ISBN-13: 9780486474915

Description:

Venture back in time to Victorian London to join literature's greatest detective team – the brilliant Sherlock Holmes and his devoted assistant, Dr. Watson – as they investigate a dozen of their best-known cases. Originally published in 1892, this is the first and best collection of stories about the legendary sleuth. It's also the least expensive edition available. Featured tales include several of the author's personal favorites: "A Scandal in Bohemia" – in which a king is blackmailed by a former lover and Holmes matches wits with the only woman to attract his open admiration – plus "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," and "The Five Orange Pips." Additional mysteries include "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Engineer’s Thumb," "The Beryl Coronet," "The Copper Beeches," and four others.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988 & 1993)

Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Star Trek: Enterprise (2002)

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: 11001001.

Released January 30, 1988.

Directed by Paul Lynch.

Written by Maurice Hurley, Robert Lewin.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Carolyn McCormick, Gene Dynarski, Katy Boyer, Alexandra Johnson, Iva Lane, Kelli Ann McNally, Jack Sheldon, Abdul Salaam El Razzac, Ron Brown, Majel Barrett, James G. Becker, Dexter Clay, Jeffrey Deacon, Susan Duchow, Christopher Hall, Nora Leonhardt, Tim McCormack, James McElroy, Lorine Mendell, Brad Phillips.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 6. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Aquiel.

Released January 30, 1993.

Directed by Cliff Bole.

Written by Brannon Braga, Ronald D. Moore, Jeri Taylor, René Echevarria, Naren Shankar.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Renée Jones, Wayne Grace, Reg E. Cathey, Majel Barrett, Michael Braveheart, Cameron, Tracee Cocco, John Copage, Friday, Christi Haydon, Kerry Hoyt, Arvo Katajisto, Joyce Robinson, Natalie Wood.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 1. Episode 3.

Episode entitled: Time and Again.

Released January 30, 1995.

Directed by Les Landau.

Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor.

Written by David Kemper, Michael Piller, Kenneth Biller.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jay Chattaway.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Biggs-Dawson, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Nicolas Surovy, Joel Polis, Brady Bluhm, Ryan MacDonald, Steve Vaught, Jerry Spicer, Brian Adams, Derek Anthony, Ellen Bradley, Lynne Burnett, Lou Degrado, Janet Dey, Tarik Ergin, Pablo Espinosa, Paul Ganus, Ken Gruz, Kerry Hoyt, Kenneth Jackman, Adams K., Randall Koerv, Ken Lesco, Dennis Madalone, Jordan Monheim, Walter Smith, Simon Stotler, Geo Talegon, Catherine Wong.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: Sleeping Dogs.

Released January 30, 2002.

Directed by Les Landau.

Written by Fred Dekker, Phyllis Strong, Michael/Mike Sussman, Stephen Beck, André Jacquemetton, Maria Jacquemetton, André Bormanis.

Created by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Opening theme song: Faith of the Heart, performed by Russell Watson.

Closing theme: Archer's Theme, by Dennis McCarthy.

Music by Dennis McCarthy.

Cast: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, Connor Trinneer, Michelle C. Bonilla, Vaughn Armstrong, Jane Bordeaux, Michael Braveheart, Amy Kate Connolly, Mark Correy, Ken Gruz, Jack Guzman, Aldric A. Horton, John Jurgens, Pablo Soriano, Mark Watson.

Star Trek: Picard

Season 1. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Maps and Legends.

Released January 30, 2020.

Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.

Created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman.

Written by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Nick Zayas.

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Jeff Russo.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Orla Brady, David Carzell, Merrin Dungey, Jamie McShane, Sumalee Montano, Maya Eshet, Douglas Tait, Jon Ian Dredge, Matt Freeman, Arlene Rodrigez-Lopez, Richard Scott, Michelle Hurd, David Paymer, Tamlyn Tomita, Wendy Davis, Chelsea Harris, Peyton List, Ann Magnuson, Marti Matulis, Chaka Desilva, Alex Diehl, Kate Fuglei, Harrison Grant, Anthony R. Jones, Paul Keeley, Jason Liles, Meghan Lewis, Brit Manor, Zachary James Rukavina, Douglas Tait, Lil Cory, Damion Poitier, McKenzie Westmore.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1977):

Space 1999

Season 2. Episode 9.
Episode entitled: All That Glisters.
Released January 30, 1977.
Directed by Ray Austin.
Written by Keith Miles.
Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.
Music by Derek Wadsworth.
Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt, Nick Tate, Patrick Mower, Barbara Kelly.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 18.
Episode entitled: The Jumper.
Released January 30, 1959.
Directed by Allen H. Miner.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by Count Basie and Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Don Reardon, Patricia Manning, John Goddard, Ward Wood, Jack Bryan, Jack Carr.